CCG Knowledge @lert for Tuesday 30th June

Better Knowledge, Better Care The Library & Knowledge Service is developing a report for publication that will look at the use of knowledge and learning within the Trust and the benefits it can offer to staff and patients. Our aim is to learn from real-life examples, spreading best practice and…

Knowledge @lert for Tuesday 30th June

Better Knowledge, Better Care The Library & Knowledge Service is developing a report for publication that will look at the use of knowledge and learning within the Trust and the benefits it can offer to staff and patients. Our aim is to learn from real-life examples, spreading best practice and…

CCG Knowledge @lert for Friday 26th June

Need to find evidence-based information to support patient care, research, guideline and care pathway development, audit or policy documentation? Want to find up-to-date material on a topic of interest? The Library & Knowledge Service can carry out searches on your behalf to identify journal articles, guidelines, systematic reviews and other evidence-based…

Knowledge @lert for Friday 26th June

Need to find evidence-based information to support patient care, research, guideline and care pathway development, audit or policy documentation? Want to find up-to-date material on a topic of interest? The Library & Knowledge Service can carry out searches on your behalf to identify journal articles, guidelines, systematic reviews and other evidence-based…

Knowledge @lert for Thursday 25th June

  You can now access 72 new e-books from the Oxford Specialist Handbooks collection. This is in addition to our existing Oxford Medicine e-book titles, giving you access to over 200 online Oxford handbooks from anywhere. Log in with you NHS Open Athens account or Contact the Library & Knowledge Service for…

CCG Knolwedge @lert for Thursday 25th June

Psychological support for people living with cancer: Commissioning guidance for cancer care in London – London Mental Health Strategic Clinical Network  The London Mental Health Strategic Clinical Network, in partnership with the Transforming Cancer Services Team for London, has produced this guidance to support commissioners and service providers in improving…

CCG Knowledge @lert for Wednesday 24th June

Rates of pelvic inflammatory disease in England, 2000-2013 – Public Health England Reports on diagnoses of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in general practice (GP) and hospital inpatient admissions in England. PID diagnoses made in GP settings are collated from anonymised, patient-level medical records of a representative sample of patients registered with…

Knowledge @lert for Wednesday 24th July

A&E shake-up restarts in attempt to reverse FT’s financial woes – Health Service Journal  Controversial plans to reconfigure emergency services at two Yorkshire hospitals have been relaunched, amid concerns about their financial sustainability and staffing levels. Contact the Library & Knowledge Service to request this article in full or Phn.…

Knowledge @lert for Tuesday 23rd June

GPs urged to ignore NICE diabetes advice when treating frail elderly – GP Online GPs should consider stopping diabetes treatment in frail elderly patients to improve health outcomes, as NICE guidance does not take their multi-morbidity or age into account, a GP expert has said. How to win the A&E…

CCG Knowledge @lert for Tuesday 23rd June

NICE’s new symptom–based approach will help to save thousands of lives from cancer – NICE Thousands of lives in England could be saved each year if the NHS follows updated guidance to help it diagnose cancer earlier, NICE says. NICE has updated and redesigned its guideline to support GPs to…