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Resources

Set yourself up with an NHS Open Athens account by registering online at the Open Athens hub.
 
With this you can access all the e-resources listed below, and many more besides, via the Access NHS Knowledge and Library Hub

Books/eBooks on our shared online library catalogue Koha:

You can find and reserve print books, and access ebooks, using the London Health Libraries online catalogue, Koha. This is shared by St Ann’s Hospital Library, Whittington Health Library, and the libraries of 15 other NHS Trusts from across London, giving you access to their collections. For ebooks, you will need your NHS OpenAthens username and password to access their content. To borrow print books you will need to join St Ann’s Hospital Library (for NLFT staff) or Whittington Health Library (for Whittington Health, NCL primary care staff).
 
Click here to browse through all the books and ebooks on research available to on Koha

eJournals for Nurses and AHPs Available via Browzine:

To see all the ejournals available to you, go to the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub, sign-in with your NHS OpenAthens account and click the "browse Journals" link in blue bar at top of page to access Browzine…
 
Or click on the journal titles in the sections below to browse through ejournals in your profession/specialty.

Nursing and Allied Health Focused Databases Available via The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub:

AMED - The Allied and Complementary Medicine Database
The Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED) is a bibliographic database covering a selection of journals in complementary medicine, palliative care, and several professions allied to medicine.
Coverage: 1985 to present
Access: with your NHS OpenAthens account from The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub
 
BNI - British Nursing index
Access: with your NHS OpenAthens account from The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub 

CINAHL - Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature
Access: with your NHS OpenAthens account from The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub
 
EMCARE (Ovid) 1995 to Present
EMCARE covers all nursing specialties and nursing healthcare professions. Includes international coverage of allied health, education and training, development and management, midwifery, health and healthcare economics, clinical medical and healthcare social work, psychiatry and mental health, and traumatology, emergency and critical-care medicine.
Access: with your NHS OpenAthens account from The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub

Point of Care Tools

These are a great way of starting to research a condition, as they are very well referenced and up to date.

SPSS Statistics software

We have the latest version of SPSS Statistics software on one of our PCs. This is available for all Whittington staff to use for their research projects. Please contact us on whl@nhs.net if you would like to book this PC. Free online training from IBM is available to Whittington staff who want to learn to use this resource.

More resources for specific jobs and specialites

Please click on the drop-down menus below to see what books, e-books, and e-journals are available for your particular job-role or specialty.

Resources for Nurses

Nursing research books and ebooks available via our online library catalogue Koha.
 
The online version of the Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures is available to all NHS staff via their NHS OpenAthens accounts. The Manual includes over 350 evidence-based clinical procedures related to every aspect of care.
 
See all Nursing Research eJournals available to you via Browzine.
 
Browse other nursing ejournals by specialty:

Resources for Occupational Therapists

Occupational therapy books and ebooks available via our online library catalogue Koha.

See all Occupational Therapists eJournals available to you via Browzine.

Databases for Occupational therapists:
OTseeker database contains abstracts of systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials and other resources relevant to occupational therapy interventions. Research evidence is retrieved from over 1,000 different journals and numerous bibliographic databases.
 Access: Freely available at http://www.otseeker.com/

Resources for Optometrists

Optometry books and ebooks available via our online library catalogue Koha.
 
See all Optometry eJournals available to you via Browzine.

Resources for Physiotherapists

Physiotherapy books and ebooks available via our online library catalogue Koha.
 
See all Physiotherapy eJournals available to you via Browzine:
 
Other Physiotherapy eJournals available outside of Browzine:
 
Databases for physiotherapists:
A free database of over 43,000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. For each trial, review or guideline, PEDro provides the citation details, the abstract and a link to the full text, where possible.
Access: Freely available at https://www.pedro.org.au/

Resources for Podiatrists/Chiropodists

Podiatry books and ebooks available via our online library catalogue Koha

See all Podiatry eJournals available to you via Browzine.

Resources for Radiographers

Radiography books and ebooks available via our online library catalogue Koha.

Radiography eJournals available outside of Browzine:

Resources for Speech and Language Therapists

Speech and language therapy books and ebooks available via our online library catalogue Koha.

See all Speech and Language Therapists eJournals available to you via Browzine.
 
Other Speech and Language eJournals available outside of BrowZine:

Last updated02 Sep 2025
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