This list provides links to the main medical and health databases. There are plenty more electronic resources – check here for resources available via the University of Cambridge. Some database services require passwords – RAVEN for University resources or NHS ATHENS. If you have an ATHENS registration or login from another institution, access to databases may be via another route – please check with the Library of your institution for details.

Database	About
High quality evidence only!
NHS Evidence	Great place to get the cream of the evidence – searches a limited number of high quality sources.
TRIP database	Great place to get the cream of the evidence – searches a limited number of high quality sources.
Cochrane Library	The source of systematic reviews.
Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures	includes over 350 evidence-based clinical procedures related to every aspect of care, from handwashing to cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Great General Databases
Pubmed MEDLINE via Raven MEDLINE via NHS ATHENS (Select OpenAthens Login)	Great starting point for any health or medical literature search.
Embase via Raven Embase via NHS ATHENS (Select OpenAthens Login)	Very complementary to Medline with strengths in pharmacology, drug research & toxicology.
CINAHL via NHS ATHENS	Prime source of nursing and allied health literature.
Emcare via NHS ATHENS (Select OpenAthens Login)	Prime source for nursing and allied health literature.
BNI via NHS ATHENS (Select NHS England from the list)	British Nursing Index – great source of nurse literature.
PsycINFO via Raven PsycINFO via NHS ATHENS (Select NHS England from the list)	Prime source for psychology and psychiatry literature.
Global Health via Raven	A great source of public health literature.
Multi-Disciplinary
Web of Science via Raven	Multi-disciplinary database, including links to Citation Indexes (citing articles) and Journal Impact Factors.
Scopus via Raven	Multi-disciplinary database, including links to citing articles.
ASSIA via Raven	Multi-disciplinary social sciences database.
Subject Specific
Health Business Elite via NHS ATHENS	Great for healthcare administration.
HMIC via NHS ATHENS (Select OpenAthens Login)	Health Information Management Consortium – great information from Dept of Health and Kings Fund.
AMED via NHS ATHENS (Select OpenAthens Login)	Allied and Complementary Medicine Database.
PEDro	Physiotherapy Evidence Database.
OTSeeker	Searches systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy.