open athens: finding the evidence
TRANSCRIPT
O Oliveira L Library
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Library Online 2
Wellbeing 2
Survey 2
Finding the Evidence 3
Evaluating the Evidence 3
Research 5
Library amp Knowledge Services 7
Discovery System 7
Contact Us 8
Open Athens
Finding the Evidence
Following the latest evidence
Did you know that the Oliveira Library sends out over 700 current
awareness or evidence updates each month
Many of our subscribers receive their updates via KnowledgeShare
Librarians use the KnowledgeShare system to assign individuals to
specific fields of interest This means we can generate updates that are
specially tailored to be relevant to the recipient allowing clinicians to keep
abreast of recent developments in their field
If you would like to receive regular emails with updates relevant to your
practice please let us know or fill in the KnowledgeShare Registration
Form
We also receive current awareness and evidence bulletins from other
NHS Library services to distribute to our readers as well as producing our
own in-house bulletins (Pathology Evidence Update and Radiology
Evidence Update)
To request a list of titles currently available please contact us
New alerting system in KnowledgeShare
KnowledgeShare subscribers will be pleased to know they can now
receive Table of Contents Alerts for a number of medical journals
automatically delivered to their email inbox If you would like to sign up
to this service please contact the Oliveira Library on
iowntlibrarynhsnet
Spring 2021
Volume 1 Issue 1
2
Some of the Wellbeing lsquoBooks on Prescriptionrsquo available
Online Library Reception
Early last year the Education Centre
including the Oliveira Library was
converted to the lsquoOliveira Field
Hospitalrsquo to provide additional ward
space during the COVID-19 crisis
This has meant that we have had to
provide most of our Library services
online
Initial user feedback from the Library
Survey (see below) suggests that
people are finding it more difficult to
access our services so to make
access slightly easier we have set
up an Online Reception
To connect to the online reception
click this link We hope to be live on
weekday mornings If for any
reason there is nobody there you
can leave a message in the chat box
for us to respond to
For other ways to contact us please
see the back page
As many of you will know the Oliveira Library put most of their physical
collection in storage at the start of the COVID crisis We are happy to say
that some of the books from our wellbeing collection have been retrieved and
are now available to borrow again
We have continued to update our collection throughout the year including
Oxford Handbooks and other clinical and medical textbooks as well as some
further wellbeing books and a new eBook collection
We can also order books on your behalf from our network These can be
collected from Reception in the temporary Education Centre on the Isle of
Wight College Site or we can post to your workplace via internal mail
Book Stock
Win a pound10 Amazon voucher with 3 easy questionshellip
The Library and Knowledge Services is looking for feedback and ideas on how to promote improve and add value to our services
It will only take a few minutes and will give us invaluable information for taking our services forward
Everybodyrsquos input is essential whether or not you have used our services Please follow this link httpswwwsmartsurveycouks0FL5P3
To request books please contact the library by email iowntlibrarynhsnet or phone ext 5419
You can also pop into the library office in the temporary Education Centre E- block Isle of Wight College on Wednesday to Friday mornings
The entire SWIMS catalogue including our eBooks can be accessed at wwwswimsnhsuk (Select lsquoIsle of Wight Oliveira Library I01rsquo to see locally available eBooks)
3
Finding the Evidence
Evidence-Based Summary
GIRFT best practice library
Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) 2020
httpswwwgettingitrightfirsttimecoukbest-practice-
library-access-request
[The Best Practice Library brings together in one
place the knowledge of best practice gained through
our GIRFT deep-dive visits to hospitals and clinically-
led national reports The Best Practice Library will
cover 40 specialties and cross-cutting themes and will
signpost healthcare providers and healthcare
professionals to established best practice support for
implementation and an evidence base to support the
case for change Includes documents to support
services in the COVID-19 era]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Systematic Review Meta-Analysis
Developing a fully automated evidence synthesis
tool for identifying assessing and collating the
evidence
Brassey J BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)24-27
[Here we describe a fully automated evidence
synthesis system for intervention studies one that
identifies all the relevant evidence assesses the
evidence for reliability and collates it to estimate the
relative effectiveness of an intervention Results are
visualised using modern visualisation techniques We
believe this to be the first publicly available
automated evidence synthesis system an evidence
mapping tool that synthesises evidence on the fly]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Original Research
Factors affecting paramedicine students learning
about evidence-based practice a
phenomenographic study
Wilson A BMC Medical Education 202121(1)45
[Evidence-based practice is an important component
of pre-service professional learning in medicine and
allied health degrees including new programmes in
paramedicine Despite substantial interest in this area
there is still a lack of clear understanding of how the
skills and understandings needed to develop the
capacity to apply evidence-based practice can best be
learned Evidence-based practice is often described as
consisting of five steps ask acquire appraise apply
and assess]
Freely available online
Book
Nursing literature reviews a reflection
Lipscomb M Routledge 2019 Library Shelf Location
WY 24 LIP
[This book contributes to debates around evidence-
based practice and literature reviews more generally It
will appeal to anyone with an interest in professional
issues research and the philosophy and sociology of
nursing]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Evaluating the Evidence
Opinions
Challenges facing early-career and mid-career
researchers potential solutions to safeguard the
future of evidence-based medicine
Richards GC BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)8-11
