Christmas and New Year Opening 2010/11

A very merry Christmas and happy new year to all our colleagues



We are open over Christmas and the New Year except for the Bank Holidays and on the first Tuesday in January we will not be open late (full details below).

The Knowledge Hub and Cyber Room remain 24hr access as usual.

Books can be returned in the white book bin by the main doors to the Education Centre,1st floor.
You can renew your books anytime on NewhamCat

Friday 24 December - OPEN 08.30-17.00
Monday 27 December - CLOSED
Tuesday 28 December - CLOSED
Wednesday 29 December - OPEN 08.30-17.00
Thursday 30 December - OPEN 08.30-17.00
Friday 31 December - OPEN08.30-17.00
Monday 03 January - CLOSED
Tuesday 04 January - OPEN 08.30-17.00

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Latest New Books

Now that winter has well and truly set in, why not curl up with one of our new books?

Our list of November purchases has lots to keep you happy, from new editions of weighty old favourites such as Rockwood & Green's Fractures and Williams' Obstetrics, to curiosities such as Medicinema : doctors in films, & the entertaining & useful 101 Top Tips in Medicine.

On a more serious note, we have several new titles in the area of child care & protection including Making Sense of 'Every Child Matters' : multiprofessional practice guidance & the latest edition of Hobart's Good practice in Safeguarding Children.

See the full list for all our new titles, or look on NewhamCat to see what else we have. And if all you need is a novel, don't forget our Newham General Reads shelves.


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Training - December 2010

Finding the Evidence: searching the healthcare databases
Invest one hour of your time learning how to search for journal references / full text articles specific to your area of interest

Dates for December:
Thursday 2 December 09.30-10.30
Monday 6 December 17.15-18.15
Wednesday 15 December 10.00-11.00

Book on ESR or contact the Library on x8016 for advice


Information Advice Session
For quick information needs enquiries we are holding our drop in session:
Monday 13 December
Call into the Cyber Room anytime between 14.00 and 16.00

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Give us feedback (prizes to be won)

We need your help.

The KLS team are always busy trying to improve our service to you. To guide this we need your feedback and suggestions. Positive or negative views are welcome - as are those of people making limited or no use of the KLS at present.

So how to help? Please complete our brief survey. With eight questions it should take only a few minutes to complete.

The eight questions even includes the one to provide your email address for a chance to win one of ten 1GB USB memory sticks.
We will feed back on your input in Knowledge News.

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October 2010 New Books List

We constantly update our stock with newly published titles and new editions of old favourites, and this month is no exception. The October New books List shows over 100 titles received in the last month, spanning a wide range of topics.

Latest editions of the Oxford handbooks (eg in Oncology) are all now available, along with new editions of many other classics (eg Ghaye's Reflecton: principles and practice for healthcare professionals and Polit's Essentials of nursing research).

New titles span the range from Aquatic exercise in pregnancy to The checklist manifesto : how to get things right which discusses how professionals deal with the complexity of their responsibilities.

The full list shows all our new titles. Meanwhile, check on NewhamCat if you are searching to see if we have a particular subject or title, as this lists our whole stock.

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Closing the loop

Most years the Knowledge & Library Service runs a user survey in November. On starting to prepare the latest version we realised we had not provided a promised update on what you said and what we were going to do about it. So here, with apologies for the delay, is some feedback.




The top three areas influenced by information from the KLS were advice to colleagues, teaching and confirming patient care.

70% of people reported learning something new and 60% shared that learning with colleagues.

The KLS scored high satisfaction scores with most aspects of service rated very good or good by 75% or more of respondents. The areas of lowest satisfaction were ebooks, ejournals and opening hours. We are working hard to improve ejournal availability and ease of access (watch this space). Opening hours will hopefully be an area of increased satisfaction in the new survey following the creation of the Knowledge Hub - greatly increasing the quality and quantity of 24 hour study space. eBooks are an area for further investigation. Experiments to date have seen poor uptake.

