A new way to find the evidence you need - the NHS Library and Knowledge Hub

The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub connects NHS staff and learners seamlessly to a range of high quality knowledge and evidence resources all in one place.

Funded by Health Education England, the Hub is a single gateway and offers an intuitive search experience for quick searches and options for in-depth searches.

On it you can find:

• Thousands of electronic journals you can search or browse
• Basic, advanced and PICO searching options
• books and e-publications including OUP handbooks
• one-click access to full-text, request a copy or contact an NHS library
• clinical decision support tools such as BMJ Best Practice
• NICE pathways and guidelines
• databases like Medline, EMBASE and CINAHL

Full access is free to all NHS staff and learners through their NHS OpenAthens account.

If you haven’t got an OpenAthens account you can register for online in just a few minutes.

To access the Knowledge and Library Hub, go to http://library.nhs.uk/knowledgehub, click “Start your search” and log in with your OpenAthens account via the yellow link at the top of the page (to ensure you can access all of our content).

Want to know more? 

We have a short guide to getting the most from the hub on our website here.

There is also a handy short tutorial video on YouTube giving an overview of how the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub works. Of course, you can always contact us if you have questions.