The Six Ws of Healthcare Resources
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Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Library and Information Service
Providing library services to all NHS staff & students in the East Surrey, Crawley & Horsham area
The six Ws of healthcare resources
What is the resource? Where can the resource be found? NHS Evidence: Health Information Resources formally National Library for Health Who uses the resource? How is the resource accessed? Specialist Collections Why is the resource used? When to use the resource? Behind the Headlines
What:
A gateway to a large number of nationally available healthcare evidence based information resources What: • Links and resources pertinent to your Where: own discipline, for example: • www.library.nhs.uk Emergency Care, Child Health or Who: Diabetes • NHS Clinical Staff (some patients Where: information) • Via NHS Evidence Health Information How: Resources • Search site www.library.nhs.uk/specialistlibraries/ • Search individual hubs (sections) Who: • Browse Hubs • NHS Clinical Staff •
What:
• Behind the Headlines critically appraises the evidence behind newspaper articles Via NHS Evidence Health Information Resources NHS Choices www.nhs.uk Patients, NHS Staff Follow link from latest headline Browse headlines by topic Appraisal of newspaper headlines for validity Curiosity Check evidence In answer to clinical query
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Provides access to the best evidence and guidance to support healthcare decisions One-stop-shop to healthcare evidence For all your healthcare needs Keeping up to date CPD Evidence in response to uncertainty Research or study
How:
• • Search all or individual specialist libraries Browse specialist libraries Evidence tailored to your speciality Evidence tailored to your speciality Speciality subject information CPD
How:
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When:
Why:
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Why:
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When:
When:
Clinical Knowledge Summaries
Guidance
Images
What:
• Quick answers to real-life questions, with links to...
Providing library services to all NHS staff & students in the East Surrey, Crawley & Horsham area
The six Ws of healthcare resources
What is the resource? Where can the resource be found? NHS Evidence: Health Information Resources formally National Library for Health Who uses the resource? How is the resource accessed? Specialist Collections Why is the resource used? When to use the resource? Behind the Headlines
What:
A gateway to a large number of nationally available healthcare evidence based information resources What: • Links and resources pertinent to your Where: own discipline, for example: • www.library.nhs.uk Emergency Care, Child Health or Who: Diabetes • NHS Clinical Staff (some patients Where: information) • Via NHS Evidence Health Information How: Resources • Search site www.library.nhs.uk/specialistlibraries/ • Search individual hubs (sections) Who: • Browse Hubs • NHS Clinical Staff •
What:
• Behind the Headlines critically appraises the evidence behind newspaper articles Via NHS Evidence Health Information Resources NHS Choices www.nhs.uk Patients, NHS Staff Follow link from latest headline Browse headlines by topic Appraisal of newspaper headlines for validity Curiosity Check evidence In answer to clinical query
Where:
• •
Who:
•
Why:
• • • • • • •
Provides access to the best evidence and guidance to support healthcare decisions One-stop-shop to healthcare evidence For all your healthcare needs Keeping up to date CPD Evidence in response to uncertainty Research or study
How:
• • Search all or individual specialist libraries Browse specialist libraries Evidence tailored to your speciality Evidence tailored to your speciality Speciality subject information CPD
How:
• •
When:
Why:
• • • •
Why:
• • • •
When:
When:
Clinical Knowledge Summaries
Guidance
Images
What:
• Quick answers to real-life questions, with links to...