General Medicine Resources
Selected resources - for more on this topic contact the Library
Current Awareness Bulletin
Contact library staff to receive a weekly General Medicine email bulletin which provides details of new research published in the top 5 quality journals as well as details of any relevant articles published in The Lancet, BMJ, NEJM, JAMA and Cochrane Reviews.
Useful Websites
Dynamed - a constantly updated textbook with summaries of treatments, Athens registration required (ask library staff about the app)
NICE Evidence Search - a single search engine which filters the search for good quality healthcare websites only
NICE Medicines Information - BNF and BNFc apps available from this site
Map of Medicine - a collection of care pathways – Athens registration required to access the full map
UK Duets - a database of evidence of uncertainties about treatments
Electronic Journals - Top 5 - Athens account required
Other e-journals are available: log in with NHS Athens at NHS Evidence
BMC Medicine – 2003 onwards
BMJ: British Medical Journal – 1840 onwards
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association – 2008 - 2011
Lancet - 1992 onwards (2 month delay)
New England Journal of Medicine - 1990 onwards (3 month delay)
Print Journals
| |
GRH |
CGH |
| Health Service Journal |
2001 - 2006
(recent years online) |
2007 onwards |
| Journal of International Medical Research |
2001 onwards |
|
| Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine |
1978 - 2009
(recent years online) |
|
Medical Clinics of North America
View a list of Clinic Topics |
1995 - 2009 |
|
| New England Journal of Medicine |
1977 onwards |
Current 5
years only |
Electronic Books - Athens account required
Kersley, Susan E (2006) ABC of Change for Doctors Oxford : Radcliffe
Tate, Peter (2007) Doctor’s Communication Handbook 5th ed; Abingdon : Radcliffe
Longmore, J. Murray; (2007) Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine 7th ed; Oxford : Oxford University Press
Warrell, David Alan; Cox, Timothy M.; Firth, John D.; (2010) Oxford Textbook of Medicine 5th ed; Oxford : Oxford University Press [access via Oxford Textbooks]
Kurtz, Suzanne M.; Silverman, Jonathan; Draper, Juliet; (2005) Teaching and Learning Communication Skills in Medicine 2nd ed; Abingdon : Radcliffe
New Books
| Title |
Shelved at |
| Bradley, John; Gurnell, Mark; Wood, Diana (2012) Clinical medicine 7th ed; Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell |
WB100
GRH/CGH |
| Dancey, C. P. ; Rowe, R. ; Reidy, J. G. (2012). Statistics for the health sciences : a non-mathematical introduction. London : Sage |
W150
GRH |
| Gulati, R. ; Wadhera, M. ; Bovill, I. (2013). Get through MRCP : PACES. (Get through). Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press |
WB18
GRH |
| Mayer, Dan; (2010) Essential evidence-based medicine 2nd ed; Cambridge : Cambridge University Press |
WB20
CGH |
| Reckless, I. (2013). Avoiding errors in adult medicine. (Avoiding errors). Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell |
WB100
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Please contact the library to suggest appropriate books for purchase
Need to know more?
For a full list of books & journals use our online catalogue - www.swims.nhs.uk
To find more e-journals go to NHS Evidence and log in with your NHS Athens account
To ask for a literature search on a specific topic contact the library, details below
The Library
Alexandra House
Cheltenham General Hospital
Tel: 0300 422 3036
Email: |
The Library
Redwood Education Centre
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Tel: 0300 422 6495
Email: |
Updated: 27th August 2013 DC