Lots of comments were received and these are particularly helpful. A recurring theme was the need for quiet working space. The Knowledge Hub has been designed as a noisier area and groups needing to work together are encouraged to use that space. Hopefully this will take some noise out of the main library. KLS staff are trying to be more quiet as we appreciate that we have an impact on noise levels. Many of the comments demonstrated a lack of awareness of what the KLS offers with people asking for things we already provide. To try and bridge this knowledge gap we have started a monthly news letter that is circulated to all registered users and via the Trust Information Bulletin. You can find back issues online.

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BMJ Best Practice 3-month trial

We currently have a 3 month trial of BMJ Best Practice to the end of the year.


In a single source Best Practice combines the latest research evidence, guidelines and expert opinion – presented in a step-by-step approach and covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.

Best Practice has a unique-patient focused approach, and provides a second opinion, at the point of care, without the need for checking multiple resources.

You will need your NHS Athens to sign in. Best practice has a similar simple interface to UpToDate with brief evidence linked topic reviews. It has the advantage that once set up you can use it on your mobile.

Get in touch with us for help with Best Practice (or to feedback).

Finding the Evidence: searching the healthcare databases

Training Dates
November 2010

Do you want to learn how to search the healthcare databases for journal articles on your topic of interest? Save yourself time by investing 1 hour to learn a skill that can underpin your evidence-based healthcare practice.

Thurs 4 Nov - 09.30
Fri 12 Nov - 14.00
Wed 17 Nov - 10.00
Tues 23 Nov - 14.00

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Finding the Evidence: searching the healthcare databases

During the 1 hour training session you will learn how to:

Plan your search strategy
Carry out a subject search
Combine search terms
Apply search limits
View, save and print your results
Access any available full text

Dates for October 2010 are:
Wednesday 20 October 09.00
Friday 29 October 14.00

Enrol on ESR or contact the Library on x8016 for advice.
Or we can organise a session at a time that suits you or your group.

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Information Advice Session - October 2010

Not sure where to turn for advice on your information needs?
Drop in to our October advice session to discuss any problems you might be having.

We can help with:
Forgotten Athens logins
Setting up RSS feeds or Table of Contents alerts
Finding out if you have full text access to a journal title
Full Outlook mailbox
Library training needs... and lots more

Drop into the Cyber Room on Monday 18 October
Anytime between 2.00pm and 4.00pm

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New Books for September

Quite a substantial New Books List this month, with loads of new and up-to-date goodies for you to borrow.

We have several titles in the area of paediatrics and child protection including e-links to Safeguarding Children documents (eg Safeguarding disabled children) and new editions of Webb's Helping bereaved children, & Nelson Essentials of pediatrics, amongst others.

Several new nursing titles too, eg Personal hygiene care by L Dingwall and the J Fowler's Staff nurse survival guide, along with several of the nursing Oxford handbooks.

The latest NHS handbook 2010/11 is also now in stock.

Check out the full list to see all 135 new titles, or search on NewhamCat for your interests.

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BMJ Learning - the training you need at the time you want

Have you taken a look at the hundreds of e-learning resources available from BMJ Learning?

Aimed at a broad range of healthcare staff BMJ e-learning resources are available as one of the following learning modules:
· Just in time – for fast evidence based updates
· Interactive case histories – test your knowledge with multiple choice questions
· Read, reflect and respond – offers a range of scenarios for you to comment on

All modules are peer reviewed to ensure quality.

You can set up your own personal learning plan to record the modules you take. Some modules lead to CME points and some enable you to print a certificate upon completion.

You will need your Athens username and first time users will need to register with the site itself. Once you have completed the registration you will only need your Athens details in future.

BMJ Resources are available online from work or home. A leaflet explaining how to set up your learning plan is available from the Library and staff are happy to advise.

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August New Books

Our latest new books list had just been published, and includes a wide selection of titles to suit varied interests.

Developing holistic care for long-term conditions by Margereson & Trenoweth will appeal to those working with chronic illness, while in response to a request earlier this year, we now have AIDS and tuberculosis : a deadly liaison by Kaufman & Walker.

Trainers will find Everything you ever needed to know about training by Thorne & Mackey invaluable.

We have a variety of new texts for clinicians, some strictly medical (eg the 5th edition of the Oxford Textbook of Medicine and Shakur's Essential clinical handbook for the Foundation Programme) and some in related fields (Autonomy, informed consent and medical law : a relational challenge by A Maclean).

