Worcestershire Health Libraries

16/06/2026

Due to a team meeting, our libraries will be unstaffed today until 2pm. You can still use our library spaces and access our online services in our absence. If you need to get in touch, drop us an email or message and we will be back in touch ASAP.

15/06/2026

🔔Brand new resource 🔔

If you’re involved in delivering care at any level, then you need clinicalskills.net! ClinicalSkills.net is now available to all Worcestershire Acute staff and students using your OpenAthens account. Featuring over 450 step-by-step procedures, this evidence-based online library can support your daily decision-making and practice.

10/06/2026

📢Calling all staff, students and volunteers! We need your feedback to help us to understand our impact and to develop and improve our services.

Use this short form to share your views and help to shape YOUR library and knowledge service:

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO4_D9CI8xiOlAjIApwxEfz39UQ1RMWFNMVEdGOEpLQU00Qkc0STg0T0tPMi4u&route=shorturl

Please feel free to share this update, print the QR code or share the links with any of your team or other colleagues. We want to capture as many voices and opinions from our community as possible to ensure you are heard and represented.

18/05/2026

💙Dementia Awareness Week | 18 - 24 May 💙

Dementia Awareness Week shines a light on the growing impact of dementia and the importance of early recognition, accurate diagnosis, and ongoing, person centred care. People living with dementia, along with their families and caregivers, face complex challenges that require timely support and evidence based management to maintain quality of life.

ClinicalKey can support you in making informed decisions throughout the care journey. Explore the latest clinical guidance to help you better understand dementia, support patients and caregivers, and deliver effective care at every stage.

17/05/2026

👩🏼‍🏫Need a refresher session on ClinicalKey? Join the team at Elsevier for a a quick 30 minute online training session to get you started with this valuable, evidence-based resource.

This session will cover:
✅ What is ClinicalKey? Use cases and types of content
Benefits of registration: 24/7 access, content downloads and personalised alerts
✅ Live demonstration: efficient searching, navigation and time-saving tools
✅ ClinicalKey app: access from iOS and Android devices
✅ Additional resources: video tutorials and reference materials

Register here to join:

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13/05/2026

It is Mental Health Awareness Week 🧠

Mental health influences every part of a person’s life, including emotional, physical, and psychological wellbeing. Recognising the signs early and putting appropriate safeguards in place can make a meaningful difference—helping to improve both patient outcomes and quality of life.

This Mental Health Week, EMPOWER is a reminder of the trusted resources available to you through ClinicalKey, helping you explore how mental health intersects with all areas of care. Use your OpenAthens account to access ClinicalKey today.

25/04/2026

🩺Today is World Malaria Day

Predominantly impacting children, 3.3 billion people are at risk of Malaria every year. Today is an opportunity to highlight the urgent need for reinforced efforts to prevent, control, and ultimately eliminate malaria.

ClinicalKey can support you with trusted, evidence based resources to guide diagnosis, treatment, and prevention strategies for malaria and other infectious diseases.

Explore ClinicalKey today and access clinical overviews, guidelines, and expert content.

24/04/2026

💉World Immunisation Week | 24th - 30th April

World Immunisation Week highlights the importance of collective action to protect people of all ages from vaccine-preventable diseases, reinforcing the essential role vaccines play in safeguarding community health.

ClinicalKey provides easily accessible, evidence based resources to support you in delivering accurate immunisation guidance and strengthening vaccine confidence with your patients.

ClinicalKey is free for all of our users and can be accessed using your OpenAthens account.

20/04/2026

❓Do you know about the PIF Tick?

Managed by the Patient Information Forum (PIF), the PIF Tick is the UK’s only independently assessed quality mark for print and digital health information. The PIF Tick offers assurances that the information you are looking at is accurate, up to date and can be safely recommended to patients.

Next time you’re looking for some research, sharing a digital resource or handing out a leaflet, look for the ‘Tick’.

16/04/2026

❓Did you know that Worcestershire Health Libraries subscribes to ClinicalKey? This provides you with free access to evidence-based content at the click of a button.

If you haven't already used ClinicalKey, or would benefit from some refresher training, why not join a quick online session with the team at Elsevier? The next session is on April 22nd at 10:00am.

📌 Register here:

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