The Cardiovascular Specialist Collection of NHS Evidence presents the findings, and expert commentary, from focused searches of the high quality evidence, from systematic reviews published since the last Evidence Update on Chest Pain in February 2009. Evidence Update is availalble here.

Hinchingbrooke Hospital looks set to become one of the first hospitals in the country to be run by a private firm after the last NHS bidder withdrew. Reports from the BBC and the Times.

The sharp eyed amongst you will have noticed a new link on the library homepage: Library Account & Renewals on the right-hand menu. This a quick and easy way of checking what books you have on loan, and requesting renewal of the loans. You can also do a quick search of the catalouge and make […]

Care of the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine – the latest edition of Richard Lehman’s Journal Watch – “a personal comment on articles from the main medical journals selected for their interest to doctors (and a few others!)“

Along with other organisations Doctors of the World / Médecins du Monde have been sending volunteers to Haiti following the earthquake. “Dr Christopher Bulstrode, an Oxford surgeon flew out to Haiti for Doctors of the World on Sunday 24th January to help treat victims of the devastating earthquake. During the three weeks he is due […]

Women’s health is holding its second Annual Evidence Update (AEU) on Female Urinary Incontinence from Monday 1 February. This 2010 Evidence Update builds on the accumulated knowledge-base and provides up-to-date summaries of the latest evidence in the management of stress and urge urinary incontinence and overactive bladder. Specific topics include: sacral neuromodulation for urinary storage […]

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information, information everywhere…. but never as easy to get to as you would like to think* There’s so much information out there that it can sometimes be overwhelming. And what you need isn’t always straightforward journal article or book information… and what’s worse is when you know there must be statistics or official figures on […]

We’re happy to announce the winners of the prize draw for the Library Survey 2009. Winner of the iPod Shuffle: Dr Joanna Pocock (pictured with Peter Morgan, Head of Medical and Science Libraries) Winners of a £10 Amazon voucher: Dr Peter Brown Dr Amos Burke Sharon Geva Sarah Moore A.N. Other Congratulations to them, and […]

The Medical Library will close at 12.30pm Thursday, 24th December 2009 and re-open 8.00am Monday, 4th January 2010. We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year!