New management titles include Implementing excellence in your health care organization by McSherry & Warr and Professionalism : the ABC for success by S Kay. And those in IT will appreciate the latest editions of Information systems essentials and Management information systems for the information age.

This is just a tantalising selection! Click on the list to see all the new titles, and check NewhamCat for our full stock.

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September 2010 Training Dates

Hands up if you want to learn how to search the healthcare databases to save yourself time when looking for journal articles on your topic of interest.

At the end of our 1 hour training session you will be able to:

• Plan a search strategy
• Understand how to carry out a subject search
• Combine search terms
• Apply limits to your search
• View, save and print your results
• Access any available full text

Book on ESR or contact the Library on x8016 for advice on signing up for training on any of the the following dates:

• Friday 3 September 14.00
• Wednesday 8 September 09.30
• Friday 24 September 10.30
• Monday 27 September 17.15

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Knowledge Alerts - your views sought

The KLS runs a survey once a year on all aspects of the service we provide. We supplement this with occasional brief questionnaires that let us look a bit harder at one aspect.

Currently we are asking those who use our Knowledge Alerts service to provide us with extra feedback via this survey. There are 8 questions and it will take you only a couple of minutes to reply.

So give us the direct feedback we need - is this a service you value or a waste of time? Lets us know.

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Latest New Books for July 2010

The new books list this month shows well over 100 titles, as our purchases for the current financial year start to arrive.

But first, we must draw your attention to the new Department of Health White Paper, Equity and exellence : liberating the NHS which, as an e-book, is now listed with a full-text link on NewhamCat, our library catalogue. We will also receive a paper copy in due course.

The latest edition of Giddens' Sociology is now available, and we have several new titles on communication, including the useful Behavioral medicine : a guide for clinical practice by Feldman and Christensen which explores in practical terms the dynamics of the doctor-patient relationship.

Students will be assisted by our range of new study skills titles, eg The ultimate study skills handbook by Moore & others and Problem-based learning in health and social care by T Clouston.

See all our new titles, including many in the clinical and surgical areas, by clicking on the list.

And do contact us with suggestions for new items which you think could be of use to members of the local NHS Trusts.

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August 2010 Training Dates

Invest an hour of your time in a small group to learn how to search the healthcare databases for journal articles to support your work or study.

Thursday 12 August 10.00
Tuesday 17 August 14.30
Wednesday 25 August 09.00

Using Medline, CINAHL etc you will also learn how to save your searches, download a subset of results and access full text.

Enrol on any of the above training dates on ESR or call the Library on x8016 for advice.

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Your chance to lobby for the eresources you need...

We collaborate with colleagues across both London and England to maximise the range of electronic resources we can make available to you.

The England wide resources will come up for renewal shortly. This is your opportunity to comment on how well these resources meet your needs and to influence future purchasing decisions.

We will also look to these results as we continue to refine the e journals and resources we buy locally.

Take part in the survey to let us know your needs in terms of Electronic Health Information Resources including healthcare databases, eJournals and eBooks.

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Excellence and Equity - coverage round up

Post release coverage of the white paper. With thanks to the Library Team at East London & the City Health Alliance for permission to reproduce material from their excellent Bulletin.

For ongoing coverage see the NHS Evidence Health Management White Paper section

Department of Health, “Equity and excellence: liberating the NHS”

The NHS White Paper sets out the Government's long-term vision for the future of the NHS. The vision builds on the core values and principles of the NHS - a comprehensive service, available to all, free at the point of use, based on need, not ability to pay. It sets out how we will: put patients at the heart of everything the NHS does; focus on continuously improving those things that really matter to patients - the outcome of their healthcare; and empower and liberate clinicians to innovate, with the freedom to focus on improving healthcare services. The Department is consulting on elements of these proposals. Details on how to respond can be found in the White Paper.

Analytical strategy for the White Paper and associated documents;
Secretary of State’s statement to the House of Commons;
Equality impact assessment;
Structural reform plan;
DH news story

Newsnight extended coverage (12 July 2010) – iPlayer (available until 19 July 2010)

BMA response / King’s Fund response / NHS Confederation response

Editorials/comment – Evening Standard; The Guardian; The Independent; Daily Telegraph

News stories

BBC Health: Radical overhaul; GPs to get control of funds; Secretary of State on Andrew Marr show [video];
Evening Standard: Thousands to lose jobs in NHS shake-up
The Guardian: Information revolution; Private companies role; Jobs toll; Reactions; Political briefing; Funds to be distributed to doctors: GPs won’t be paid extra
Health Service Journal^: Patient choice; Public health roles in councils; Government warned reform ‘will turn NHS upside down’; Public health directors move to local authorities; Outcome goals to replace performance framework; HSJ snap survey; No jobs left for PCTs ^ full-text of HSJ articles available to subscribers or from the Library
The Independent: Health reforms spark fears of cuts; Financial control devolved to GPs; Patient choice; Who will be held to account?
Daily Telegraph: New powers to doctors and patients; Power shift heralds opening for outsourcers; White paper details; Patients get right to routine GP appointments at weekends and evenings

Think tanks

Civitas, “Data briefing: Re. Government plans to transfer commissioning responsibility from PCTs to GPs”Health Services / Commissioning. This short briefing aims to provide insight on the scale and nature of the financial risk posed by such a move, by looking at the impact of the last reconfiguration of commissioning on performance. This occurred in 2006 when the number of PCTs was reduced in size from 302 to 152, through merging 222 PCTs and leaving 80 PCTs unchanged.
NHS revolution could set back health service by a year: think tank – Daily Telegraph; Health Service Journal^

Social Market Foundation "NHS reorganisation at best a waste of time at worst a waste of money says think tank "

Centre for Policy Studies - A spoonful of conservatism

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The New White Paper - Equity and Excellence

A new white paper for the NHS has now been published.

Equity and Excellence: liberating the NHS

This blog post offers coverage from pre release. We will publish an update on coverage tomorrow morning.

Health bodies - pre release

White paper signals biggest shake up since NHS began - NHSConfed

Ten challenging questions about the white paper - King's Fund


News Media - pre release

NHS Blue Print due today - HSJ (HSJ White Paper Section)

GPs 'to get control of NHS funds' in England BBC News
What do two GPS think? BBC News

Radical reform? Hardly - Daily Mail

Andrew Lansley to cut thousands of jobs in purge of NHS 'bureaucracy' - Guardian

Tories set out plans for 'results-driven NHS' - Independent

Patients given greater powers to choose consultants in Health White Paper Telegraph

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's 1bn purge on red tape - Daily Mirror

GPs to run 70bn NHS Spending in power shift - FT

Think tanks
Civitas - Report - coverage NHS revolution could set back health service by a year: think tank - Telegraph. Weak Evidence to Support GP Commissioning plan - HSJ

Centre for Policy Studies - As we say goodbye to Big Government and let go of the nanny state, what comes next?

Adam Smith Institute - Health Reform

2020 Public Service Trust - Improving Health Outcomes (PDF)

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Now on the ward or anywhere the Royal Marsden Manual

The Trust uses the Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures.



To support this the KLS has purchased online access placing the latest edition of the Manual at the fingertips of all staff.

Onsite access is via the Intranet - follow Trust Policies and then Clinical Nursing procedures. No login is required via this route.


Access offsite is via http://www.rmmonline.co.uk/ then click on Athens Authentication Point on the right had side of the screen. Ask KLS staff if you need help getting an Athens account.

Once in you can browse or search to find a procedure.

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June 2010 new books

Our latest list of new books is now available.

The list includes the latest editions of Graham's Understanding health inequalities & Denny's Sociology for nurses, for those interested in social aspects of health.

If you are involved with students on placement then Mentoring nursing and healthcare students by Kinnell & Hughes will be useful.

And for those working in midwifery and obstetrics, we have purchased the key text Women-centered care in pregnancy and childbirth by Shields & Candib.

See the full list for other new titles.
And to see what else we have in stock, check our online catalogue NewhamCat.

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July 2010 Training Dates

Do you need to know how to search the healthcare databases for journal articles to support your work or study? Want to be able to save your searches or download a subset of your results?