[EMCRs can make significant contributions to fixing
the problems in medical research Yet the current
structures and systems need an overhaul We propose
that the training of EBM research metrics mentorship
and administration processes must be revised and
improved to ensure that there is a future for evidence-
based healthcare]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Childrens fitness and health an epic scandal of
poor methodology inappropriate statistics
questionable editorial practices and a generation
of misinformation
Welsman J BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)12-13
[We have an ethical and moral duty with minors to
ensure that our research methodologies are rigorous
and defensible Only then will we accurately
understand the role of fitness in childrenrsquos current and
future health enabling public health recommendations
to be meaningful and evidence-based]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
(Continued on page 4)
Literature Focus
Fat or fiction the diet-heart hypothesis
DuBroff R BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)3-7
[The preponderance of evidence indicates that low-fat
diets that reduce serum cholesterol do not reduce
cardiovascular events or mortality Specifically diets
that replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat do
not convincingly reduce cardiovascular events or
mortality These conclusions stand in contrast to
current opinion]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Taking the P why the founder of P-values would
be turning in his grave
Parry C Pharmaceutical Journal 202120208709
[P le005 or any similarly arbitrary cut off is a familiar
concept for interpreting clinical literature Article notes
recent debate is causing scientists and clinicians to
question the prominence given to P-values mdash and if
they even have a place in clinical interpretation at all]
Freely available online
Evidence-Based Summary
GIRFT best practice library
Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) 2020
httpswwwgettingitrightfirsttimecoukbest-practice-
library-access-request
[The Best Practice Library brings together in one
place the knowledge of best practice gained through
our GIRFT deep-dive visits to hospitals and clinically-
led national reports The Best Practice Library will
cover 40 specialties and cross-cutting themes and will
signpost healthcare providers and healthcare
professionals to established best practice support for
implementation and an evidence base to support the
case for change Includes documents to support
services in the COVID-19 era]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Systematic Reviews Meta-Analysis
Developing a fully automated evidence synthesis
tool for identifying assessing and collating the
evidence
Brassey J BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)24-27
[Here we describe a fully automated evidence
synthesis system for intervention studies one that
identifies all the relevant evidence assesses the
evidence for reliability and collates it to estimate the
relative effectiveness of an intervention Results are
visualised using modern visualisation techniques We
believe this to be the first publicly available
automated evidence synthesis system an evidence
mapping tool that synthesises evidence on the fly]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Medicine misuse A systematic review and
proposed hierarchical terminology
Singier A British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
2020doiorg101111bcp14604
[Although medicine misuse is a public health issue it
has multiple meanings in the medical literature This
study aimed to characterize classify and identify the
most appropriate definitions of medicine misuse This
systematic review provides a comprehensive overview
of the terms and definitions used to characterize
medicine misuse and could serve as a basis for a
terminology that makes clear distinctions between
misuse abuse and errors]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password for
eligible users
Original Research
Factors affecting paramedicine students learning
about evidence-based practice a
phenomenographic study
Wilson A BMC Medical Education 202121(1)45
[Evidence-based practice is an important component
of pre-service professional learning in medicine and
allied health degrees including new programmes in
paramedicine Despite substantial interest in this area
there is still a lack of clear understanding of how the
skills and understandings needed to develop the
capacity to apply evidence-based practice can best be
learned Evidence-based practice is often described as
consisting of five steps ask acquire appraise apply
and assess]
Freely available online
Books
Critical Thinking for Nursing Health and Social
Care
Frohman R Red Globe Press 2020
[This practical book will equip students with the critical
thinking reading and writing skills required to succeed
both on their course and in their professional
placements It takes readers through the core stages
of working on an assignment from finding and
evaluating sources through to critically reading
material and demonstrating critical analysis in their
writing]
Medical statistics made easy
Harris M 4th ed Scion Publishing 2020 Library Shelf
Location WA 950 HAR
[A book of key statistics principles for anyone studying
or working in medicine and healthcare who needs a
(Continued from page 3)
(Continued on page 5)
Literature Focus
5
basic overview of the subject Ideal for non-
statisticians who need to understand how statistics are
used and applied in medicine and medical research]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Nursing literature reviews a reflection
Lipscomb M Routledge 2019 Library Shelf Location
WY 24 LIP
[This book contributes to debates around evidence-
based practice and literature reviews more generally It
will appeal to anyone with an interest in professional
issues research and the philosophy and sociology of
nursing]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
The Doctors Guide to Critical Appraisal
Pastest Limited 2020
[The Doctors Guide to Critical Appraisal is a
comprehensive and up-to-date review of the
knowledge and skills clinicians need to appraise
clinical research papers This new edition expands on
the award-winning third edition with a modified
structure new and updated chapters new figures and
scenarios and more help with difficult topics Also
includes excerpts from real clinical papers to illustrate
key concepts]
(Continued from page 4)
