Medical Apps

Our Netvibes Medical Apps page acts as a brief introduction to some mobile internet sites and applications.

Best tools to find new medical Apps or keep track of deals and offers:

BNF NICE logo       

NICE BNF App

An official BNF app has been launched by NICE and is available free to NHS staff with an NHS Athens account.

BNF App

Aimed at pharmacists, doctors, nurses and  other healthcare professionals who prescribe and administer medicines, the app provides easy offline access to up-to-date practical information on prescribing, dispensing, and administering medicines.

NICE Apps  for smart phones and tablets

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NICE BNFC App

An official BNF for Children app has been launched by NICE and is available free to NHS staff with an NHS Athens account.

  • Aimed at pharmacists, doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals who prescribe and administer medicines, the app provides easy offline access to up-to-date practical information on prescribing, dispensing, and administering medicines for children.

Download this app for Android, iphone smartphones or ipod touch from the Apple App Store or  Google Play.

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The official NICE Guidance app is available to download for Android and iPhone smartphones.

  • The free app allows quick and easy access to all of NICE’s recommendations and advice.
  • Aimed at healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses and medical students, the app allows users to search, browse and explore all of the guidance produced by NICE.

The NICE Guidance app works on Android Smartphones, Apple iPhones and iPod touch running IOS 4.3 and above. It can be downloaded from Apple’s iStore and Google Play.

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The NHS Apps Library brings together apps and digital tools that healthcare professionals can use and recommend with confidence. All the apps published on the library have passed through an assessment process designed by expert reviewers to ensure they are safe, secure and work effectively.

Library News & What’s new

Health & Wellbeing Collection

Our wellbeing collection has a range of self-help and mood-boosting-books for library members to borrow. Books includes:

  • Mindfulness
  • Stress and Anxiety Management
  • Emotional Resilience
  • Meditation
  • Yoga, Pilates & Tai Chi
  • Healthy Eating

Access full list of  Health & Wellbeing Book Collection

We also have a range of resources to help staff to relax and stay healthy, including on-going jigsaw puzzles, colouring books and colouring pencils to help staff to relax and de-stress, so feel free to pop in and do a bit of jigsaw and colouring.

Board Games

We have a collection of educational board games which can be used in training sessions and to gain CPD credits. Below board games recently added to our existing collection.

Menopause Game

Team resilience game

Dysphagia game

Hydration game

Mental health at work  Map game

Mental health awareness

LGBT+ in the workplace game

Safeguarding game

If you’re interested in borrowing these board games for your CPD or training or if you have any questions please email chelwest.library.infoservice@nhs.net

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DynaMedAccess DynaMed, clinical decision support tool on the Trust intranet without password, access remotely with NHS OpenAthens, download the app to access on mobile devices anywhere. See the quick guide for details

 

Access BMJ Best Practice, clinical decision support tool on the Trust intranet without password, access remotely with NHS OpenAthens, download the app to access on mobile devices anywhere. See the  user guide for details.


Staff Publications lists:

COVID- 19 Staff Publications

WMUH -2025

CWMH (can download only on the Trust computers)

Institutional Repository of Staff Publications

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