Tuesday 6 July 14.00
Wednesday 14 July 09.00
Monday 19 July 14.00
Thursday 29 July 10.00

Enrol on any of the above training dates on ESR or call the Library on x8016 for advice or information on July’s training dates.

Sessions are hands-on, in small groups and last for 1 hour.

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Latest New Books list now out

We have just published the April / May edition of our New Books list.

We've combined two months, as the turn of the financial year is always a slow time for book purchasing.

There are several useful titles for anaesthetics specialists, including the latest edition of the classic Miller's anesthesia, & Training in anaesthesia in the Oxford Specialty Training series. Check our online catalogue NewhamCat for other titles in this series already in stock.

For emergency units, Acute cardiac care : a practical guide for nurses by Kucia & Quinn will be a useful guide, along with Acute stroke nursing by Williams, Perry & Watkins.

Surgeons will appreciate, amongst others, Basic surgical skills & techniques by Stoker & Jain, & Emergency surgery by Brooks et al.

And medics of all persuasions should enjoy First do no harm : being a resilient doctor in the 21st century, which offers advice on how to balance life and work.

There are many more titles listed, & click on NewhamCat to select from our full holdings.

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Pick up a FREE book from Newham General Reads

They say there is no such thing as a free lunch. The KLS is pleased to announce that you can now satisfy one hunger for free.

Newham General Reads is our new leisure reading collection. Thanks to kind donations from your colleagues you can pop down to the Knowledge & Library Service to pick up free fiction to read.

The books are located near the comfy chairs close to the entrance of the main library room. You do not need to register with us to take one (or more) and you won't be chased to return things. Please note the Well @ Work healthy living books and DVDs still need to be borrowed in the usual way.

When you have finished with a Newham General Reads book you can return it to us, pass it to a colleague or just gift it on in some other way. Donations are welcome.

There is a great range of books available from all kinds of authors. Please come by and have a look and tell us what you think.

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Training Dates June 2010

Need to track down journal articles to support your work or study? Want to be able to save your searches or download a subset of your results?

Tues 6 June 14.00
Fri 18 June 14.00
Mon 21 June 17.15
Wed 30 June 08.30

To enrol on any of the above training dates: call the Library on x8016 for advice or book on ESR under Finding the Evidence: using the healthcare databases

Sessions are hands-on in small groups and last for 1 hour.

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The library is a growing organism...

1. Books are for use.
2. Every reader his or her book.
3. Every book its reader.
4. Save the time of the reader.
5. The Library is a growing organism.

The five laws of library science of S. R. Ranganathan

Recent visitors to the library will have noticed changes to the familiar location of sections of collection. Recent years have seen a healthy increase in the number of books we hold. These take up an increasing amount of space (despite regular clear outs of older material). Fortunately we have been able to make space for these by using shelves previously occupied by journals (increasingly an electronic only affair).

Suggestions for new books are always welcome and acted on where possible. To make it clearer for users how we select books to add or remove from the shelves a Collection Management Policy has been prepared. You can find the draft of this here. We welcome your comments on this policy.

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New Books List for March 2010

The latest New Books list is now available.

Titles cover a wide variety of subjects, ranging from Accident & Emergency Medicine (eg the new edition of Practical resuscitation for healthcare professionals by Moule) to Speech therapy (Handbook of child language disorders by Schwartz).

Also covered this month are Legal Medicine (ABC of medical law from the BMJ ABC series), Cultural Diversity (Caring for Hindu patients by Thakrar & others) and Health Services Administration (eg Health care errors and patient safety by Hurwitz & Sheikh). And we link electronically to the Newham results of the National NHS Staff Survey.

We also invest in definitive clinical titles, such as the new edition of Scott-Brown's otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery.

Check out the full list (over 100 titles), and click on NewhamCat to see other titles held by the library.
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Drop-in Advice for E-Journals

New for 2010

No need to go to extremes to find out what electronic journals are available to you.

Drop-in to the Cyber Room for informal advice on accessing e-journals form work or home.

Mondays 14.00-16.00pm
April 12, April 19, May 10

Wednesdays 08.30-09.30
April 7, April 21, May 5

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Training Dates April / May 2010

Can't find the information you need to support your work or study?

