Improvement & Innovation

Welcome to Improvement & Innovation Update. Here you can find Books available in the library, latest research, innovation and improvement news and other useful resources.

The library team can provide a literature search or evidence synthesis on any Quality Improvement  projects that Trust staff embark upon. We can offer the following training sessions to search literature for your improvement projects, you can also arrange tailored sessions to suit the needs of a specific team.

  • How to access eJournals and eBooks
  • Finding the Evidence: using NHS Health Care Databases
  • Assistance in conducting Literature Searches
  • Facilitating Critical Appraisal- Qualitative and Quantitative

If you can’t find what you are looking for, we can search and provide the information, Please contact us with your search request or submit the online form. You can also request training sessions to learn how to search the databases.

We have number of resources to support Quality Improvement work.

Some books available in the library

Useful  Resources

Databases

Innovation & Improvement News

Quality Improvement Bulletins

QI Evidence update Sep 26

QI Evidence update July 26

QI Evidence update June 26

QI Evidence update May 26

QI Evidence update April 26

QI Evidence update Mar 26

QI Evidence update Feb26

QI Evidence update Jan 26

Request a Literature search – You can request specific information that you need for your improvement projects by requesting a search, we carry out searches on health care databases and also search grey literature to find out the best available evidence.

Request Training – contact us to book a training session to find evidence based information from health care databases.

See also Leadership Update

Library News

Staff Publications Repository is a database of academic papers published by Trust staff, past and present. If you’ve had a paper published recently, please let us know so we can add it to the Repository. Check here for most cited articles from October publications list

We have a collection of educational board games covering a range of subject matters, which can be used in training sessions and to gain CPD credits. You can play one-on-one or in teams.

Health Information Week 3-9 Jul- To celebrate the week we are organising displays in the library and virtual health literacy  awareness sessions.

Access more than 800 Nursing E-books across Many Nursing Topics. Sign in with your OpenAthens account. 

- Check what you can access with your account

BMJ Best Practice -  You can now access Comorbidities Manager

Evidence Updates and Evidence Summaries- save time and make better decisions

Access CINAHL Ultimate – Collection of Nursing and Allied Health Literature

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