Useful links
Current issues and news
NURSING AND MIDWIFERY
British Nursing News online
http://www.bnn-online.co.uk/
Comprehensive
daily news service for UK nurses, with searchable archive
Internurse
http://www.internurse.com
Brief news stories, with archive
Keele University
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/ns/
Faculty of Health – school of nursing & midwifery
MIDIRS
http://www.midirs.org/
Latest news for midwives with searchable archive
Nottingham University
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/nursing/
School of Nursing
Nurserve
http://www.nurserve.co.uk/LatestNews.asp
News stories, with archive and links to nursing sites
Nursing and Midwifery Council: news online
http://www.nmc-uk.org
Nursing and Midwifery Council: news online
Nursing Standard
http://www.nursing-standard.co.uk/thisweek
Current week’s news and online articles
RCN Institute
http://www.rcn.org.uk/resources/institute/researchteam/
Research opportunities with the RCN Institute.
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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
Chief Executive Bulletin
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Bulletins/ChiefExecutiveBulletin/fs/en
A weekly alerting service to publications, circulars and announcements
from the Department of Health, including links to full text documents
and summaries
Department of Health News Desk
http://www.doh.gov.uk/newsdesk/index.html
Latest
NHS and social care news, with link to NHS Update archive
NHS Update
http://www.nhs.uk/nhsupdate/default.asp
Details of the latest developments in the NHS, with archive
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Bibliographic Databases
SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES (NHS)
Provision includes:
BNI British Nursing Index contains articles
from more than 220 of the most popular English language nursing and allied
health journals, dating back to 1994
CINAHL International database of nursing,
midwifery, allied health, biomedical and consumer health literature (400,000
+ citations). Indexes 900 periodicals. Contains abstracts for post-1986
material: citations only for pre-1986 material
EMBASE Major database of biomedical and
pharmaceutical literature, with coverage from 1980
MEDLINE US National Library of Medicine's
international database of citations to more than 12 million articles published
in 4,300 biomedical journals, dating back to the mid-1960s. Includes nursing
and midwifery material
PsycINFO Covers the literature of psychology,
behavioural sciences and related disciplines, back to 1887. More than
1.5 million citations (journal articles, books, book chapters, technical
reports, and dissertations) in more than 30 languages with abstracts in
English
ENGLAND:
National Electronic Library for Health
http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/
NHS Dialog Portal
http://nhs.dialog.com
Local NHS portals
(e.g. Aditus, Heroine, Swice, Wish)
NORTHERN IRELAND:
Health on the Net Northern Ireland (HONNI)
http://www.honni.qub.ac.uk/
SCOTLAND:
NHS Scotland's e-library
http://www.elib.scot.nhs.uk/ResLib.asp
WALES:
Health of Wales Information Service (HOWIS)
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/
Click NHS Staff Resources in left-hand panel
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FREE ONLINE BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASES
AgeInfo
http://www.cpa.org.uk/ageinfo/ageinfo2.html
Contains more than 40,000 books, articles and reports relating to
age and ageing, maintained by the Centre for Policy on Ageing
Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database
(ETOH)
http://etoh.niaaa.nih.gov/
Comprehensive online bibliographic database (over 100,000 records)
on alcohol abuse, etc., updated monthly. Contains research findings from
the late 1960s to the present
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
http://www.aacn.org/aacn/aacnsite.nsf/htmlmedia/search.html
Small database of full text articles drawn from AACCN journals
BioMed Central
http://www.biomedcentral.com/search/bmc/
Growing database of peer-reviewed full-text research articles in all
fields of biological sciences and clinical medicine
National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/literature
Produced by the International Cancer Information Center (US National
Cancer Institute). Contains more than 1.8 million citations and abstracts
from over 4,000 different sources including biomedical journals, proceedings,
books, reports, and doctoral theses. Updated monthly. There are also links
to searchable databases of cancer clinical trials and NCI publications
Caredata
http://www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/
Provided by the UK electronic library for social care, abstracting
items from more than 250 journal articles, monographs, reports, central
and local government publications, etc.
CHID online: Combined Health Information Database
http://chid.nih.gov/
US database devoted to health information and health promotion
Child Abuse, Child Welfare & Adoption
http://www.nisc.com/frame/freeaccess-f.htm
Contains over 33,000 citations and abstracts covering the professional
literature of child abuse, child welfare and adoption (primarily of US
origin). Requires (free) registration with BiblioLine
Cochrane Library
http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/cochrane.asp
Major searchable collection of evidence-based healthcare literature
that includes extensive reviews of randomised controlled trials, ongoing
protocols, and database of documentary sources
ERIC
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
Major database, indexing resources for the theory and practice of
education, including learning disabilities. Covers articles, books, theses,
conference papers, curricula, and standards
National Institute for Health and Clinical
Excellence
http://www.nice.org.uk
Nice is the independent organisation responsible for providing national
guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention and treatment
of ill health. On 1st April 2005 NICE merged with the Health Department
Agency to become the new National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence,
known as NICE.
