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General Study Resources
- 4000 + full text electronic journals
- 1000’s of electronic books
- 100 + databases of journal articles
- 2000 + Scottish Executive policy documents
- 20,000 + systematic reviews, guidelines and other evidence-based practice resources from the TRIP (Turning Research into Practice) database
- 700 + health information Websites, identified and evaluated by the e-Library and Managed Knowledge Networks Teams, with clinician input where appropriate.
- 20,000 + evaluated health and social care Websites from the Resource Discovery Network (RDN)
- The Health Scotland Database of Voluntary and Support Groups
- The Cochrane Library. This library aims to be a source of reliable evidence about the effectiveness of healthcare. Also available on CD-ROM. Subscription needed for access. May be available through your college/university library. The three main elements of the library are
- Database of systematic reviews
- Database of abstracts of reviews of effectiveness
- Controlled trials register
The NHS Scotland e-library :
The NHS Scotland e-Library has the following resources available for those who have registered with an Athens password:
Health Information Plus (NHS E LIbrary) provides a gateway to:
- Patient leaflets, medicines information, and support groups
- Information about benefits, health and social services
- Treatment guidelines, evidence and research for those who want more in-depth information about their condition.
The National Library for Health
The National electronic Library for Health England equivalent of the HHS Scotland e-library
Clinical Knowledge Summaries (NELH)
A source of clinical knowledge for the NHS about the common conditions managed in primary and first contact care.
Practical and reliable, it helps healthcare professionals confidently make evidence-based decisions about the healthcare of their patients and provides the know-how to safely put these decisions into action.
BestTreatments
Based on clinical evidence for patients from the BMJ.
Cochrane Abstracts
Free access to the latest abstracts from the Cochrane Library
Patient UK: Dictionaries and glossaries
CHSS Glossary
Patient UK Tests and Investigations
Patient UK: Evidence based medicine, online textbooks & journals, images.
Patient UK: Guidelines
Where to find guidelines.
Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS)
A source of clinical knowledge for the NHS about the common conditions managed in primary and first contact care.
National Library of Medicine
Google Scholar
To access academic papers
TRIP database
(UK site) TRIP was created in 1997 to bring together all the 'evidence-based' healthcare resources available on the Internet. It started with 1,100 links recorded from 15 sources and since then it has grown rapidly in both coverage and usability. This expansion has also encompassed the addition of new forms of material including peer-reviewed journals and 'eTextbooks', giving the site a more rounded clinical appeal.
WinkingSkull.com
An anatomy atlas, requires free registration.
Health Scotland Library
The Priory
Canaan Lane
EDINBURGH
EH10 4SG
Tel: 0131 536 5581
Fax: 0131 536 5502
Textphone: 0131 536 5593
Email: library@health.scot.nhs.uk
Statistics
ISD(Information and Statistic Division)
Gyle Square,
1 South Gyle Crescent,
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
0131 275 6000
Resource for Health and Care statistics in Scotland.
GROS
(General Register Office for Scotland)
Contact details available for different statistical requirements from their contacts us page.
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