​​Welcome to Library Services              

 

You can contact us by email, telephone or using the online form :

stsft.libraryservices@nhs.net. Please use this email for any article requests, training, or other enquiries, or alternatively use the online form.

Telephone : 0191 5656256 ext. 42430

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                          NHS Knowledge & Library Hub Service for Trust staff

                                                        Click search to find high quality resources all in one place.

                The NHS Knowledge & Library Hub connects NHS staff and learners to high quality knowledge and evidence resources.

Full access is free to all NHS staff and learners using your NHS OpenAthens account. 

  • journals and databases 
  • clinical decision support resources including NICE Guidelines and BMJ Best Practice 
  • policy and management information and research literature
  • resources purchased nationally and locally  
  • one-click links to full-text, request a copy or contact an NHS Library

What we do :

We provide a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary library and information service for staff and students on placement or studying at South Tyneside and Sunderland hospitals as well as community and other out-of-hospital staff.

The service covers both libraries at Sunderland Royal Hospital and South Tyneside District Hospital. Staff at any STSFT site can join the library and use either location. Sunderland Royal library is staffed Monday to Friday, and the library at South Tyneside is staffed Monday to Friday, providing access to information services and resources including books, journals, computers, document supply, interlibrary loans, literature searches and enquiry services.

We hold over 8,000 items on Medical, Nursing, Health and NHS topics and a developing collection of lighter reads to help staff relax by reading for pleasure. The library catalogue can also be accessed from any PC in the Trust. Please suggest any clinical resources the library should purchase here.

In the IT Suite at Sunderland, there are 28 computers available and 11 individual study spaces, where you use your own device. There are also six computers in the library at South Tyneside. They are all networked and provide access to the internet for study and recreational use as well as Microsoft packages. Scanning and printing facilities are also available at Sunderland.

  • At Sunderland we have a group study room available with 8 computers. Please ask staff for access.
  • There are also laptops available for loan to use anywhere in the Education Centre.
  • Remember electronic resources are available 24/7 via the library services pages, see below for details.  
  • There is also free WIFI if you wish to use your own devices.   
  • Displays - we have regularly changing displays at both Sunderland and South Tyneside, showcasing resources to support current health initiatives. If you have a health initiative you’d like to promote, we’d be happy to consider it. 
  • We have a small but growing collection of light reading at both sites, fiction and non-fiction, aimed at helping staff read for pleasure away from the stresses of work. Book suggestions are always welcome.

Where we are based

At each hospital we are in the Education Centre, ground floor at South Tyneside and second floor at Sunderland. 

Opening Hours

Sunderland

  • Monday to Thursday: 8am - 5pm 
  • Friday: 8am - 4.30pm

South Tyneside

  • Monday to Friday: 10am - 3pm

How to contact us

For all library enquiries ​​​​​stsft.libraryservices@nhs.net or telephone 0191 5656256 ext 42430

Alternatively complete the online form here.

To request help with a literature search, please complete a literature search form.

To register with the Library, NHS Open Athens & KnowledgeShare click here.

Who we are

Catherine Fisher
Head of Library Services

Stephen Dodd
Assistant Librarian 

Jacqueline Soady
Senior Library Assistant

Jaklyn Common
Library Assistant         

Carol Cook
Library Assistant

Poppy Taylor 
Apprentice Library Assistant

Joining

How can I join?

To join, just come along to the library with some proof that you are employed by South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (a staff badge or wage slip), fill in a membership form and hand it to a member of staff or you can use the link below.

You will be able to borrow books and use the other library services immediately.

To join the library click here 

Who can join?  

  • All staff employed by South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.
  • Doctors in training posts based at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.
  • Regional staff based at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.
  • Healthcare students on placement in South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.
  • Other categories are eligible to join with reduced borrowing facilities or a membership fee, please ask a member of staff for detail


 

OpenAthens

OpenAthens Self Registration – Sign up here for an OpenAthens password access to NHS electronic resources. These free resources are available through the National Core Content deal to eligible NHS staff and students on placement. Access is protected by the Athens Authentication System. This means all users require a valid NHS Athens account.

