October New Books

Here is our list of new titles purchased during October 2009.

Nurses and mentors will be pleased to see the 4th edition of the classic The practitioner as teacher by Hinchliff, and educators on the clinical side will be interested in several new titles in their field, including How to teach continuing medical education.

The GMC's new code on Confidentiality has just been published, and we have a copy in the library, plus an electronic link via our network catalogue NewhamCat; similarly with NUHT's Annual report 2008/2009. NewhamCat also has links to the Performance Rating 2008/09 for NUHT and Newham PCT.

For those worried about swine flu there is Dread: How fear and fantasy have fueled epidemics from the Black Death to avian flu to counter any alarmist tendencies.... And maybe Maggot therapy: a handbook of maggot-assisted wound healing will offer some new thoughts on an ancient therapy.

Of course, we also have many new clinical, nursing, & midwifery textbooks - the list has full details. And NewhamCat has details of our complete book stock. Carry out a single word search to find items with your word in the title (eg 'stroke').

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New book titles in stock!

The list of recently acquired book titles is now available.

We have several items for anaesthetists this month, including the new edition of the 4-volume set of Clinical Pain Management, & the 6th edition of Barash's Clinical Anaesthesia together with its accomanying Handbook.


Dermatologists will appreciate the new edition of Goodheart's photoguide to common skin disorders as an aid to diagnosis, and all clinicians and student will be pleased to see the arrival of the latest Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine.




Of more general interest, we now have several books on Project Management & PRINCE2, including Project management demystified, and Prince2 for dummies.




And to relax you after a hard day at the NHS coalface, our Well @Work collection now boasts two new titles: Everyday calm: relaxing rituals for busy people & Office yoga: simple stretches for busy people.

Check out the full list for all our September new books, and go to out NewhamCat on the Trust network to see the rest of our stock.

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New books added in August 2009

Here's the link to the August New Books List.

Midwives will be pleased to know that the new edition of Myles' textbookbook for midwives is now available to borrow, and we have purchased several new nursing texts including the UK editions of the Made Incredibly Easy! series, & books on clinical nursing supervision, eg Milne's Evidence-based clincial supervision: principles and practice. Check out the list for more new nursing & midwifery/obstetrics books.

Surgeons will be interested in Clinical surgery made easy: a companion to problem-based learning and Top knife: the art and craft of trauma surgery, while Medical London: city of diseases, city of cures will make fascinating reading for anyone interested in the medical history of our city.

A couple of new titles on stroke management will be of use to both therapists and clinicians: The Stroke clinician's handbook and Stroke treatment and prevention.

As usual, this is just a tiny selection of our new titles. Check the list for the full range, and go to NewhamCat on our Trust network to see our full stock.

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Where are we on the Map?

The NHS in Newham is working on localising the Map of Medicine. You can read more about this resource in our previous post on this topic.




As part of the process of getting the Map up and running we need to establish a base line position on awareness and use. All clinical staff in Newham are asked to complete this brief pre-implementation online survey.

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Literature Search Training Dates for September & October

Are you starting a new healthcare course this term?

You might want to learn how to search the healthcare databases for references to quality journal articles - many of which will link thorugh to full text.

Or just want to brush up your literature search skills?

Then book for a 1 hour training session on one of the following dates:

• Mon 14 Sep 17.15-18.15
• Thurs 24 Sep 12.30-13.30
• Wed 30 Sep 09.00-10.00
• Fri 9 Oct 13.30-14.30
• Wed 14 Oct 10.00-11.00
• Mon 19 Oct 15.00-16.00
• Thurs 29 Oct 10.00-11.00

All sessions are in small groups. Book on ESR under 'Finding the Evidence: using the healthcare databases' or contact the Library on 8016 for advice.

If you cannot attand on any of the above dates or are a small group who would like to arrange a session to suit, please call the Library on x 8016 to discuss.

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July 2009 New Books

The July list of New Books has just been published.

For those thinking about taking a course in the Autumn, we now have a paper copy of the new edition of Floodlight, and also the latest paper copy of HotCourses for the London area. We also have the current British Qualifications, a guide to all qualifications in the UK, so you can see what can be achieved and what is out there to help you further your career!

If you are struggling to create a guideline, then How to write a Guideline from start to finish: a handbook for health professionals by P Bowker was written with you in mind (but don't forget to contact the Knowledge & Library Service as well - we can help you identify current practice and assist you with your searches).

For managers we have added, amongst others, the 4th edition of the classic Gower handbook of project management by R. Turner, and in the area of cultural diversity we have links in NewhamCat (our online network catalogue) to all 13 titles in the Understanding Muslim ethnic communities series. Each community, eg The Nigerian muslim community, has its own book.

In response to a request from paediatricians, we have purchased the new edition of the Child surveillance handbook, & copies of Evaluation of the sexually abused child & Interviewing children about sexual abuse: controversies & best practice.

See the full list for our other purchases this month, and do suggest a title if you feel there is something we should have.

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RefWorks on trial

We are pleased to be able to offer a three month trial of the RefWorks bibliographic management system - available now till October.


This web based resource is a great way to create a bibliography you can then share with colleagues and use to support your writing for publication or study. You can import records from the results of a literature search on our databases (or from PubMed if that is your interface of choice).


To import from our databases make sure you export results in the RIS format. You then select this as import filter and "NHS - National Library for Health" as database. This will import your record including any links to electronic copies or details of paper copies.


You will need an Athens username (register online). You can then access access RefWorks from any Internet based machine.
Click here for RefWorks online help

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