Research Methods
Reports
Extracting data from diagnostic test accuracy
studies for meta-analysis
Taylor KS BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)19-21
[It is important that DTA reviews summarise all the
available evidence Studies in which the necessary
information is not fully reported should not necessarily
be excluded from pooled analyses As reported in this
article equations exist to derive values for the
variables required for meta-analysis from other
reported measures These equations may also be
used to check the consistency of reported DTA
measures Inconsistencies may arise if all the
participants do not complete the study]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Producing a successful PhD thesis
Barrett D Evidence-Based Nursing 202124(1)1-2
[In this article we outline the core criteria on which PhD
theses are judged and offer suggestions for achieving
success]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
European medicines agencies network strategy to
2025 Protecting public health at a time of rapid
change
European Medicines Agency 2020
httpswwwemaeuropaeuennewsjoint-strategy-sets
-direction-ema-eu-medicines-regulatory-agencies-2025
[The strategy details how the European medicines
regulatory network can enable the supply of safe and
effective medicines in the face of challenges posed by
ever-accelerating developments in medicine digital
technologies as well as emerging health threats such
as the COVID-19 pandemic]
Freely available online
Human medicines highlights of 2020
European Medicines Agency 2021
httpswwwemaeuropaeuennewshuman-medicines
-highlights-2020
[The EMA has published an overview of its key
recommendations in 2020 on the authorisation and
safety monitoring of medicines for human use 97
medicines were recommended for marketing
authorisation Of these 39 were for a new active
substance]
Freely available online
Systematic Review Meta-Analysis
Association between conflicts of interest and
favourable recommendations in clinical guidelines
advisory committee reports opinion pieces and
narrative reviews systematic review
Nejstgaard CH BMJ 2020371m4234
[We interpret our findings to indicate that financial
conflicts of interest are associated with favourable
recommendations of drugs and devices in clinical
guidelines advisory committee reports opinion pieces
and narrative reviews Limitations of this review were
risk of confounding in the included studies and the
statistical imprecision of individual analyses of each
document type It is not certain whether non-financial
conflicts of interest influence recommendations]
Original Research
A multi-stakeholder approach to the co-production
of the research agenda for medicines optimisation
Fellenor J BMC Health Services Research 202121
(1)64
[A wide range of research questions was generated
reflecting concerns which affect patients practitioners
the health service as well the ethical and philosophical
aspects of the prescribing and deprescribing of
(Continued on page 6)
Literature Focus
6
medicines These questions should be used to set
future research agendas and funding commissions]
Designing and undertaking randomised
implementation trials guide for researchers
Wolfenden L BMJ 2021372m3721
Medical heuristics and action-research
professionalism versus science
Unger JP BMC Health Services Research 202020
(Suppl 2)1071
[This article identifies the desirable heuristic
particularities of research in professional medical
practice and it identifies what distinguishes this
research from scientific research]
Meta-ethnography in healthcare research a guide
to using a meta-ethnographic approach for
literature synthesis
Sattar R BMC Health Services Research 202121
(1)50
[Meta-ethnographic synthesis is an important and
increasingly used tool in healthcare research which
can be used to inform policy and practice The guide
presented clarifies how the stages and processes
involved in conducting a meta-synthesis can be
operationalised]
Methodological standards for qualitative and
mixed methods patient centered outcomes
research
Gaglio B BMJ 2020371m4435
STaRT-RWE structured template for planning and
reporting on the implementation of real world
evidence studies
Wang SV BMJ 2021372m4856
The impact of research intercalation during
medical school on post-graduate career
progression
Sorial AK BMC Medical Education 202121(1)39
[Medical students at The University of Manchester
have the option of research intercalation on the Master
of Research programme There is a paucity of
evidence for the benefits of research intercalation
However we hypothesised that research intercalation
would accelerate post-graduate career progression
and aimed to objectively measure the career
enhancing impact quantify the benefits and determine
the alumni perception of research intercalation]
Freely available online
Books
Introducing Research Methodology Thinking Your
Way Through Your Research Project
Flick U SAGE Publications Ltd 2020
[Offering an encyclopedic introduction to research this
book shows you how to think about every stage of their
project and equips you with the tools you need to
understand different research processes]
Medical statistics made easy
Harris M 4th ed Scion Publishing 2020 Library Shelf
Location WA 950 HAR
[A book of key statistics principles for anyone studying
or working in medicine and healthcare who needs a
basic overview of the subject Ideal for non-
statisticians who need to understand how statistics are
used and applied in medicine and medical research]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Nursing literature reviews a reflection
Lipscomb M Routledge 2019 Library Shelf Location
WY 24 LIP
[This book contributes to debates around evidence-
based practice and literature reviews more generally It
will appeal to anyone with an interest in professional
issues research and the philosophy and sociology of
nursing]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Qualitative research in health care
Pope C Mays N 4th ed John Wiley and Sons 2020
Library Shelf Location WX 20 POP
[Now in its fourth edition this concise accessible and
authoritative introduction to conducting and interpreting
qualitative research in the health care field has been
fully revised and updated This new edition features
chapters covering newer methods which are becoming
more widely used in the health research field
examining the role of theory the analysis of virtual and
digital data and advances in participatory approaches
to research]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
(Continued from page 5)
