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So what has the library ever done for us?

We regularly ask our users for feedback and use that information to help us improve our service and at the same time they tell us how they have benefitted from the service we offer.  You can find out our reports on the Intranet.  Go to the About the Library page to find all our reports and strategy:

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We also have a display just outside the library which includes 2 case studiesimpact

And finally here are some comments from our users explaining how the library service has an impact across the Trust and also for them personally.  Discuss your information needs with us.  See how we can support you, to improve patient care and experience across the Trust and beyond.quote1quote2quote3quote4

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Welcome to our new doctors

Quick reminder of what resources are available to you and how to access them

openathensThe magic key to all the e-resources you need including UpToDate and Browzine

If you haven’t asked the library to register you, you can self-register: https://openathens.nice.org.uk/

The Library Space:

  • 24 hour access with a Christie ID badge
  • Computer & printing facilities with your Christie username
  • Department 60 (2nd floor)
  • How to find us on the Intranet

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Your saviour on the ward!

Trusted evidence based decision making advice at the point of care.

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The ‘BrowZine’ app for journal access
Download on to your phone or tablet
Peruse all our journal subscriptions on the go
Create and maintain bookshelves
Keep up to date with the latest articles.
One time log in to Christie Library ‘institution’ using your OpenAthens account, then off you go…

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ClinicalKey is a resource provided by Elsevier. It allows you to easily search for and find full text content over a range on content including
* Full text access to ebooks and Ejournals including Lancet Oncology, the Red Journal and the Green journal   *Guidance   *Images and videos

Access without password on the Library Intranet front page or from   www.christie.nhs.uk/library outside the Trust with OpenAthens

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BMJ Best Practice
Access with OpenAthens from front page of intranet or our website
Excellent for finding guidelines
Procedural videos

ebooksYou have access to a large number of ebooks with OpenAthens
* Search on our library catalogue
* We have access to the Oxford Handbook of Oncology. Find on the catalogue
* TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours is also on the catalogue
* Abeloff’s Clinical Oncology via the catalogue or via ClinicalKey

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* The Christie Repository is a regularly  updated database of articles published by researchers based at the Christie or CRUK (Manchester Institute).
* If you have published research whilst working at The Christie, the repository will also help you publicise your research to other researchers.
* Access The Christie Repositor
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Actively researching? Ask the library staff about OrcID

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NICE Evidence and the Databases
The healthcare databases, provided by NICE, provide access to selected, quality clinical and non-clinical evidence-based information. Access to the following databases are available:
AMED, British Nursing Index, CINAHL, EMBASE, HMIC, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Health Business Elite.

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Library Services
Can’t find a journal article?  We can show you how to find it or how to order it if necessary.
Training on literature searching, critical appraisal, citation management and the Cochrane Library
We can do literature searches for you provided they are not for study (when we can sit with you and help build your strategy)

But don’t forget yourself – enjoy a good read with our fiction section  – no fines!DA72C845-95EE-41EF-902E-E3173259AFC3

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We were nominated #NHS70 Christie Heroes! #Christieheroes

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The Library Team are delighted to have been nominated as Christie Heroes in The Christie’s countdown of 70 individuals or teams of staff who make a contribution to the work at The Christie.

Remember we are here for all staff, and aim to deliver a high quality service to everyone who needs assistance.

From a quiet space to study or work, access to a nice fiction book or a newspaper to read on your break to complex literature searches, assistance with research projects and tracking down hard to find journal articles. Get in touch with your request!

The Christie Library and Knowledge Service

Department 60

Opening Times Mon – Fri: 9:00 – 17:30
24 hour access available. Ask us for details

Tel: 0161 446 3452

Email: library@christie.nhs.uk

Twitter: @ChristieLibrary

 

 

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Do we have access to this journal?

Recently we were surprised to be told we do not take Lancet Oncology, Cancer Research and the Annals of Oncology.  We are pleased to announce this is fake news. We do take all 3 top journals.  So the problem must be access.  Here we will guide you through how to access these and other journals within and outside the Trust.

