Apps & electronic resources drop-in session, Tuesday 18th September

Did you know the library has a number of different free apps available to give you easy access to lots of our electronic content?

Do you want to know more about accessing electronic journals, books or databases? Have you had problems with registering for an OpenAthens password? We can help.

The library is holding an all day drop-in session on Tuesday the 18th of September, in the Library, Berrywood Hospital.

Come along and find out about:

• Clinical Key app (android / Apple)
• The Library's Bookmyne app (android / Apple)
• The BNF (incorporating the BNFC) app (android / Apple)
• Royal Marsden Manual of Clincial Nursing Procedures 
• OpenAthens passwords
• Accessing electronic journals and books
• Databases

One of our professional librarians will be available all day and you can also bring along any problems or questions you may have about anything to do with making the best use of our electronic resources (or indeed anything else library-related).

There will also be refreshments available and a few freebies for you to take away too.

If you have any questions please contact the Library. We'd be 'appy to see you on the 18th (sorry)...

Advance notice - apps and eResources day, Tuesday 18th of September

We'll be holding a drop in event at Berrywood Library on Tuesday the 18th of September looking at the apps available to Trust staff and the wide selection of electronic journals, books and other resources available.

There will also be refreshments available and the odd freebie too!

More details coming soon...

BNF and BNFC added to Clinical Key

Elsevier have added data from both the BNF and the BNFC to Clinical Key, making it an even more useful resource for supporting clinical decision making.

BNF/C data will appear in your search results, or you can simply go to the Drug Monographs section in Clinical Key and search or browse for the information you want

Clinical Key is a fantastic, easy to use resource that contains huge amounts of full text content including:

• 1,400 topic pages
• Over 600 electronic journals 
• Over 1000 electronic books
• 850 First Consult monographs
• 17,000 + medical / surgical videos
• 300 + Procedures Consult videos
• 15,000 patient education handouts
• 2.2 million images
• You can find a full content list here

There is also a free app allowing you to access Clinical Key on the go.

To access Clinical Key all you need is your OpenAthens password (register online here if you don't have one) to get started.

Apps & electronic resources drop-in session, 15th November

Did you know the library has a number of different free apps available to give you easy access to lots of our electronic content?

Do you want to know more about accessing electronic journals, books or databases? Have you had problems with registering for an OpenAthens password? We can help.

The library is holding a drop-in session between 12 and 2 on Wednesday the 15th of November, in Seminar Room 1, Cripps Postgraduate Centre, Northampton General Hospital.

Come along and find out about:

• UpToDate Anywhere app (android / Apple)
• ClinicalKey app (android / Apple)
• The Library's Bookmyne app (android / Apple)
• OvidToday app for accessing current issues of Ovid journals (android / Apple)
• The new BNF (incorporating the BNFC) app (android / Apple)
• Royal Marsden Manual of Clincial Nursing Procedures 
• Medical Masterclass
• OpenAthens passwords
• Accessing electronic journals and books
• Databases

You can also bring along any problems or questions you may have about anything to do with making the best use of our electronic resources (or indeed anything else library-related).

To save time (and your data!), please pre-install the app(s) you are interest in on your device and we would be happy to help you set them up during the session.

If you have any questions please contact the Library. We'd be 'appy to see you on the 15th...

Important changes to the BNF and BNFC apps

There is a new version of the BNF and BNFC apps now available.

The previous versions produced by NICE will soon stop being updated and so it is important to install the new one in order to ensure you are using the latest information.

The good news is that the new version has been completely redesigned and no longer requires you to log in with an OpenAthens password. The app is being made freely available to any non-commercial users in the UK (it is not available outside the UK)

The new version also contains all the information from both the BNF and the BNFC in a single interface (you can select which you want from a drop down menu).

The app can be configured to automatically update itself (which is does on a monthly basis) so you can always be sure you are using the most current information.

There is also an evidence grading feature where you can see the strength of the evidence behind recommendations within the content.

The app is currently available for iOS (Apple) and Android devices. There is no Windows phone version at present.

For more information please see the BNF App FAQs page.

Important announcement for anyone using the BNF or BNFC app on an Apple device

NICE have announced there is a problem with using the BNF and the BNFC apps on iOS (Apple) devices.

A fault means a small amount of content in the apps is out of date.