Literature Focus
7
Opinion
Beware of word truncation in PubMed unexpected problems and
potential solutions
Vieira R BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126(1)34-36
[PubMed allows truncation of a given term by using an asterisk () Its
purpose is to retrieve the first 600 words containing the part of the word
preceding the asterisk and it is a recommended practice when building the
queries to be used in systematic reviews However unawareness on how
truncation is enforcedmdashparticularly when searching for expressions with
more than one wordmdashcan result in obtaining a lower number of results than
what would be intuitively expected]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Reports
Mobilising knowledge in public health reflections on ten years of
collaborative working in Fuse the Centre for Translational Research in
Public Health
van der Graaf P Evidence amp Policy a Journal ofrResearch debate and
practice 202016(4)673-685
[Four steps in the knowledge exchange process that are concurrent
iterative and vary in intensity over time awareness raising knowledge
sharing making evidence fit for purpose and supporting uptake and
implementation of evidence Relationship building and maintenance is
essential for all stages]
Freely available online
Busting bureaucracy empowering frontline staff by reducing excess
bureaucracy in the health and care system in England
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) 2020
httpswwwgovukgovernmentconsultationsreducing-bureaucracy-in-the-
health-and-social-care-system-call-for-evidenceoutcomebusting-
bureaucracy-empowering-frontline-staff-by-reducing-excess-bureaucracy-in-
the-health-and-care-system-in-england
[Government response to a consultation held July to September 2020 on
reducing bureaucracy in the health and social care system The consultation
raised six main areas of concern and highlights changes during COVID-19
and sets out 8 priority areas for action]
Freely available online
Precision public health a critical review of the opportunities and
obstacles
EPPI-Centre Social Science Research Unit UCL 2020
httpeppiioeacukcmsDefaultaspxtabid=3788
[The term lsquoprecision public healthrsquo (PPH) refers to a new approach in public
health which involves the use of novel data sources andor computer
science-driven methods of data analysis to predict risk or outcomes in
order to improve how interventions are targeted or tailored with the aim of
making them more individualised and therefore more effective and cost-
effective than methods currently in use This critical review outlines key
assumptions and identifies potential challenges]
Freely available online
(Continued on page 8)
Library and Knowledge Services
Discovery Service
A new Discovery Service is
being planned for NHS Libraries
in England and the Oliveira
Library will be talking part in the
pilot later this year
The new service will make it
easier for clinical and medical
staff to look up and access a
variety of resources
Until then you can still use our
existing Discovery service by
clicking on the link on our
website at
wwwiownhsuklibrary
Remember to sign in with your
Open Athens credentials to gain
full access to available
resources
More information about the new
system and how to access
information is being developed
and we look forward to being
able to share this new resource
with you
Literature Focus
O Oliveira L Library
Contact us
Supporting evidence-based decision making
Book
Information Technology and Data in Healthcare Using and
Understanding Data
Hartzband D Productivity Press 2020
[Healthcare transformation requires us to continually look at new and better
ways to manage insights ndash both within and outside the organization
Increasingly the ability to glean and operationalize new insights efficiently
as a by-product of an organizationrsquos day-to-day operations is becoming vital
for hospitals and health systems to survive and prosper]
(Continued from page 7)
Tel 53 4519
iowntlibrarynhsnet
wwwiownhsuklibrary
Oliveira Library
Education Centre
St Maryrsquos Hospital
PO30 5TG
IOWNHSLibrary
E-Block Isle of Wight College site of
the Temporary Education Centre
NHS Library Services available to you
Literature Searches
Journal Article Supply
Book Loans
IT Skills Support
Critical Appraisal Training (Introductory)
Study Skills Support
Referencing Support amp Training
Finding the Evidence Training
Constructing a Search Strategy Support amp Training
Current Awareness amp Evidence Updates
eBooks amp Online Information Resources
Clinical Librarian Support for Journal clubs Ward Dept or MDT
meetings
2
Some of the Wellbeing lsquoBooks on Prescriptionrsquo available
Online Library Reception
Early last year the Education Centre
including the Oliveira Library was
converted to the lsquoOliveira Field
Hospitalrsquo to provide additional ward
space during the COVID-19 crisis
This has meant that we have had to
provide most of our Library services
online
Initial user feedback from the Library
Survey (see below) suggests that
people are finding it more difficult to
access our services so to make
access slightly easier we have set
up an Online Reception
To connect to the online reception
click this link We hope to be live on
weekday mornings If for any
reason there is nobody there you
can leave a message in the chat box
for us to respond to
For other ways to contact us please
see the back page
As many of you will know the Oliveira Library put most of their physical
collection in storage at the start of the COVID crisis We are happy to say
that some of the books from our wellbeing collection have been retrieved and
are now available to borrow again
We have continued to update our collection throughout the year including
Oxford Handbooks and other clinical and medical textbooks as well as some
further wellbeing books and a new eBook collection
We can also order books on your behalf from our network These can be
collected from Reception in the temporary Education Centre on the Isle of
Wight College Site or we can post to your workplace via internal mail
Book Stock
Win a pound10 Amazon voucher with 3 easy questionshellip
The Library and Knowledge Services is looking for feedback and ideas on how to promote improve and add value to our services
It will only take a few minutes and will give us invaluable information for taking our services forward
Everybodyrsquos input is essential whether or not you have used our services Please follow this link httpswwwsmartsurveycouks0FL5P3
To request books please contact the library by email iowntlibrarynhsnet or phone ext 5419
