All you just need is NNT http://www.thennt.com  – the blog that puts “evidence based medicine under the microscope”. With a clear explanation of what Number Needed to Treat actually means (it’s a “a measurement of the impact of a medicine or therapy by estimating the number of patients that need to be treated in order […]

http://mandate.dh.gov.uk/ The first Mandate between the Government and the NHS Commissioning Board, setting out the ambitions for the health service for the next two years was published on 13th November. The NHS Mandate is structured around five key areas where the Government expects the NHS Commissioning Board to make improvements: preventing people from dying prematurely […]

tamiflu data argument http://www.ted.com/talks/ben_goldacre_what_doctors_don_t_know_about_the_drugs_they_prescribe.html Bmj.com/tamiflu   etc

Struggling to tell where the internal jugular stops and the subclavian begins? Or want a quick podcast of the Myotomes and Dermatomes in the Upper Limb? Then Instant Anatomy could be the answer. As well as including clear diagrams, and complementary podcasts, there are MCQs and apps for your smart phone. Use your RAVEN login […]

TRIP has always been a tremendously useful tool for skimming the cream of the evidence – getting guidelines, summaries of evidence, systematic reviews quickly and easily, but it just got better. http://www.tripdatabase.com  As well as covering the same high quality evidence as before, the search results also include videos, images, patient information and more. The […]

We hope you find the next three years rewarding. The library is here to help you get to the information you need – whether it’s by providing study space, access to PCs and books, or help to find those journal articles you need.After all, our future health might depend on it!

Accessible using your NHS ATHENS login, Map of Medicine is a collection of evidence-based, practice-informed care maps which connect all the knowledge and services around a clinical condition. http://www.mapofmedicine.com/ It will help you… Understand the entire care journey – essential for commissioners to ensure that new services fit seamlessly within existing structures of care. Know the […]

Vis the LSE Blog you can get some help and advice from a doctoral researcher, Salma Patel

The James Lind Alliance can help, with the top 10 research priorities, shared by patients, carers and clinicians. http://www.lindalliance.org/top-tens.asp Asthma Ear, Nose and Throat, Aspects of Balance Prostate Cancer Schizophrenia Stroke in Scotland Type 1 Diabetes Urinary Incontinence Vitiligo James Lind Alliance http://www.lindalliance.org/ The JLA bring patients, carers and clinicians together to identify and prioritise […]

Hurrah – we’ve very pleased to be able to offer a new, improved photocopy and scanning service in the Medical Library. As well as reducing the prices of photocopying, and offering colour copying, library users are able to scan documents to send as a PDF by email. The credit purchased for printing is now networked, […]