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NHS: Doctors

A guide to online resources for staff employed by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Subjects: Medicine

Introduction

A collection of useful library resources for doctors working in the OUH Trust. 

The Bodleian Health Care Libraries would like to extend a warm welcome to all the new resident doctors starting out at the OUH Trust. 

Clinical point of care tools

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OUH Trust staff have free access to clinical point-of-care tools, including BMJ Best Practice, DynaMedex and BNF/BNFC. These evidence-based tools help health care providers answer clinical questions at the point of care. Find out more on our point of care tools page

Oxford University Press resources

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Books

Finding ebooks

Find out which ebooks are available to OUH Trust staff by visiting the ebooks page of this guide. 

Key ejournals

Visit our ejournals page for more information about finding and browsing electronic journals. 

Databases

Databases are collections of resources such as journal articles and conference papers, and also sometimes book chapters and reports. If you are doing a literature search or systematic review they are a key resource to use. Take a look at the databases page of this guide for information about some of the key health care databases. 

Your library service

OpenAthens

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NHS OpenAthens is the single username and password for nearly all the library resources purchased for NHS staff, including many of the resources covered in this guide. Find out how to sign up for your free account on the OpenAthens page of this guide. 

Knowledge and Library Hub

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The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub (the Hub) is a great way to search for most of the resources on this guide. Sign in to the Hub with your OpenAthens account. Find out more on the Knowledge and Library Hub page of this guide. 

You can also use the Hub to access the Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry, providing succinct coverage of drug treatment of psychiatric conditions.