You can also pop into the library office in the temporary Education Centre E- block Isle of Wight College on Wednesday to Friday mornings
The entire SWIMS catalogue including our eBooks can be accessed at wwwswimsnhsuk (Select lsquoIsle of Wight Oliveira Library I01rsquo to see locally available eBooks)
3
Finding the Evidence
Evidence-Based Summary
GIRFT best practice library
Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) 2020
httpswwwgettingitrightfirsttimecoukbest-practice-
library-access-request
[The Best Practice Library brings together in one
place the knowledge of best practice gained through
our GIRFT deep-dive visits to hospitals and clinically-
led national reports The Best Practice Library will
cover 40 specialties and cross-cutting themes and will
signpost healthcare providers and healthcare
professionals to established best practice support for
implementation and an evidence base to support the
case for change Includes documents to support
services in the COVID-19 era]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Systematic Review Meta-Analysis
Developing a fully automated evidence synthesis
tool for identifying assessing and collating the
evidence
Brassey J BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)24-27
[Here we describe a fully automated evidence
synthesis system for intervention studies one that
identifies all the relevant evidence assesses the
evidence for reliability and collates it to estimate the
relative effectiveness of an intervention Results are
visualised using modern visualisation techniques We
believe this to be the first publicly available
automated evidence synthesis system an evidence
mapping tool that synthesises evidence on the fly]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Original Research
Factors affecting paramedicine students learning
about evidence-based practice a
phenomenographic study
Wilson A BMC Medical Education 202121(1)45
[Evidence-based practice is an important component
of pre-service professional learning in medicine and
allied health degrees including new programmes in
paramedicine Despite substantial interest in this area
there is still a lack of clear understanding of how the
skills and understandings needed to develop the
capacity to apply evidence-based practice can best be
learned Evidence-based practice is often described as
consisting of five steps ask acquire appraise apply
and assess]
Freely available online
Book
Nursing literature reviews a reflection
Lipscomb M Routledge 2019 Library Shelf Location
WY 24 LIP
[This book contributes to debates around evidence-
based practice and literature reviews more generally It
will appeal to anyone with an interest in professional
issues research and the philosophy and sociology of
nursing]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Evaluating the Evidence
Opinions
Challenges facing early-career and mid-career
researchers potential solutions to safeguard the
future of evidence-based medicine
Richards GC BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)8-11
[EMCRs can make significant contributions to fixing
the problems in medical research Yet the current
structures and systems need an overhaul We propose
that the training of EBM research metrics mentorship
and administration processes must be revised and
improved to ensure that there is a future for evidence-
based healthcare]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Childrens fitness and health an epic scandal of
poor methodology inappropriate statistics
questionable editorial practices and a generation
of misinformation
Welsman J BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)12-13
[We have an ethical and moral duty with minors to
ensure that our research methodologies are rigorous
and defensible Only then will we accurately
understand the role of fitness in childrenrsquos current and
future health enabling public health recommendations
to be meaningful and evidence-based]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
(Continued on page 4)
Literature Focus
Fat or fiction the diet-heart hypothesis
DuBroff R BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)3-7
[The preponderance of evidence indicates that low-fat
diets that reduce serum cholesterol do not reduce
cardiovascular events or mortality Specifically diets
that replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat do
not convincingly reduce cardiovascular events or
mortality These conclusions stand in contrast to
current opinion]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Taking the P why the founder of P-values would
be turning in his grave
Parry C Pharmaceutical Journal 202120208709
[P le005 or any similarly arbitrary cut off is a familiar
concept for interpreting clinical literature Article notes
recent debate is causing scientists and clinicians to
question the prominence given to P-values mdash and if
they even have a place in clinical interpretation at all]
Freely available online
Evidence-Based Summary
GIRFT best practice library
Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) 2020
httpswwwgettingitrightfirsttimecoukbest-practice-
library-access-request
[The Best Practice Library brings together in one
place the knowledge of best practice gained through
our GIRFT deep-dive visits to hospitals and clinically-
led national reports The Best Practice Library will
cover 40 specialties and cross-cutting themes and will
signpost healthcare providers and healthcare
professionals to established best practice support for
implementation and an evidence base to support the
case for change Includes documents to support
services in the COVID-19 era]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Systematic Reviews Meta-Analysis
Developing a fully automated evidence synthesis
tool for identifying assessing and collating the
evidence
Brassey J BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)24-27
[Here we describe a fully automated evidence
synthesis system for intervention studies one that
identifies all the relevant evidence assesses the
evidence for reliability and collates it to estimate the
relative effectiveness of an intervention Results are
visualised using modern visualisation techniques We
believe this to be the first publicly available
automated evidence synthesis system an evidence
mapping tool that synthesises evidence on the fly]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Medicine misuse A systematic review and
proposed hierarchical terminology
Singier A British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
2020doiorg101111bcp14604
[Although medicine misuse is a public health issue it
has multiple meanings in the medical literature This
study aimed to characterize classify and identify the
most appropriate definitions of medicine misuse This
systematic review provides a comprehensive overview
of the terms and definitions used to characterize
medicine misuse and could serve as a basis for a
terminology that makes clear distinctions between
misuse abuse and errors]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password for
eligible users
Original Research
Factors affecting paramedicine students learning
about evidence-based practice a
phenomenographic study
Wilson A BMC Medical Education 202121(1)45
[Evidence-based practice is an important component
of pre-service professional learning in medicine and
allied health degrees including new programmes in
paramedicine Despite substantial interest in this area
there is still a lack of clear understanding of how the
skills and understandings needed to develop the
capacity to apply evidence-based practice can best be
learned Evidence-based practice is often described as
consisting of five steps ask acquire appraise apply
and assess]
Freely available online
Books
Critical Thinking for Nursing Health and Social
Care
Frohman R Red Globe Press 2020
[This practical book will equip students with the critical
thinking reading and writing skills required to succeed
both on their course and in their professional
placements It takes readers through the core stages
of working on an assignment from finding and
evaluating sources through to critically reading
material and demonstrating critical analysis in their
writing]
Medical statistics made easy
Harris M 4th ed Scion Publishing 2020 Library Shelf
Location WA 950 HAR
[A book of key statistics principles for anyone studying
or working in medicine and healthcare who needs a
(Continued from page 3)
(Continued on page 5)
Literature Focus
5
basic overview of the subject Ideal for non-
statisticians who need to understand how statistics are
used and applied in medicine and medical research]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Nursing literature reviews a reflection
Lipscomb M Routledge 2019 Library Shelf Location
WY 24 LIP
[This book contributes to debates around evidence-
based practice and literature reviews more generally It
will appeal to anyone with an interest in professional
issues research and the philosophy and sociology of
nursing]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
The Doctors Guide to Critical Appraisal
Pastest Limited 2020
[The Doctors Guide to Critical Appraisal is a
comprehensive and up-to-date review of the
knowledge and skills clinicians need to appraise
clinical research papers This new edition expands on
the award-winning third edition with a modified
structure new and updated chapters new figures and
scenarios and more help with difficult topics Also
includes excerpts from real clinical papers to illustrate
key concepts]
(Continued from page 4)
Research Methods
Reports
Extracting data from diagnostic test accuracy
studies for meta-analysis
Taylor KS BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)19-21
[It is important that DTA reviews summarise all the
available evidence Studies in which the necessary
information is not fully reported should not necessarily
be excluded from pooled analyses As reported in this
article equations exist to derive values for the
variables required for meta-analysis from other
reported measures These equations may also be
used to check the consistency of reported DTA
measures Inconsistencies may arise if all the
participants do not complete the study]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Producing a successful PhD thesis
Barrett D Evidence-Based Nursing 202124(1)1-2
[In this article we outline the core criteria on which PhD
theses are judged and offer suggestions for achieving
success]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
European medicines agencies network strategy to
2025 Protecting public health at a time of rapid
change
European Medicines Agency 2020
httpswwwemaeuropaeuennewsjoint-strategy-sets
-direction-ema-eu-medicines-regulatory-agencies-2025
[The strategy details how the European medicines
regulatory network can enable the supply of safe and
effective medicines in the face of challenges posed by
ever-accelerating developments in medicine digital
technologies as well as emerging health threats such
as the COVID-19 pandemic]
Freely available online
Human medicines highlights of 2020
European Medicines Agency 2021
httpswwwemaeuropaeuennewshuman-medicines
-highlights-2020
[The EMA has published an overview of its key
recommendations in 2020 on the authorisation and
safety monitoring of medicines for human use 97
medicines were recommended for marketing
authorisation Of these 39 were for a new active
substance]
Freely available online
Systematic Review Meta-Analysis
Association between conflicts of interest and
favourable recommendations in clinical guidelines
advisory committee reports opinion pieces and
narrative reviews systematic review
Nejstgaard CH BMJ 2020371m4234
[We interpret our findings to indicate that financial
conflicts of interest are associated with favourable
recommendations of drugs and devices in clinical
guidelines advisory committee reports opinion pieces
and narrative reviews Limitations of this review were
risk of confounding in the included studies and the
statistical imprecision of individual analyses of each
document type It is not certain whether non-financial
conflicts of interest influence recommendations]
Original Research
A multi-stakeholder approach to the co-production
of the research agenda for medicines optimisation
Fellenor J BMC Health Services Research 202121
(1)64
[A wide range of research questions was generated
reflecting concerns which affect patients practitioners
the health service as well the ethical and philosophical
aspects of the prescribing and deprescribing of
(Continued on page 6)
Literature Focus
6
medicines These questions should be used to set
future research agendas and funding commissions]
Designing and undertaking randomised
implementation trials guide for researchers
Wolfenden L BMJ 2021372m3721
Medical heuristics and action-research
professionalism versus science
Unger JP BMC Health Services Research 202020
(Suppl 2)1071
[This article identifies the desirable heuristic
particularities of research in professional medical
practice and it identifies what distinguishes this