 

As with anything available electronically, there are many ways that you can access these journals.  For this we will presume you either have a reference you want to find or you just want to browse the current issue of the journal.

Start with eJournals link on our front page and simply enter the title of the journal and search.  It should take you to the latest issue but also give you accessCapture4 to Articles in Press . For Lancet Oncology and the Annals of Oncology  when you click on an article, this works without a problem.  They will ask you for your OpenAthens and you will be into your article. 

Unfortunately Cancer Research and the other AACR journals do not use OpenAthens do you now have to click on the link to the web site where you do have access to full text anywhere within the Trust – great news!

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So now you have accessed these 3 journals you can explore our eJournal link to find other journals.  Unfortunately this only links to journal issues from the beginning of 2007.  It will redirect you for older articles

Outside The Trust, you use the same process but from our external page.  Lancet Oncology and Annals of Oncology and many other journals work from this link but this time I am afraid you do not have access to Cancer Research and the other AACR journals.  They are only available within the Trust.

One really nice thing about this  eJournal search tool is that it is available as an App

 

 

 

 

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Finding us on the new intranet, HIVE

As you may have noticed HIVE was launched this week, and the library page is not linked from the landing page anymore so here is how to get to our area of the intranet.

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The best place to start is the search box in the top right hand corner of your home page.

When you type in Library – click on the first result that drops down

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You should find our home page is quite similar to the old intranet. You can see our Twitter timeline if that interests you.

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Scroll down to see the most popular resource links, and browse the menu for links to things like OpenAthens, our Repository and the literature search and article request forms.

As always, we are only an email or phone call away, so drop us a line if you get stuck or need help.

email: library@ christie.nhs.uk

extension: 446 3456

 

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Day 7: Health Information Partnerships #HIW2018

The Christie Library & Knowledge Service working with the Cancer Information Centre, Chaplaincy and The Christie at Oldham produced a bid to fund books for patients in these areas.  Patients are benefiting every day from access to this material.

But did you know …

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booksManchester public library service has a home-delivery service for Manchester residents called Books to Go.  This is aimed at people with limited mobility, a visual impairment or any difficulty leaving their home.  Watch the video

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In hospital?  Again Manchester public libraries have a whole range of services you can use, available on your smartphone or tablet and all for free! Find out more here about how to access ebooks, emagazines and talking books from Manchester public libraries.

Leaflets about both these 2 services are available from the Cancer Information Centre, opposite M&S at the Oak Road Entrance, The Christie Hospital

 

 

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Day 6: Cancer Patient Stories #HIW2018

The Christie staff library and the Cancer Information Centre have a variety of cancer related memoirs, including some graphic novels too. To search our catalogue, click here.

The Christie website has a section for patient stories here, with patients living with and beyond sharing that experience in their own words.

The Macmillan website has a wealth of content including a library of patient videos, with various themes covered including diagnosis, life after treatment, living with incurable cancer and much much more,

Various cancer charities also have their own content, which is more specific to particular kinds of cancer. So it is well worth searching the internet for their websites, but here are some examples:

Cervical Cancer Patient Stories

Bone Cancer Patient Stories

Pancreatic Cancer Patient Stories

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Health Information Week #HIW2018

2018 CICHealth Information Week (HIW) is a multi-sector campaign to promote the good quality health resources that are available to the public.   Here at the Christie we have the Cancer Information Centre which is situated opposite M&S at the Oak Road Entrance.

Take a few minutes to look around and see the range of leaflets you can trust.  Notice the book shelf with books that you can borrow (no fines, no restrictions on length of borrowing)

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Day 5: Mindfulness and Relaxation

There are some great descriptions of mindfulness on the NHS website,

“Reminding yourself to take notice of your thoughts, feelings, body sensations and the world around you is the first step to mindfulness.”  (NHS, 2018)

Mind have some step by step guides on various relaxation techniques

The NHS has a mood self assessment tool online here

5 Steps to mental wellbeing

Living life to the Full website – peer reviewed and recommended by NHS Staff

MoodGym – peer reviewed and recommended by NHS Staff

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Stop, Breathe and Think is a friendly app which guides you through mindfulness and compassion, available on your phones application provider

 

There are lots of free fitness videos on Youtube, and one we recommend is Yoga with Adrienne, why not try one of her 30 day challenges! Here is a link to her channel

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IN THE LIBRARY

Remember Christie Staff have access to an Employee Assistance Programme, if they need to access counselling and guidance on a variety of issues that might arise from work or home – the library has leaflets about this, contact us fo81V3yscXNBLr details.

