New style Evidence Updates from NHS Evidence help health and social care professionals keep up-to-date with new research, and support them in making evidence-based decisions in a focused and time-efficient manner.   While Evidence Updates do not replace current accredited guidance they do highlight new evidence that might generate a future change in practice. See […]

“What are patients’ perceptions of research, and how can we improve their involvement?” Join the live debate on Guardian Healthcare Network Zone: Noon till 2pm Thursday 24th May 2012 follow the live debate on the Guardian pages or follow @GdnHealthcare The panel includes Joann Leeding: “communications manager in the research and development team at Cambridge […]

The Department of Health today launched an new NHS Information Strategy  – The power of information – which sets a ten-year framework for transforming information for the NHS, public health and social care. The full strategy is available here. Taking the hassle out of healthcare View more documents from Department of Health Comment and Responses […]

We’re very sorry today to see Anne Collins retire from the Medical Library after 16 years as Deputy Medical Librarian. She’s a fantastic colleague, and we’ll miss her very much.

As is traditional at this time of year, the Medical Library has a temporary period of Sunday opening:So from Sunday May 6th till Sunday June 10th (inclusive), we’ll be open 2pm till 6pm. Best of luck to all students with exams coming up.

Oxford Itunes U Podcasts on Evidence-Based Medicine The podcasts include talks from Prof Paul Glasziou and Sir Muir Gray, and cover topics such as “Interpreting Results – Stats in Small Doses“, “Appraisal of Clinical Trials” and “Introduction to Evidence Based Medicine“ Access all the podcasts here

 A new Regius Professor of Physic at the University of Cambridge has been approved by Her Majesty The Queen to succeed Professor Sir Patrick Sissons who will retire on 30 September 2012. Professor Patrick Maxwell is currently Professor of Medicine and Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at University College London. He is a […]

The Medical Library will be open, with reduced hours, on all three forthcoming holidays: Bank Holiday Monday: 7th May Bank Holiday Monday: 4th June Diamond Jubliee Holiday: Tuesday 5th June The library will be open 9.00am till 6.00pm.

The BNF is a fundamental tool for healthcare staff.You can access it using your NHS ATHENS login login to MyATHENS, click “resources”, and “local resources”, and scroll down to “Medicines Complete” or www.medicinescomplete.com and sign in with NHS ATHENS login

The Medical Library will be shut Friday 6th April – Monday 9th April inclusive. Library services will resume at 8.00am, Tuesday 10th April 2012.