Take a peek at the new HeLLO website

The library’s HeLLO website is being redesigned. The aim is to make it easier to access services and resources such as eJournals. The design is simpler and introduces new functionality into the site.

The new site is due to launch in September, but for a quick peek at the new design, please visit http://www.hello.nhs.uk/beta4/default.asp.


It’s not complete, so some menu options will not work, but please tell us what you think about the parts that do. Do you like the design, does it work in your browser, is there something you really don’t like or think we should change or include. Please complete the feedback form at http://www.hello.nhs.uk/feedback.asp, selecting website from the Is your comment about: section.

Journal renewals – what do you want to see in the library’s collection

It’s journal renewal time. The librarians shortly will need to decide which journals to buy in 2012. We’ll make our decisions based on usage, need, and cost.

Please let us know which journals would best meet your needs and the needs of your department. Contact a librarian, or complete the journal renewal feedback form at http://www.hello.nhs.uk/journal_review.asp.

For a list of our current journal subscriptions, please visit http://www.hello.nhs.uk/documents/Journal subscriptions.pdf

CA bulletins now available as RSS feeds – sign-up for alerts

Some of the library’s current awareness bulletins are now available as RSS feeds. More bulletins will be made available as RSS feeds over the next couple of months.

You can access the following current awareness bulletins either as a bulletin or as an RSS feed; the choice is yours. Just add the RSS addresses to your feed aggregator:

To access all of our bulletins, visit http://www.hello.nhs.uk/current_awareness.asp

Bulletin/RSS Feed

Clinical Governance http://ulhtcg.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
Health Managers http://ulhthealthmanagers.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
Improvement http://ulhtimprovement.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
Infection Control http://www.ulhtinfectioncontrol.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
Nursing Leadership http://ulhtnursingleadership.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
Patient Services http://ulhtpatientservices.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
Service Delivery http://ulhtservicedelivery.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

Introducing the Service Delivery Current Awareness Bulletin.

This new bulletin aims to keep you up-to-date with the delivery of services, including service design and reconfiguration. It also gives you a heads-up on commissioners’ requirements, market analysis, and national service delivery standards and recommendations.

As with its sister bulletin, Patient Services, which covers the latest developments in patient choice, patient experience and improving patient outcomes, it is designed to complement the current strategic direction of ULHT.

NHS Evidence has changed

NHS Evidence is the main evidence portal for the NHS in England. It enables you to search for clinical evidence and links to healthcare databases for more advanced literature searching.

In this new and updated version, an A-Z of topics has replaced the Specialist Collections. Topics group together NICE guidance, evidence, patient information, medicines and current trials related to the topic.

NICE Pathways bring together all related NICE guidance and associated products in a set of interactive topic-based diagrams. Current pathways include: Alcohol-use disorders; Breast cancer; Chronic heart failure; COPD; Dementia; Depression; Diabetes; Diet; Glaucoma; Stroke; Venous thromboembolism

For a short video on the changes, visit http://content.bitsontherun.com/previews/rte3fBqg-83FxaJOu

Searching

Our trained information professionals are expert searchers. They still offer a comprehensive and in-depth literature searching service, but can now also offer you an Evidence Search

An evidence search will include guidelines, evidence-based reviews, policy documents and some primary research, but will not include details of all relevant research published in journals. This type of search is great if you need to revise a guideline or update a pathway.