Please register with your NHS or University email address as this speeds up account set up and will enable you to access the resources more quickly. 

Please do not re-register if you think you may already have a current NHS OpenAthens account. Contact the library stsft.libraryservices@nhs.net who can check this for you.

Once a personal account has been set up access is available 24/7 from any device at work or at home.

Already Registered? Login here (where you can also change your email address or password): OpenAthens

 

Important Information

Please be aware that 1000s of publications are available using the OpenAthens authentication system. However not all articles are full text as not all journals are subscribed to by the NHS. If you are studying via a University you will also have access to their resources electronically via your student login details.

So remember just because you see the OpenAthens login doesn’t mean you can use your passwords to access the information. Details of availability appear as a blue hyperlink next to the abstract or the journal title.

Moving to another NHS Organisation?

Whilst the National Core Content Databases and journals are the same across the NHS, each organisation has a set of local resources linked to their OpenAthens Accounts. If you move to another Trust it is in your interest to make use of these. You can request to transfer your account to your new Trust by logging in to OpenAthens. Here you can change your password, email address and organisation.

Forgotten your username and/or password?

Please contact the library stsft.libraryservices@nhs.net who will be happy to check for you. 

Also you can now reset your own password via the ‘my account’ option when logged in with a personal OpenAthens account. 
 

BMJ Best Practice

BMJ Best Practice

BMJ Best Practice is a clinical decision support tool which provides healthcare professionals with access to the latest relevant clinical information when making diagnosis and treatment decisions.

To access BMJ Best Practice; simply click on the Useful Links option on the Library Intranet page.

BMJ Best Practice is a point of care tool which aims to assist health professionals in making decisions about treatment and diagnosis. It uses an evidence-based, patient focused approach.

BMJ Best Practice can be used to:

  • Get a second opinion about prevention, diagnosis, treatment or prognosis 
  • Identify UK or international guidelines
  • Identify evidence-based synopses
  • Develop professionally – notes and links can be saved to a personal portfolio
  • Identify images to be used for educational purposes

 

BMJ Best Practice App

You must  register for a free ‘personal account’ to download the BMJ Best Practice app from iTunes or Google Play stores.

How to create a personal account  - Login to BMJ Best Practice website with your OpenAthens account.

Once you have accessed the BMJ Best Practice website, click on the ‘Create account‘ heading and complete  the online registration form. You will need your ‘personal account’ details to access the app.

Accessing the app -  Go to Apple or Google Play store and search for ‘BMJ Best Practice’. Select the app and when prompted, use your BMJ Best Practice ‘personal account’ details to sign in and download the content.

UpToDate®

Access UpToDate here

 

UpToDate® Anywhere allows users to access UpToDate from any internet browser, smartphone or tablet. 

To access UpToDate onsite simply click on the link above

 

Getting Registered

  1. Access UpToDate using the link above
  2. Click the “register” link in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
  3. Complete all fields on the registration page and then click the “submit registration” button

Please Note: To gain access to the Mobile App and accrue CME credits you must register your details from a computer connected to the Trust network. This is required in order to authenticate subscription details.

On completion of the registration process, you will receive a confirmation e-mail from UpToDate with instructions on downloading the Mobile App.

You are now registered and able to download the Mobile App and earn CME credits!

 

Mobile Access

Once registered you can install the Mobile App on up to two devices by following the instructions below:

  1. On your smartphone or tablet search for UpToDate in your App store and install the free app It is recommended you download the App via a Wi-Fi connection
  2. Open up the UpToDate Mobile App
  3. Log in with your UpToDate Username and Password. You only need to do this once – the App remembers your username and Password

Maintaining Access

In order to maintain uninterrupted access to UpToDate® Anywhere, you must re-verify your affiliation with South Tyneside and Sunderland  NHS Foundation Trust once every 90 days.

 

To re-verify your affiliation, simply log in to UpToDate once every 90 days via the link on the intranet library services page. You must only use this link otherwise your ID cannot be authenticated.

