Explore our databases, point-of-care tools and other online evidence-based resources. To access these, log in using your NHS OpenAthens account.
If you do not have one set up, you can register online at https://openathens.nice.org.uk.
Your gateway to information. All of our electronic resources can now be accessed through one search screen. This includes over 7,000 journals, links to clinical decision support tools, NICE pathways and guidelines, and clinical databases.
Searching the KLH is useful for a broad search of the evidence to understand the scope and scale of your topic. However, for more comprehensive and systematic searching, we advise using our healthcare databases:
1981 to Present – Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature covers all aspects of nursing and allied health disciplines.
To access this, visit https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?profile=ehost&authtype=athens&defaultdb=cul&custid=ns010308
The Cochrane Library is considered the gold standard site for systematic reviews and evidence-based medicine. It contains high-quality evidence to inform healthcare decision-making, including reliable evidence such as systematic reviews and randomised clinical trials (RCTs) as well as technology assessments and economic evaluations.
For training materials, please visit the Cochrane Library Training Hub, which will include videos, webinar sessions, recorded webinars, and other resources. Simply complete the one-time sign up, and you will have access to this regularly updated Training Hub for free. Sign up to the latest training webinars for instant access to the new features and enhancements.
To access this, visit https://www.cochranelibrary.com.
1980 to Present - Excerpta Medica Database provides current and comprehensive information on drugs and pharmacology, and all other aspects of human medicine and related disciplines.
To access this, visit https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nhs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fovidsp.ovid.com%2Fovidweb.cgi%3FT%3DJS%26NEWS%3Dn%26CSC%3DY%26PAGE%3Dmain%26D%3Doemezd%0A
1995 to Present. Nursing and allied health disciplines. Product extension of EMBASE.
To access this, visit https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nhs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fovidsp.ovid.com%2Fovidweb.cgi%3FT%3DJS%26NEWS%3Dn%26CSC%3DY%26PAGE%3Dmain%26D%3Demcr%0A
Health Business Elite provides comprehensive journal content detailing all aspects of health care administration and other non-clinical aspects of health care institution management.
Topics covered include hospital management, hospital administration, marketing, human resources, computer technology, facilities management and insurance.
Health Business Elite contains full text content for more than 570 journals such as H&HN: Hospitals & Health Networks, Harvard Business Review (available back to 1922), Health Facilities Management, Health Management Technology, Healthcare Financial Management, Marketing Health Services, Modern Healthcare, and many more.
To access this, visit https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=shib&custid=ns010308&groupid=main&profile=ehost&defaultdb=heh
1950 to Present – MEDLINE is a vast source of medical information, covering the whole field of medicine including dentistry, veterinary medicine and medical psychology.
To access this, visit https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nhs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fovidsp.ovid.com%2Fovidweb.cgi%3FT%3DJS%26NEWS%3Dn%26CSC%3DY%26PAGE%3Dmain%26D%3Dmedall%0A
TRIP is a search engine aimed at health professionals looking for clinical research literature to support patient care, it is available to all of the NHS in England.
To access this, visit https://connect.openathens.net/tripdatabase.com/c405b315-2492-403b-a8af-d279e7d52798/login?entity=https://idp.tripdatabase.com/entity
For more databases, please visit https://research.ebsco.com/c/kwta7o/search/supplemental-sources.
BMJ Best Practice takes you quickly and accurately to the latest evidence-based information, whenever and wherever you need it. It includes step-by-step guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention and is updated daily using robust evidence-based methodology and expert opinion. BMJ Best Practice is available to all of the NHS in England who have a valid NHS OpenAthens login.
The app gives you access to clinical information wherever you are, even when you are offline.
BMJ Best Practice subscription includes the Comorbidities Manager for all NHS staff and learners in England. In the UK alone, one in three patients admitted to hospital as an emergency has five or more conditions. Clinical guidelines only focus on single conditions; the Comorbidities Manager supports the management of the whole patient by including guidance on the treatment of a patient’s acute condition alongside their pre-existing comorbidities.
Funded by HEE, on desktop or app, 24/7 on and offline, the NHS in England can use BMJ Best Practice for free via NHS OpenAthens.
To access this, visit https://bestpractice.bmj.com.
UpToDate is a dynamic, comprehensive, up-to-date, peer-reviewed and fully cross-referenced online evidence-based Point of Care clinical resource.
You can access it while on the MSE network and after registration, you will be able to access this resource without the need to log in and install the App on up to two mobile devices.
