Coronavirus(COVID-19) Resource Hub

This page is created to signpost Trust staff to a range of evidence resources, we aim to update it regularly. However, the evidence and research about COVID-19 is constantly changing and whilst every effort will be made to check the currency of the links, it is advised to check websites directly in case of any updates. If you have any queries about this site, please contact us

Most of the resources are free but some may require an OpenAthens sign-in. If you don’t have open Athens account you can register here.

Clinical Guidelines
Clinical Question & Answers
COVID-19 Staff Publications
Current Awareness
eBooks
eLearning
Evidence Summaries
Expert Searches/Search Tools
FREE Publisher Links
Health & Wellbeing
Skills & Procedures

Evidence searches

The librarians can undertake COVID-19 evidence / literature searches for Trust staff. Complete the online form or send us an email to let us know the details.  Request a search

COVID-19 Staff Publications

Information for Patients & Carers

Health Information for Patients

BBC Health News

Hospital admits full responsibility for 24 failures that led to toddler's death
Eleanor Aldred-Owen died after surgery because an abnormal scan was not flagged.
Closing urgent care centres would have 'dire consequences', objectors say
Plan to close three urgent care centres sparks worry about pressure on GPs and emergency departments.
'I was heading for a breakdown, then books saved my life'
Birmingham author Kit de Waal says a chance conversation changed her life after she left home at 16.
Why you should eat kiwi and pineapple skins
Eating fruit and vegetable scraps such as peels and stalks could provide a health boost that most of us are missing, say UK researchers, external.
I gave birth in ambulance on A96 amid staff shortages at local hospital
Hannah Smith was travelling to Aberdeen Maternity Hospital as she could not go to Dr Gray's in Elgin.
'My low Vitamin D levels hit me like a truck'
Saskia Reeves-Priestley didn't know she had a Vitamin D deficiency until she suddenly collapsed at work.
'My low Vitamin D levels hit me like a truck'
Saskia Reeves-Priestley didn't know she had a Vitamin D deficiency until she suddenly collapsed at work.
How major policy shift is changing police response to mental health call-outs
999 calls will be triaged and if there is any risk of harm or to life, or if a crime is involved, the police will still attend.
Heart attack patient, 83, had to drive four hours for hospital appointment
Charles Swift faced a 140-mile round trip to get to a hospital, but had to drive himself.
Biggest fibre boost could be scraps in your bin, experts say
Chomping on vegtable skins, seeds and stalks could give us vital fibre, say food scientists.