 

Please Note: In-application & e-mail messaging will inform you of the need to verify affiliation if you have not done so by day 80. You will receive a second alert at day 90. If you fail to re-verify by day 90 you will lose mobile and remote access to UpToDate. To regain access please complete the reverification process.

 

KnowledgeShare

KnowledgeShare is the new targeted Current Awareness service from the library, you can register online or by visiting the library, and by filling out your professional interests you will receive regular emails with relevant information and articles. You can then access the articles using your OpenAthens account, or request them from the library if not directly available.

Register here: KnowledgeShare registration form

NHS Knowledge and Library Hub

Knowledge and Library Hub

Healthcare evidence and knowledge now a simple search away

Health Education England (HEE) has introduced the new NHS Knowledge and Library Hub as a ‘one-stop’ gateway which, for the first time nationally, connects NHS staff and learners seamlessly to a significant range of free, high-quality knowledge and evidence resources, services, databases, all in one place.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, library team has worked with Health Education England to ensure that when our staff and learners use our version of the Hub it includes links to all locally-funded resources as well those purchased nationally.

Content includes:

· journals, books and e-publications

· one-click access to full-text, request a copy or ‘ask the library’

· clinical decision support tools

· NICE pathways and guidelines

· databases like Medline, EMBASE and CINAHL

· UpToDate

To access the new Knowledge and Library Hub click HERE

To acces a video guide to Knowledge and Library Hub click here.

 

LibKey.io is a landing page where you can connect to millions of library-subscribed and open access articles using a DOI or PMID. To get started click HERE

BrowZine is the world’s most popular journal engagement platform. Use this link to get started from your browser click HERE

Click here for a short video guide to Browzine

LibKey Nomad is a browser extension for Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Brave and Vivaldi browsers. LibKey Nomad connects you to library-licensed and open access full text articles referenced on scholarly websites like PubMed, Google Scholar and publisher pages. Instantly and in one-click! Download Nomad: https://thirdiron.com/downloadnomad/

 

Wellbeing Resources

Pop along to our new dedicated Wellbeing room, free from electronic devices, a calm and relaxing place to pick up a good read from our fiction and non-fiction collection.

 

 Your Health Collection:

A set of ten books available from Library Services. Topics include, aging well, recovering from illness, men's health, women's health, pain management and many more. Ask library staff for more information.

Click: Your Health Collection to find out more.

Follow the link to find over thirty digital wellbeing resources here.

Reading Well Dementia resources are also available, check out our reading list here.

Read by qxMD

Read by QxMD

Download the app and access through your Open Athens log-in.

To find out more click here.

Your personalized medical & scientific journal

  • Keep up with the latest new research that will impact your practice.

  • One tap access to full text articles that our Trust subscribe to.

  • Search millions of articles from PubMed and our database of outstanding topic reviews.

  • Read your favorite journals or browse article collections.

  • Access full text through our Trust subscription or via open access publishers.

  • Share articles with colleagues over email, Twitter and Facebook.

  • Organize, review & publish your personal article collections.

Resources for School Nurses

As well as the many resources that Library Services offer such as UpToDate, BMJ Best practice listed above, you may find the links to the resources below useful.

  • Reading Well books have been chosen by healthcare professionals as part of the books on prescription scheme. They can be recommended to patients to support self-care. Available from public libraries and some titles available from NHS libraries should staff wish to explore further before recommending a title. Check out the lists below for more information.

         Childrens Reading Well Booklists

          Reading Well booklist

         Covering topics including:

  • Healthy living and diet
  • Smoking
  • Sexual health
  • Infection control
  • Communication
  • Children and teenagers

 

  • Easy read health resources - Regardless of their ability anyone can have problems understanding and accessing the right health information.

         Easy read guides to health choices and questions to ask 

         Accessible and easy read resources

  • Healthier Together - A great place to find accurate and trusted healthcare advice in the North East and North Cumbria. All the information on this site has been checked by clinicians, to ensure it offers the best advice for parents, carers, young people and health professionals.
  • Allyship book collection - The equality and inclusion team have a suite of resources that they can share with staff, please contact james.higgin1@nhs.net for details. If some copies aren't available from the EDI team, the library also has copies.

       

 

 

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