• Thursday 8 April 08.30
• Wednesday 14 April 11.00
• Friday 23 April 14.00
• Monday 26 April 17.15
• Thursday 6 May 09.00
• Tuesday 11 May 14.00

The Knowledge and Library Service is running training sessions on searching the Healthcare Databases (Medline, BNI, CINAHL etc) on the above dates:

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New Books for February

Here is the link to the February New Books List.

We have a couple of new titles for occupational therapists this month Curtin's Occupational therapy and physical dysfunction, & Occupational therapy for people with learning disabilities by Goodman.

If you work in orthopaedics, then you will be pleased to see Dandy's latest edition of Essential orthopaedics and trauma now in stock. We also have the 8th edition of the weighty 2-volume Surgery of foot and ankle by Coughlin & others, along with Gowned and gloved orthopaedics: introduction to common procedures by Sheth & Lonner.

And another heavyweight title is the newly acquired 7th ed of Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases.

There are many more new purchases - see the list for details, and to check what else we have in stock, go to NewhamCat.

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Grab a better selection of ejournals

Responding to user feedback we are working to maximise the range and quality of ejournals offered.

For some time now we have had the BMJ group titles available (BMJ, EMJ, ADC, Gut, Heart etc) and the JAMA & Archives collection. We have also have over a thousand other titles via a number of suppliers.

As part of the renewal of journals purchased locally for 2010 we have swapped the paper subscriptions we had with Wiley Blackwell into electronic form. We have invested further to buy access to some three hundred journals from the same publisher. You can find a full list here (NB select Medicine and Nursing Collection from the drop down in Column N to see just the titles available). This means important titles like BJS, BJUi, JAN, BJOG, BJD, BJH and many more are now available at your convenience. Generally you will find the last ten years of issues are available.

The simplest way to browse all our journals is via MyJournals. You need to ensure you use your Athens login (register online if you have not yet done so) to ensure you see everything we offer. You will also find our journal holdings linked from any searches you make in our research article databases. It is worth noting that we some times have access to a title but not direct from the publisher site (The Lancet is one example of this). Use MyJournals to be sure to get the full picture.

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First New Books List of the new decade!

We have just published the list of new book acquisitions for January 2010. Not a particularly extensive list it must be said, as we have been occupied with various 'turn of the year' tasks to improve and maintain our service.

Midwives will be interested in the purchase of Essential midwifery practice : postnatal care by S Byrom and Spiby's Evidence based midwifery : applications in context.

We also have several new titles in the area of childcare nursing, including Perioperative care of the child: a nursing manual and the new edition of Meeks' Nursing the neonate.

The complete list gives details of our other purchases, and of course Newhamcat is there for you to check our full stock of titles.

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NewhamCat slightly wobbly on feet

We recently announced the good news that NewhamCat is available from anywhere rather than just on site.

As part of this process we made some changes to the initial start up page. The major change is shifting the onsite quick link for journals into the "Search and Find Answers Section" rather than it having it's own button. There will be more changes as we further develop our online services.

We have been suffering a few teething problems. Apologies if you had difficulty accessing NewhamCat over the past few days. Some technical changes have been applied and we will be monitoring the situation. Let us know if you experience any difficulties - we can always search for you.

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December New Books

The New Books list for December contains over 130 newly acquired titles.

Among these, we have several on diabetes management, eg Therapy for diabetes mellitus and related disorders, & The uncomplicated guide to diabetes complications, both from the American Diabetes Association.

New books for nurses include Stoma care by Burch, and Essential nursing care : a workbook for clinical practice by Lawson & Peate, while our midwifery section has been supplemented by a selection of items, including the 4 volumes of Midwifery Essentials by Helen Baston & others.

In response to a request from the Radiology dept we have purchased the 2 volumes of Final FRCR Part A SBA MCQs by R Proctor.

We buy many relevant non-clinical titles too - this month they include Dignity at work by Rennie Peyton, Writing essays for dummies by Page & Winstanley and How not to worry by C Carr.

The full list contains details of our other new items. As usual, you can check whether we have an item in stock by clicking on NewhamCat.

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