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 OpenATHENS. 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.

Lancaster University Library have put together a list of databases which include global publications (there may not be access to all these sources with a RAVEN account). These sources will help to decolonise your literature searches.

Database	About
High quality evidence only!
NHS Knowledge Hub	All the evidence via one simple search – works best if you log in with OpenAthens
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	Over 350 evidence-based clinical procedures related to every aspect of care, from handwashing to cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Great General Databases
Pubmed MEDLINE using Raven MEDLINE using NHS ATHENS	Great starting point for any health or medical literature search.
Embase using Raven Embase using NHS ATHENS	Very complementary to Medline with strengths in pharmacology, drug research & toxicology.
CINAHL using NHS ATHENS	Prime source of nursing and allied health literature.
Emcare using NHS ATHENS	Prime source for nursing and allied health literature.
BNI using NHS ATHENS	British Nursing Index – great source of nurse literature.
PsycINFO using Raven PsycINFO using NHS ATHENS	Prime source for psychology and psychiatry literature.
Global Health using Raven	A great source of public health literature.
Global Index Medicus	Access to biomedical and public health literature produced in low-middle income countries.
Multi-Disciplinary
Web of Science using Raven	Multi-disciplinary database, including links to Citation Indexes (citing articles) and Journal Impact Factors. To search SciELO (literature published in Latin America, Portugal, Spain and South Africa) select SciELO from the drop down menu next to “Search in”.
Scopus using Raven	Multi-disciplinary database, including links to citing articles.
ASSIA using Raven	Multi-disciplinary social sciences database.
Subject Specific
Social Policy & Practice using NHS ATHENS	Social science research for those working within economic and social development, social administration, social services, and care management.
HMIC using NHS ATHENS	Health Information Management Consortium – great information from Dept of Health and Kings Fund.
AMED using NHS ATHENS	Allied and Complementary Medicine Database.
PEDro	Physiotherapy Evidence Database.
OTSeeker	Searches systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy.