Databases

OpenAthens login required. You might have to choose an organisation. Type Coventry or type NHS in England and you should then be able to use your Athens login.

BMJ Best Practice is an evidence-based practice resource from the publishers of the British Medical Journal. No special searching skills are required. You are encouraged to create a personal account in order to use the CME/CPD service and download the mobile App for Android or Apple devices.

In addition to clinical topics, BMJ Best Practice includes UK-produced patient information leaflets, drug information from the BNF and BNF for Children, evidence-based practice resources in collaboration with Cochrane Clinical Answers, and free CME/CPD accredited by the Royal College of General Practitioners and many international professional bodies.

Downloadable online books and audiovisual resources on a wide range of management, education and personal development topics. 

British Nursing Index includes details of articles that support practice, education, and research for nurses, midwives, and health providers in the UK or following UK practice. It provides references to literature in the most relevant nursing and midwifery journals. Many articles are available in full text. OpenAthens login required.

Browse, read and monitor full text scholarly journals via the BrowZine App for Android, Apple or Kindle devices. To get started, 

1. Download BrowZine in your device’s App Store

2. Select University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust as your library and log in with your UHCW OpenAthens account (need one of these? Ask library staff for more info or register at https://openathens.nice.org.uk ).

3. To set up bookshelves and save your favourite full text articles, register for a free BrowZine personal account – you’ll be prompted to do so on the App.

You can use the BrowZine website here. 

LibKey Nomad++ is an extension for Chrome, Edge, Safari and other web browsers that gives smart access to our subscribed full text on PubMed, Wikipedia and a range of other websites.

• Click Download LibKey Nomad - Third Iron
• Choose your browser
• Follow the instructions to install LibKey Nomad.

• When the Select Institution box appears, type Coventry and choose University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust
• A little green icon will appear in the top right of your browser
• You are now all set for using LibKey Nomad++: prepare for WOW!