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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 August till the end of 2011, with financial support from the Clinical School, we shall be extending this modernisation to some other parts of […]

We continue to deduplicate print journals and move towards electronic journal access. One copy of the print will continue to be held in one of the University libraries, but not in the Medical Library.A list of these titles which we propose to remove from the Medical Library can be seen here. Please contact us if you have […]

The Library will be closingTuesday 19th to Friday 22nd July, 2011 at 19:45 This is due to staff sickness Many apologies for the inconvenience.

Who is the local population? How deprived are they? How much more healthy are they this year in comparison with last year? Health Profiles is the Department of Health’s programme to improve availability and accessibility to heath and health-related information in England. They give a snapshot overview of health for each local authority in England. […]

http://www.casp-uk.net/ Critical Appraisal Skills Programme Delighted to see that the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme has got it’s own website again – nice tidy URL to remember! CASP deliver great workshops on critical appraisal, and have created the invaluable checklists to help you when reading journal articles:  Randomised Controlled Trials Systematic Reviews Cohort studies Case-control studies […]

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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