Databases
The library provides access to many health care databases with an OpenAthens log-in.
Training is available if you would like to learn more about how to maximise your searching skills or to learn more about the strengths and coverage of the various databases now available to you.
Guidance notes on the use of the HDAS databases can be found on the HDAS advanced search page in the about tab for each database: AMED, BNI, CINAHL, EMBASE, Health Business Elite, HMIC, MEDLINE and PsycINFO.
To begin an advanced search via any of these databases, log in with your NHS OpenAthens user name/password.
| Database | Password | Full-text availability | Accessibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMED (Allied and complementary medicine) Complementary medicine, palliative care and allied health disciplines |
OpenAthens |
Yes – links to full text articles may be available |
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| British National FormularyThe BNF provides UK healthcare professionals with authoritative and practical information on the selection and clinical use of medicines in a clear, concise and accessible manner |
|
Yes |
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| British National Formulary for ChildrenThe essential resource for clinical use of medicines in children |
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Yes |
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| British Nursing IndexIndexes the main nursing journals published in the UK |
OpenAthens |
Yes – links to full text articles may be available |
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| CINAHL (Cumulative Index of Nursing and Health Literature)Nursing and allied health disciplines |
OpenAthens |
Yes – links to full text articles may be available |
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| Cochrane LibraryRegularly updated electronic library giving access to the evidence required for informed health care decision-making, including systematic reviews |
None required |
Full text of Cochrane Systematic Reviews only |
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| EMBASE European focused medical database consisting of Excepta Medica, EMBASE psychiatry, EMBASE drugs and pharmacology, EMBASE evidence-based medicine |
OpenAthens |
Yes – links to full text articles may be available |
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| HMIC Replaces DH-Data and King’s fund databases. Indexes journals of the Department of health library. Also covers policy and management of health and social care services in the UK. |
Open Athens |
Yes – links to full text articles may be available |
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| MEDLINE Database from the National Library of Medicine covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences |
OpenAthens |
Yes – links to full text articles may be available |
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| NIHR (National Institute of Health research) Information about ongoing research |
None required |
No |
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| PEDro PEDro is the physiotherapy evidence database |
None required |
No |
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| PsycINFO Psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines |
OpenAthens |
Yes – links to full text articles may be available |
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| PubMed PubMedDatabase from the National Library of Medicine covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences |
None required/ OpenAthens optional |
Yes – links to full-text articles if these are freely available. More full-text articles available with OpenAthens option |
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| REHABDATA From the US National Rehabilitation Information Center. The REHABDATA database spans almost 50 years of disability and rehabilitation research |
None required |
No |
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| TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice)The TRIP database allows users to rapidly and easily identify high quality medical literature from a wide range of sources |
None required |
Some full text access |
Non subscribers are permitted 5 free searches |
| UpToDate – For PatientsSummary reviews for use by patients (american database) |
None required |
Yes |
Page last reviewed: 18 November, 2019