Here is an easy way to navigate our online resources. All of our online resources are set up to use your Trust login to access them.
For help or training on any of these resources, including which resources we recommend for your search, please email library
LibKey Nomad is a free web browser add-on which can save you time accessing online journals and works on a wide range of websites.
There are some great easy to use places to get you started:
NICE Guidelines
Search NICE Guidance and Technology reviews
BMJ Best Practice and UpToDate
These both provide summaries of the latest evidence on a wide variety of topics. All clinical staff will find the information useful. The patient information sheets are great for students or healthcare staff who want brief information without the jargon.
The British National Formulary (BNF) offers key information on the selection, prescribing, dispensing and administration of medicines.
You may also find the Royal Marsden Manual and the Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry useful.
Don't forget - the library staff can provide advice and training on everything mentioned here.
MPFT Library Catalogue
Search books available from our Stafford and Redwoods Libraries, as well as our eBooks. You can log in using your Trust login details to renew your library books or to suggest new books for the library
eBook Library
This is our main website for eBooks, which can be read online or downloaded using an app. It also features a number of eBooks that are available for short term loan (some may need approval by library staff, but some are available instantly.) Overall about 5000 eBooks are available on this site using your Trust login. Find out more information about accessing eBooks.
NHS Knowledge and Library Hub
This searches a wide selection of our journals as well as our books and eBooks in one place. This is an easy to use platform that is great for beginners, and works best when searching for very specific keywords or phrases. If you are using a Trust device, to log in on the webpage: click the link which says "Welcome, Guest. Sign in with NHS OpenAthens for full access." For advanced searching use the databases mentioned below.
Medline
Good starting point for medical and nursing topics. Also good second choice for some mental health, physical healthcare or AHP topics.
Embase
One of the best sources for physical healthcare and also useful for mental health. Large (but not complete) overlap with Medline - often worth searching both.
CINAHL
Usually the best database for a nursing or AHP-related search topics (except in mental health – then use PsycInfo). Uses a lot of US terminology.
PsycINFO
Usually the best starting point for a mental health search. It's also very good for some AHP areas such as speech and language therapy, even for some physical health topics.
Social Policy & Practice
Social Policy and Practice is a unique bibliographic database for those working or studying in the social and health care sectors. SPP is a vital source of relevant evidence, produced by UK-based organisations which play an active role in guiding practitioners and policy-makers.
HMIC
Combination of material from two UK sources: Department of Health and King’s Fund library. Concentrates on healthcare policy, administration, organisation and management; also quality of care. Includes reports and government publications as well as journal articles.
For searches in a particular field, you will also find useful information in the related clinical databases above.
If you're looking for the link to a particular database, take a look at our A to Z list of online resources in the section below.
If you still can't find the resource you are looking for, please Email us: library
Below is a comprehensive list of online journals, databases and other resources that you may find useful. Unless otherwise stated these use your Trust login. For help or training on any of these resources please email library
For a breakdown of what resources may be most helpful to your needs, please visit our Which Database Do I Want section above.
A to Z Journal Search - Search Journal subscriptions by journal title
Cambridge University Press - Access to our British Journal of Psychiatry subscriptions, including BJPsych Advances
e-Learning for Healthcare (Register for free. Use your nhs.uk or nhs.net email address if using this for work related e-learning) - Wide variety of healthcare related e-learning, including modules on how to plan and carry out a literature search - (often a key part of Evidence searching)
Emerald Journals - Access to our health and social care journal subscriptions
EBookCentral - Our main platform for searching and reading eBooks
EBSCO Databases - Includes the National Library Discovery Hub and CINAHL database
JAMA Network - Access our JAMA journal subscriptions, including JAMA and JAMA Psychiatry
Kortext eBooks - Browse and read eBooks online, including books as part of the national eBook collection
MAG Online Library - Access to our Nursing and Allied Health journals, including British Journal of Nursing
OT Seeker - A free online journal search tool for Occupational Therapists
Ovid Technologies, Inc. - Search databases such as Medline, Social Policy and Practice and others
Oxford Academic - Access to our journal subscriptions, including British Journal of Social Work
NHS Knowledge and Library Hub - searches journals and books in one place
PEDro - A free online search tool for physiotherapists
ProQuest New Platform - Search databases such as British Nursing Index and PsycInfo
PsychiatryOnline - Access our American Journal of Psychiatry subscription
RCNi Journals - Access RCN nursing journals, including Nursing Standard and Primary Health Care
SAGE Journals - Access our Mental Health and Nursing journal subscriptions, including Autism Journal, Dementia Journal and Journal of Integrated Care
Taylor & Francis Online - Access our mental health and social care journals, including European Journal of Social Work and Psychotherapy Research
Wiley Online Library - Access our medical and nursing journal subscriptions, including British Journal of Clinical Psychology and Child Development
Wiley Royal Marsden Manual 10 (RMM10) - Online searchable version of the Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures
