The report from the NHS Future Forum is now available:Summary report on proposed changes to the NHS  http://tinyurl.com/nhsff   Details for the NHS Future Forum are available: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/DH_127536 DoH Press Release  Government response to the proposed reformsThis document summaries the key changes the Government intends to make in response to the NHS Future Forum. The changes […]

Are you interested in Critical Appraisal?Are you on Twitter?Then a new journal club has started up just for you. Twitter Journal Club is a great initiative was started by Natalie Silvey (@silv24), a junior doctor in the West Midlands, and Fi Douglas (@fidouglas), a medical student at Cambridge.Twitter Journal Club has already attracted over 500 […]

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We are always striving to improve the services and environment in the Medical Library. In 2009 we underwent a significant refurbishment in the library reception area, upper floor and staff offices. From July onwards, with financial support from the Clinical School, we shall be extending this modernisation to some other parts of the library. What […]

The Cambridge University Library Widget is a unified interface for Cambridge library users, drawing together search facilities, your library profile, loans and requests in one easy-to-manage application. Whether you access it in CamTools, Facebook and iGoogle, or embed it in your own web page, it allows you to run your library life wherever you spend […]

In the same pilot scheme that gave Addenbrooke’s NHS ATHENS holders access to additional e-journals from Nature and Elsevier’s Science Direct we’ve got more good news. Web of Knowledge is now accessible to anyone logging in with an NHS ATHENS password from one of the trusts of the Cambridge University Health Partners. Access is made […]

NHS Evidence (www.evidence.nhs.uk) has had a revamp.   Access to full-text e-journals and the ability to search databases including Medline, CINAHL and PsycInfo is still available (just click “journals and databases” link). You can still search across a limited, but high quality set of resource using the search box – you’ll get access to resources […]

It’s that time of year again – exam fever is in the air. In addition to our regular opening times, the Medical Library will be open from 2.00pm till 6.00pm on Sundays from 8th May till 12th June inclusive. Hope this helps in some way with the exam preparations, and very best of luck!

Research published online by the Lancet gives evidence of stillbirth rates in the UK being higher than in almost every other high-income country. The UK had about 4,100 stillbirths in 2009 and, with a rate of 3.5 per 1,000 births, was ranked 33rd in a list of 193 countries – down from 26th in 1995. Only France […]

Behind the Headlines provides an unbiased and evidence-based analysis of health stories that make the news. The service is intended for both the public and health professionals, and endeavours to: explain the facts behind the headlines and give a better understanding of the science that makes the news, provide an authoritative resource for GPs which […]