research from scientific research]
Meta-ethnography in healthcare research a guide
to using a meta-ethnographic approach for
literature synthesis
Sattar R BMC Health Services Research 202121
(1)50
[Meta-ethnographic synthesis is an important and
increasingly used tool in healthcare research which
can be used to inform policy and practice The guide
presented clarifies how the stages and processes
involved in conducting a meta-synthesis can be
operationalised]
Methodological standards for qualitative and
mixed methods patient centered outcomes
research
Gaglio B BMJ 2020371m4435
STaRT-RWE structured template for planning and
reporting on the implementation of real world
evidence studies
Wang SV BMJ 2021372m4856
The impact of research intercalation during
medical school on post-graduate career
progression
Sorial AK BMC Medical Education 202121(1)39
[Medical students at The University of Manchester
have the option of research intercalation on the Master
of Research programme There is a paucity of
evidence for the benefits of research intercalation
However we hypothesised that research intercalation
would accelerate post-graduate career progression
and aimed to objectively measure the career
enhancing impact quantify the benefits and determine
the alumni perception of research intercalation]
Freely available online
Books
Introducing Research Methodology Thinking Your
Way Through Your Research Project
Flick U SAGE Publications Ltd 2020
[Offering an encyclopedic introduction to research this
book shows you how to think about every stage of their
project and equips you with the tools you need to
understand different research processes]
Medical statistics made easy
Harris M 4th ed Scion Publishing 2020 Library Shelf
Location WA 950 HAR
[A book of key statistics principles for anyone studying
or working in medicine and healthcare who needs a
basic overview of the subject Ideal for non-
statisticians who need to understand how statistics are
used and applied in medicine and medical research]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Nursing literature reviews a reflection
Lipscomb M Routledge 2019 Library Shelf Location
WY 24 LIP
[This book contributes to debates around evidence-
based practice and literature reviews more generally It
will appeal to anyone with an interest in professional
issues research and the philosophy and sociology of
nursing]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Qualitative research in health care
Pope C Mays N 4th ed John Wiley and Sons 2020
Library Shelf Location WX 20 POP
[Now in its fourth edition this concise accessible and
authoritative introduction to conducting and interpreting
qualitative research in the health care field has been
fully revised and updated This new edition features
chapters covering newer methods which are becoming
more widely used in the health research field
examining the role of theory the analysis of virtual and
digital data and advances in participatory approaches
to research]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
(Continued from page 5)
Literature Focus
7
Opinion
Beware of word truncation in PubMed unexpected problems and
potential solutions
Vieira R BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126(1)34-36
[PubMed allows truncation of a given term by using an asterisk () Its
purpose is to retrieve the first 600 words containing the part of the word
preceding the asterisk and it is a recommended practice when building the
queries to be used in systematic reviews However unawareness on how
truncation is enforcedmdashparticularly when searching for expressions with
more than one wordmdashcan result in obtaining a lower number of results than
what would be intuitively expected]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Reports
Mobilising knowledge in public health reflections on ten years of
collaborative working in Fuse the Centre for Translational Research in
Public Health
van der Graaf P Evidence amp Policy a Journal ofrResearch debate and
practice 202016(4)673-685
[Four steps in the knowledge exchange process that are concurrent
iterative and vary in intensity over time awareness raising knowledge
sharing making evidence fit for purpose and supporting uptake and
implementation of evidence Relationship building and maintenance is
essential for all stages]
Freely available online
Busting bureaucracy empowering frontline staff by reducing excess
bureaucracy in the health and care system in England
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) 2020
httpswwwgovukgovernmentconsultationsreducing-bureaucracy-in-the-
health-and-social-care-system-call-for-evidenceoutcomebusting-
bureaucracy-empowering-frontline-staff-by-reducing-excess-bureaucracy-in-
the-health-and-care-system-in-england
[Government response to a consultation held July to September 2020 on
reducing bureaucracy in the health and social care system The consultation
raised six main areas of concern and highlights changes during COVID-19
and sets out 8 priority areas for action]
Freely available online
Precision public health a critical review of the opportunities and
obstacles
EPPI-Centre Social Science Research Unit UCL 2020
httpeppiioeacukcmsDefaultaspxtabid=3788
[The term lsquoprecision public healthrsquo (PPH) refers to a new approach in public
health which involves the use of novel data sources andor computer
science-driven methods of data analysis to predict risk or outcomes in
order to improve how interventions are targeted or tailored with the aim of
making them more individualised and therefore more effective and cost-
effective than methods currently in use This critical review outlines key
assumptions and identifies potential challenges]
Freely available online
(Continued on page 8)
Library and Knowledge Services
Discovery Service
A new Discovery Service is
being planned for NHS Libraries
in England and the Oliveira
Library will be talking part in the
pilot later this year
The new service will make it
easier for clinical and medical
staff to look up and access a
variety of resources
Until then you can still use our
existing Discovery service by
clicking on the link on our
website at
wwwiownhsuklibrary
Remember to sign in with your
Open Athens credentials to gain
full access to available
resources
More information about the new
system and how to access
information is being developed
and we look forward to being
able to share this new resource
with you
Literature Focus
O Oliveira L Library
Contact us
Supporting evidence-based decision making
Book
Information Technology and Data in Healthcare Using and