 

We have a health and wellbeing book collection, and are happy to take recommendations for books for this area too. All staff can join and borrow books, we have fiction too if you want a lunch break distraction!

New to the library:

A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled

by Ruby Wax

 

In the library we also have a colouring wall! Colouring in is said to alleviate stress, and it’s very fun!

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Day 4: Long-term Conditions

The King’s fund defines Long-term conditions as chronic diseases or conditions for which there is currently no cure, and which are managed with drugs and other treatment.

Long-term conditions can be things such as diabetes, COPD or arthritis, which people may have alongside their cancer diagnosis.

Some facts:

Amount of people in England with a Long-term condition: 15 million

they account for 64% of outpatient appointments

Click here to read the Macmillan report on Cancer and Long-term conditions

Here are some links to information on the following topics:

Diabetes and Cancer  – about 20% of cancer patients also have diabetes

Macmillan on experiencing cancer with diabetes

Arthritis and Cancer

COPD and Cancer

The library can set up a literature search for Christie Staff on these areas or any other, to keep you up to date with advances and research into topics on cancer and Long-term conditions.

Day 3: Health and Digital Literacy

To make good decisions about our health, we need to find, understand, appraise and apply health information.  This is the essence of good health literacy.

Some facts:
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61% cannot understand it if it has a numeracy element

 

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43% cannot calculate a paracetamol dosage for a child based on age and weight (article here)

Some tools are available for professional helping others to understand, including DISCERN: a brief questionnaire that enables people to reliably assess the quality of written information on treatment choices for a health problem

Day 2: Mental Health

moodA cancer diagnosis is a life changing and challenging experience for anyone. It brings many challenges for wellbeing with fear, isolation, loss of self-esteem and of independence all having an impact.  It is no wonder that people with cancer are at increased risk of developing mental health problems such as depression and anxiety.

There are many good sources of information including Macmillan, NHS Choices Moodzone and our own Psycho-oncology service

Day 1: Healthy lifestyles

So why is this important? See what Cancer Research have to say about it.

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What can I do to help myself? The Live Well section of NHS Choices has advice and tips but best of all it has many tools to help you.  It has a BMI healthy weight calculator and programmes to help get you moving whatever your age

 

 

 

 

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Pain management nursing articles

Here are some links to some articles you might like to look at from one of our collections of nursing journals.  This will require you to have an OpenAthens login.

REMEMBER: the library is here to help and support you so please ask us if you need help, after all nobody was born knowing any of this!

Analgesic prescribing in palliative care (2014)

Pain management in cancer nursing (2014)

Acute pain services following surgery for colorectal cancer (2014)

Achieving effective control in cancer pain: a review of current guidelines (2014)

How do nurses in specialist palliative care assess and manage breakthrough cancer pain?  (2014)

Treating cancer pain: the palliative nursing dilemma (2016)

Neuropathic pain in people with cancer (part 2): pharmacological and non-pharmacological management (2015)

Pain, inflammation and wound healing (2018)

Palliative care: Medicines for actively dying patients without pain (2016)

These links go to the page.  To see the full text you will need to click on Sign in and select OpenAthens

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New resource: BMJ Best Practice

You can now access BMJ Best Practice with your OpenAthens username and password. BMJ Best Practice is a decision making tool that gives you fast and easy access to the latest evidence.

It uses the latest research, guidelines and expert opinion to give guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention. It includes links to the BNF and BNFC.

If you have any questions about accessing or using BMJ Best Practice please contact the library. We would also love to hear any feedback you have about this.