Instant Disability Information Center (USA)
http://www.naric.com/search/
Maintained by the National Rehabilitation Information Center, provides
searchable databases of document abstracts (from 1956), research projects,
and other relevant resources
internurse.com
http://www.internurse.com/
Small database of post-1995 citations drawn from six leading UK journals,
including British Journal of Nursing and British Journal of
Midwifery. Subscription required for full text. To access, click library
(top left screen)
MEDLINE See PubMED
NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD)
Databases
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/crddatabases.htm
Established in 1994, the CRD provides important information on the
effectiveness of treatments and the delivery and organisation of healthcare.
Databases include:
DARE (Database of Abstracts of Reviews of
Effectiveness) a source for quality-assessed systematic research reviews
of the effectiveness of healthcare
HTA (Health Technology Assessment Database)
containing information on healthcare technology assessments
NHSEED (NHS Economic Evaluation Database)
compares and examines costs and outcomes of treatments and care alternatives
PEDro - Physiotherapy Evidence Database
http://www.pedro.fhs.usyd.edu.au/index.html
Developed by the Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP) to
offer bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials
and systematic reviews in physiotherapy
POPLINE
http://db.jhuccp.org/popinform/basic.html
Major bibliographic database for reproductive health, covering family
planning issues, population law and policy, and primary healthcare, including
maternal/child health in developing countries. About 300,000 records (journal
articles, monographs, technical reports, and unpublished works), updated
monthly. Provided by Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs
PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/medline.html
The US National Library of Medicine's database of references to more
than 12 million articles published in 4,300 biomedical journals. This
major database includes nursing and midwifery material. More free MEDLINE
sites are listed by OMNI at http://omni.ac.uk/medline/
Springer Link Search
http://link.springer.de/search.htm
Searchable database of article abstracts from hundreds of scientific
journals, including life sciences and medicine
TOXNET
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/
A cluster of 11 searchable databases, including TOXLINE which covers
all aspects of toxicology, including hazardous chemicals, pharmaceuticals,
pesticides, environmental pollutants and safety, mutagens and teratogens.
Provides bibliographic citations and abstracts from journal articles,
monographs, technical reports, theses, letters, meeting abstracts, papers
and reports. Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine
TRIP Database (Turning Research into Practice)
http://www.tripdatabase.com/
Hosted by the Centre for Research Support in Wales, TRIP aims to support
research amongst primary care teams in Wales. Sorts search results, mostly
full text, by evidence-based practice, peer-reviewed articles, and clinical
guidelines, etc.
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E-Texts
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
Department of Health Publications
http://www.doh.gov.uk/publications/index.html
Links to Green and White Papers, reports, guidelines and circulars
National Statistics: Virtual Bookshelf
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/onlineproducts/default.asp
Provides quick links to full text versions of popular statistical
publications, e.g. Health and personal social services statistics,
Health Statistics Quarterly, Mortality statistics, Regional
Trends, Social Trends
Official Documents
http://www.official-documents.co.uk/
Provides full text of selected official documents, including government
reports, command papers, and House of Commons papers (1994-)
Stationery Office
http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/
Full text of Acts of Parliament (1988-) and Statutory Instruments
(1987-)
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PERIODICALS
BioMed Central
http://www.biomedcentral.com/browse/journals/
Peer-reviewed full-text research articles in all fields of biological
sciences and clinical medicine. Journals can be browsed. Registration
(free) is required for searching. (59 BMC titles and 40+ other titles
offering free articles)
Free Medical Journals
http://www.freemedicaljournals.com/
Extensive listing of free full-text electronic journals. (990 titles)
Internet Scientific Publications
http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=ejournals.xml
Growing list of full text medical e-journals. Free access. (54 titles)
PubMed Central (PMC)
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/index.html
The U.S. National Library of Medicine's digital archive of life sciences
journal literature. Access is free and unrestricted. (118 titles)
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BOOKS
British National Formulary
http://www.bnf.org/bnf
FreeBooks4Doctors!
http://www.freebooks4doctors.com/fb/special.htm
Full-text electronic books arranged by speciality, title, and language
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/
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REPORTS AND GUIDELINES
Audit Commission
http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/
Independent body responsible for ensuring that public money is used economically,
efficiently and effectively. Links to full text reports
Bandolier
http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/Bandolier/
Provides reports and news about evidence-based medicine besides thematically
arranged collections of good quality independent evidence on health issues
Care Pathways
http://libraries.nelh.nhs.uk/pathways
Launched in 2001, this database provides information about 2,000+ care
pathways currently in use, or in preparation, in more than 200 NHS organisations.
