Wherever it is – take a photo, tell us where you are and why you love it. Post to our Facebook page, tweet us @CamDesignSpark or email designspark@lib.cam.ac.uk We want to make sure that libraries in Cambridge are designed around our users. So we’d like you to tell us which spaces inspire you to work. […]

The Cochrane Collaboration and CASP (Critical Appraisal Skills Programme) are working together to provide research workshops for the general public and health professionals. There are 3 FREE workshops in London, Birmingham and Oxford which will explore how research evidence can be part of a personal decision making and professional practice. Full details and the opportunity to book […]

New evidence from NICE E-cigarette awareness and use to quit smokingA survey suggests that awareness and use of e-cigarettes has increased over the past few years, but a randomised controlled trial indicates that the products are only modestly effective at helping people to quit smoking. Beta-2 agonists and exercise-induced asthmaA Cochrane review has assessed the […]

Need to get your references in order, but don’t know your Endnote from your Mendeley? Got a systematic review that needs doing, but don’t know where to start? Search strategies not giving you what you need? Come and see Isla and Jo Where: Sherwood Room When:  Monday 28th April 1:00 – 2:00, Tuesday 29th April […]

The Care Quality Commission has just published its Hospital Intelligent Monitoring sureillance work.  These reports assess risks at 161 UK hospitals, and has found Cambridgeshire trusts, including Addenbrooke’s, to have among the fewest potential dangers to patients. An overview of which hospitals fall into which bands is available here (NB – you want to be in […]

Got a systematic review that needs doing, but don’t know where to start?  Need to get your references in order, but don’t know your Endnote from your Mendeley? Search strategies not giving you what you need? We can help! Just book in for one of the following sessions:  ?         Managing Your Bibliography  How to take the […]

Not sure how to find an E-Book?  Do you wonder how to download an E-Book to your smart device? Are there an E-Books available in my area of medicine???  For answers to these and other E-Book questions and demonstrations on how to use E-Books on smart devices, come along to the drop-in session next week.  […]

Issue 59 – March  Blood oxygen levels in preterm infants One randomised controlled trial reports that preterm infants with low blood oxygen levels have higher mortality at discharge than infants with high levels. However, a second randomised controlled trial finds no difference in mortality on the basis of blood oxygen level. Premature mortality in people […]

   Please visit the NHS Values books display in the reception area of the Medical Library.  NHS Values encompass the following: Working together for patients                                                             Respect and dignity Commitment to quality of care Compassion Improving lives Everyone counts The featured books all encompass aspects of NHS Values.  Please take a look and take out, they […]

Final year students, have your say! Launch of the National Student Survey (NSS) 2014 – Two May Ball tickets to be won! The National Student Survey (NSS) 2014 has just been launched! If you are a final year undergraduate, we need you to express your views on your student experience to help the University improve […]