You will need to delete the app(s) from your device and download a new version from the App store. This should solve any problems you may have been having.

This does not apply to Android devices.

OpenAthens - what it's for and why you need an account

An OpenAthens account is your gateway to a huge volume of health care related resources. Having one will provide you with access to the latest evidence to support your practice including:

• Clinical Key - a large collection of high quality electronic books and journals (including all of the Lancet titles) with a simple to use, Google style search interface
• Databases such as Medline, the British Nursing Index, PsychInfo and HMIC (healthcare management) where you can search by topic and find many full text journal articles
• Packages such as PsychArts and the ProQuest Hospitals Collection (all full text)
• A large array of electronic journal titles covering all aspects of health and care
• Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures
• BNF/BNFC apps

Once you have your account you can use all these resources from work, from home, from anywhere you can get onto the Internet with any sort of device, PC, laptop, tablet, or smartphone, providing you with instant access to the evidence.

OpenAthens is a vital resource to support your work and practice and to make it even easier for you, we have added a new video to our YouTube channel showing you exactly how easy it is to register for an account. If you don't have one why not get registered and see just how useful it can be?

Changes to the NICE Evidence Service site

NICE have launched a significant upgrade to their Evidence Services site. The site is now more integrated within NICE giving better linkage to NICE guidelines.

The changes include:

• A new look for the front page
• More responsive design to get the best from whatever device you are using to access the site, be it desktop PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone
• Improved download speeds (especially for mobile devices)
• Relevant NICE guidelines and Clinical Knowledge Summary links displayed along side search results
• Systematic reviews will be included in the Evidence Search results
• A clear layout allowing easy access to the BNF, BNFC, Clinical Knowledge Summaries and journals and databases
• The journals and databases page has been redesigned (although not necessarily improved). The actual HDAS interface remains unchanged

Please contact us if you have any problems with the new site...

http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/

Changes in access to the BNF and BNFC online

Both the BNF and the BNF for Children have moved web sites. They are now no longer available from the bnf.org address, but are now both hosted on the Medicines Complete site.

To access them directly use the links below:

• BNF https://www.medicinescomplete.com/mc/bnf/current/

• BNFC https://www.medicinescomplete.com/mc/bnfc/current/

If you are using a device on an NHS network you should be able to access both versions without the need to log in.

If you are using them from outside of the NHS, you will need to have an Open Athens account to enable you to log in.

Both the BNF and BNFC are also available as an App for Android and iOS (Apple) devices via the NICE web site. Again you will need to log into Athens when you download the App to confirm your eligibility.

NICE BNF and BNFC apps for smartphones and tablets

The NICE British National Formulary (BNF) and NICE British National Formulary for Children (BNFC) apps have been developed to provide easy access to the latest up-to-date prescribing information from the most widely-used medicines information resources within the NHS. 

Both the BNF and BNFC apps are available to download for free by health and social care professionals who work for or who are contracted by NHS England.

To access the apps you will need an NHS Athens password (NHS staff and attached students can register online). You can find more information about the apps, system requirements and trouble shooting on the NICE site.

Download NICE BNF

BNF: Android smartphone and tablet users

BNF: iPhone and iPad users

Download NICE BNFC

BNFC: Android smartphone and tablet users

BNFC: iPhone and iPad users

NICE have also produced an app allowing access to all of their guidance via smartphones and tablets which

Nice Guidance App

• Browse over 760 items (7000+ chapters) of NICE guidance. Guidance is arranged topically by conditions and diseases, and public health topics
• Rapidly search all NICE Guidance on your smartphone
• Select full guidance documents or selections of individual chapters from guidance documents, bookmark individual sections of guidance chapters for use as offline reference on your smartphone
• Automatically receive updates and new guidance as soon as it's published on the NICE website.

Updated Guides to Using Electronic Resources

In light of the changes to NHS Evidence, we have revised a number of our User Guides to ensure they are up to date with the latest developments on the site.

Our guide to e-journals

If you get stuck with using electronic journals, need to read an e-book, want to know how to search the Cochrane Library for systematic reviews, or look up a medicine in the BNF for Children we have a guide that can help.

For these (and more) see the User Guides page on our web site.

And of course, if you get stuck you can always contact one of the Libraries for advice, or book onto one of our training courses.