Pathways available on-line can be listed by subject - use the View
Pathways by .. drop-down menu, top right screen
ENB Research Highlights
http://www.nmc-uk.org
Online versions available for issues 1 to 50 (1993-2002).
Grey Literature Report
http://www.nyam.org
Quarterly subject listings of US grey literature (health-related)
with links to full text. Published by the Library of the New York Academy
of Medicine
Guidelines Finder
http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/guidelinesfinder/
A database of UK national guidelines (600+) with links to downloadable
versions. Developed by the National electronic Library for Health
Health Services/Technology Assessment Text (HSTAT)
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/htahp.htm
US site providing access to full-text documents that offer useful
information for healthcare decision making. Publications include clinical
practice guidelines, quick-reference guides for clinicians, consumer health
brochures, evidence reports and technology assessments
Health Technology Assessment Programmes
http://www.ncchta.org/ProjectData/index.asp
Allows searching for commissioned projects and publications that fall
within specific disease areas, Government priority areas, or types of
intervention
Minnesota Health Technology Advisory Committee
http://www.health.state.mn.us/htac/techrpts.htm
Lists full-text evaluation reports and briefs
Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines
http://medicine.ucsf.edu/resources/guidelines/
Compiled by Peter Sam (University of California, San Francisco School
of Medicine) for primary care providers. Aims to include all practice
guidelines, evidence-based, consensus, practice parameters, protocols,
as well as other resources such as primary articles, integrative studies,
meta-analysis, critically appraised topics, and review articles
STEER (Succinct and Timely Evaluated Evidence
Review)
http://www.wihrd.soton.ac.uk/
Reports are published regularly in full text (pdf) by the Wessex Institute
for Health Research & Development. Follow the links to STEER Reports
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Library catalogues
British Library Public Catalogue
http://blpc.bl.uk/
COPAC (Consortium of University Research
Libraries OPAC)
http://copac.ac.uk/
Library of Congress
http://catalog.loc.gov/
UK university libraries and other institutions
http://www.hero.ac.uk/reference_resources/online_catalogues_alphabetic3793.cfm
Links to web-based library catalogues, provided by HERO (Higher Education
& Research Opportunities in the United Kingdom)
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Organisations
Department of Health
http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en
NHS Executive
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/fs/en
NICE (The National Institute for Clinical
Excellence)
http://www.nice.org.uk/
Nursing and Midwifery Council
http://www.nmc-uk.org
Nursing Standard
http://www.nursing-standard.co.uk/
Royal College of Nursing
http://www.rcn.org.uk/
Royal College of Midwives
http://www.rcm.org.uk/
RCN Institute
http://www.rcn.org.uk/resources/distancelearning
Research opportunities with the RCN Institute.
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Research & Development Policy & Information
POLICY AND GENERAL INFORMATION
Central Office for Research Ethics Committees
http://www.corec.org.uk/
Department of Health Research & Development
www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/ResearchAndDevelopment/fs/en
European RTD Insight
http://www.ukro.ac.uk/public/rtd_insight/european_rtd_insight.htm
Monthly publication from the UK Research Office, funded by the British
Council. Reports news and developments in EU research, including information
on education, training and culture, external collaboration, events and
awards, new publications and on-line resources. It also contains a glossary
of EU acronyms and terms
HERO (Higher Education & Research Opportunities in the United Kingdom)
http://www.hero.ac.uk/rae/
HERO is the official gateway site to the UK's universities, colleges and
research organisations
Keeping Track: a Guide to Longitudinal Resources
http://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/ulsc/keeptrack/index.php
Developed by National Statistics and the Institute for Social &
Economic Research, University of Essex. 'The central purpose of this site
is to allow users to see what kinds of longitudinal data are available
and to locate information about studies which may provide data useful
to their research interests.' The resources (which include many health
topics) can be searched or browsed
Medical Research Council
http://www.mrc.ac.uk/
RCN Research & Development Co-ordinating
Centre
www.man.ac.uk/rcn/funding
Provides a framework for sharing information about research networks,
policy issues, governance, funding, training & support units, dissemination
and practice development. Click the What’s New link for weekly
updates
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FUNDING AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Economic & Social Research Council
http://www.esrc.ac.uk/
The UK’s leading research funding and training agency addressing
economic and social concerns
RCN Research & Development Co-ordinating
Centre Research funding
www.man.ac.uk/rcn/funding
RDInfo
http://www.rdinfo.org.uk/
A large database of health-related funding and training opportunities
RDLearning
http://www.rdlearning.org.uk/
Provides direct access to health-related training courses, conferences,
workshops and short courses
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METHODOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES
Referencing Electronic Formats
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
Recommendations by the American Psychological Association
Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences
http://libraries.uta.edu/helen/test&meas/testmainframe.htm
Compiled by Helen Hough, Health Sciences Librarian at the University of
Arlington, Texas. Provides useful references to assessment instruments
used in the social sciences
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RESEARCH INTEREST GROUPS
Focus for Research in Orthopaedics Group (FROG)
www.man.ac.uk/rcn/frog/
Statistical resources
INTERNATIONAL
United Nations Population Information Network
(POPIN)
http://www.un.org/popin/data.html
Broad range of global statistics, indicators and projections, including
information and data about population trends, ageing, HIV/AIDS, contraceptive
use, marriage, children and fertility patterns
United Nations Statistics Division
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/sitemap.htm
Source for social indicators, including data about population, child-bearing,
fertility patterns, youth and elderly populations, education, human settlements,
literacy, water supply and sanitation, income and economic activity, housing,
unemployment, and health
The World Health Organisation Statistical Information
System (WHOSIS)
http://www3.who.int/whosis/menu.cfm
Provides a wide variety of online global health data dealing with: ageing,
AIDS/HIV, basic health indicators, burden of disease, health personnel,
healthy life expectancy rankings, infectious diseases, international classifications
(ICD-10, ICIDH), immunisation, and mortality. There is an online version
of the World Health Statistics Annual (causes of death, causes of infant
death, life expectancy, and age-standardised death rates), population
estimates, and statistical data from World Health Reports
The CIA's World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
General information about specific countries, including demographic data
and HIV/AIDS data
National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
Extensive statistical information for the United States
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NATIONAL AND REGIONAL STATISTICS
Department of Health: Statistics & Surveys
http://www.doh.gov.uk/public/stats1.htm
Broad range of UK national and regional healthcare statistics, with links
to an alphabetical listing of statistics arranged by topic. There are
links to NHS Hospital Activity Statistics, NHS Hospital Episode Statistics,
NHS Performance, NHS Star Ratings, NHS Waiting times, PSS Performance
(Social Services), PSS Star Ratings (Social Services) and the Health Survey
for England
National Statistics
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/
The official UK statistics site, providing free web access to a wide range
of recent statistical data gathered by the Office of National Statistics
and government departments. The data is grouped by themes, including health
and care, population and migration, social and welfare. Statistical tables
are searchable and are also listed alphabetically
National Statistics: Virtual Bookshelf
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/onlineproducts/default.asp
Provides quick links to full text versions of popular statistical
publications, e.g. Health and personal social services statistics,
Health Statistics Quarterly, Mortality statistics, Regional
Trends, Social Trends
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LOCAL STATISTICS
Neighbourhood Statistics
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/nsbase/neighbourhood/default.asp
Detailed demographic and social information for individual electoral
wards is available from the Neighbourhood Statistics Division of the ONS.
Data can be retrieved by postcode or by name searches (ward, city, or
region). A Profile and Key Statistics page is provided for each ward but
users may also define their own search profile by selecting from a list
of options
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TOPICS
National Statistics
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/
Offers an A-Z searching and thematic listings of its extensive collection
of official statistics
Communicable diseases
http://www.hpa.org.uk/cdph/default.htm
The Public Health Laboratory Service is the prime source for statistical
information relating communicable diseases in the UK. Its publications
page links to annual reviews, reports, periodicals, and weekly updates
Health and Safety
http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/regions/
The Health and Safety Executive offers information and statistics on occupational
injuries and ill-health for Scotland, Wales, and the English regions
Heart Disease
http://www.heartstats.org/
A range of statistics relating to heart disease, published by the British
Heart Foundation
Morbidity
http://www.rcgp.org.uk/
The Royal College of General Practitioners publishes weekly morbidity
statistics returned from 78 practices (March 2003) and is transferring
annual reports to its the web site
Smoking
http://www.ash.org.uk/
ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) provides links to statistics on smoking
and health
Transplants
http://www.uktransplant.org.uk/statistics/statistics.htm
The United Kingdom Transplant Support Service Authority (UKTSSA) maintains
and publishes the latest statistics concerning organ transplants
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STATISTICAL METHODS AND TECHNIQUE
The Internet glossary of statistical terms http://www.animatedsoftware.com/elearning/Statistics%20Explained/glossary/se_glossary.html
Provides definitions and brief discussions of statistical terminology.
Requires Flash MX (free download)
Lane, D.M. (1993-2001) HyperStat online textbook
http://www.davidmlane.com/hyperstat/
Statistics Support
http://www.teaching-biomed.man.ac.uk/resources/informatics/statistics/home.htm
Created 'as a supplementary learning tool, to help students with the data
analysis part of their projects.' Compiled for the School of Biological
Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Pharmacy, University
of Manchester
Swinscow, T.D.V. (1997) Statistics at square
one. BMJ Publishing
http://bmj.com/collections/statsbk/index.shtml?ck=nck
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UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/health/
- Leeds Met
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/schools/health/
- Staffordshire University
http://www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences
- University of York
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