You can still access this resource from outside the Trust via a browser, as long as you have a valid NHS OpenAthens account. To access the full text, you will need to select Log in with 'OpenAthens' and enter your valid NHS OpenAthens username and password.
To access this, visit https://www.uptodate.com.
A dynamic and fully searchable healthcare resource designed to provide clinicians with fast, clinically-relevant answers from Elsevier’s library of medical and surgical content including 750+ ejournals and 1000+ ebooks.
To access this, visit https://www.clinicalkey.com
Key information on the selection, prescribing, dispensing and administration of medicines.
Drug monographs describe the uses, doses, safety issues, medicinal forms and other considerations involved in the use of a drug.
To access this, visit https://bnf.nice.org.uk
Evidence-based recommendations for the health and social care sector, developed by independent committees, including professionals and lay members, and consulted on by stakeholders.
Find guidance around treating and managing specific conditions and diseases.
NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries - Summaries of the current evidence base and practical advice on best practice.
To access this, visit https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance?unlid=
Nursing Procedure Guidelines available to all staff helping you to put best evidence into practice. Login in, select Institutional Access and enter your valid NHS OpenAthens password to access the 350+ procedures.
To access this, visit https://mse.app.clinicalskills.net.
RMMO provides evidence-based clinical skills and procedures related to essential aspects of a patient's care with a valid NHS OpenAthens password. Clinical nurse experts from one of the UK’s leading centres of expertise have brought together all the latest clinical evidence nurses need to meet confidently the requirements of their demanding profession. The Manual includes over 350 evidence-based clinical procedures related to every aspect of care, from handwashing to cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
To access this, visit https://www.rmmonline.co.uk.
The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry is the essential evidence-based handbook on the safe and effective prescribing of psychotropic agents which is available with a valid NHS OpenAthens password.
To access this, visit https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nhs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fbrowse%2Fbook%2F10.1002%2F9781119870203%2Ftoc
Medical exam question resources written by expert clinicians.
To access this, visit https://www.onexamination.com.
CPD Online is the learning resource for mental health professionals from the Royal College of Psychiatrists. This self-teaching and online learning resource offers a wealth of online learning modules and podcasts covering a vast range of topics. It provides a flexible, interactive way of keeping up to date with progress in mental health, and complements the College's other long-established CPD activities such as Advances in Psychiatric Treatment.
Email our OpenAthens Administrator at mse.library@nhs.net to request access to eLearning Hub if you are employed as a Doctor. You need to provide your NHS OpenAthens username.
To access this, visit https://elearninghub.rcpsych.ac.uk.
You have access to the Oxford Handbooks collection with a valid NHS OpenAthens login. Select Purchased and Books on the left hand side menu to access the content online.
To access this, visit https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nhs?url=https://academic.oup.com/books/search-results?SearchSourceType=1&access_unlocked=true&LatestEditionOnly=true.
To search the catalogue for ebooks only, filter to MSE Libraries and ebooks then click access resource – link to resource. (MSE access only for ClinicalKey ebooks).
To access this, visit http://elms.koha-ptfs.co.uk.
If you need to search for medical eJournals, we've got you covered. Please click on the relevant link below for your area:
BMJ is an award-winning journal that delivers a focused, peer-reviewed, valuable collection of cases in all disciplines so that healthcare professionals, researchers and others can easily find clinically important information on common and rare conditions. This is the largest single collection of case reports online with more than 11,000 articles from over 70 countries.
If you are looking to publish a case report, follow the 'Instructions for Authors' - this includes a user guide and help on how to submit cases. You can access this at https://casereports.bmj.com/pages/authors and request our fellowship code by emailing the library at mse.library@nhs.net.
Join our Writing for Publication session for more information on the publishing process, at https://mse-nhs.pagetiger.com/gpkthv/library-information-skills-training.
Access these reports at http://casereports.bmj.com,
LibKey, the browser extension, allows you to quickly access articles available through your organisation’s subscriptions. This is now installed on all MSE Trust PCs, but if you are working on a personal laptop, or at another organisation, we recommend downloading LibKey Nomad at https://thirdiron.com/downloadnomad.
Once installed, select your organisation and log in using your NHS OpenAthens account. Click on the LibKey icon when searching to access full-text articles.
If you cannot access the full-text, you can request articles from the library by emailing mse.library@nhs.net and we will try to source them for you.