Understanding Data
Hartzband D Productivity Press 2020
[Healthcare transformation requires us to continually look at new and better
ways to manage insights ndash both within and outside the organization
Increasingly the ability to glean and operationalize new insights efficiently
as a by-product of an organizationrsquos day-to-day operations is becoming vital
for hospitals and health systems to survive and prosper]
(Continued from page 7)
Tel 53 4519
iowntlibrarynhsnet
wwwiownhsuklibrary
Oliveira Library
Education Centre
St Maryrsquos Hospital
PO30 5TG
IOWNHSLibrary
E-Block Isle of Wight College site of
the Temporary Education Centre
NHS Library Services available to you
Literature Searches
Journal Article Supply
Book Loans
IT Skills Support
Critical Appraisal Training (Introductory)
Study Skills Support
Referencing Support amp Training
Finding the Evidence Training
Constructing a Search Strategy Support amp Training
Current Awareness amp Evidence Updates
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Clinical Librarian Support for Journal clubs Ward Dept or MDT
meetings
3
Finding the Evidence
Evidence-Based Summary
GIRFT best practice library
Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) 2020
httpswwwgettingitrightfirsttimecoukbest-practice-
library-access-request
[The Best Practice Library brings together in one
place the knowledge of best practice gained through
our GIRFT deep-dive visits to hospitals and clinically-
led national reports The Best Practice Library will
cover 40 specialties and cross-cutting themes and will
signpost healthcare providers and healthcare
professionals to established best practice support for
implementation and an evidence base to support the
case for change Includes documents to support
services in the COVID-19 era]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Systematic Review Meta-Analysis
Developing a fully automated evidence synthesis
tool for identifying assessing and collating the
evidence
Brassey J BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)24-27
[Here we describe a fully automated evidence
synthesis system for intervention studies one that
identifies all the relevant evidence assesses the
evidence for reliability and collates it to estimate the
relative effectiveness of an intervention Results are
visualised using modern visualisation techniques We
believe this to be the first publicly available
automated evidence synthesis system an evidence
mapping tool that synthesises evidence on the fly]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Original Research
Factors affecting paramedicine students learning
about evidence-based practice a
phenomenographic study
Wilson A BMC Medical Education 202121(1)45
[Evidence-based practice is an important component
of pre-service professional learning in medicine and
allied health degrees including new programmes in
paramedicine Despite substantial interest in this area
there is still a lack of clear understanding of how the
skills and understandings needed to develop the
capacity to apply evidence-based practice can best be
learned Evidence-based practice is often described as
consisting of five steps ask acquire appraise apply
and assess]
Freely available online
Book
Nursing literature reviews a reflection
Lipscomb M Routledge 2019 Library Shelf Location
WY 24 LIP
[This book contributes to debates around evidence-
based practice and literature reviews more generally It
will appeal to anyone with an interest in professional
issues research and the philosophy and sociology of
nursing]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Evaluating the Evidence
Opinions
Challenges facing early-career and mid-career
researchers potential solutions to safeguard the
future of evidence-based medicine
Richards GC BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)8-11
[EMCRs can make significant contributions to fixing
the problems in medical research Yet the current
structures and systems need an overhaul We propose
that the training of EBM research metrics mentorship
and administration processes must be revised and
improved to ensure that there is a future for evidence-
based healthcare]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Childrens fitness and health an epic scandal of
poor methodology inappropriate statistics
questionable editorial practices and a generation
of misinformation
Welsman J BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)12-13
[We have an ethical and moral duty with minors to
ensure that our research methodologies are rigorous
and defensible Only then will we accurately
understand the role of fitness in childrenrsquos current and
future health enabling public health recommendations
to be meaningful and evidence-based]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
(Continued on page 4)
Literature Focus
Fat or fiction the diet-heart hypothesis
DuBroff R BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)3-7
[The preponderance of evidence indicates that low-fat
diets that reduce serum cholesterol do not reduce
cardiovascular events or mortality Specifically diets
that replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat do
not convincingly reduce cardiovascular events or
mortality These conclusions stand in contrast to
current opinion]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Taking the P why the founder of P-values would
be turning in his grave
Parry C Pharmaceutical Journal 202120208709
[P le005 or any similarly arbitrary cut off is a familiar
concept for interpreting clinical literature Article notes
recent debate is causing scientists and clinicians to
question the prominence given to P-values mdash and if
they even have a place in clinical interpretation at all]
Freely available online
Evidence-Based Summary
GIRFT best practice library
Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) 2020
httpswwwgettingitrightfirsttimecoukbest-practice-
library-access-request
[The Best Practice Library brings together in one
place the knowledge of best practice gained through
our GIRFT deep-dive visits to hospitals and clinically-
led national reports The Best Practice Library will
cover 40 specialties and cross-cutting themes and will
signpost healthcare providers and healthcare
professionals to established best practice support for
implementation and an evidence base to support the
case for change Includes documents to support
services in the COVID-19 era]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Systematic Reviews Meta-Analysis
Developing a fully automated evidence synthesis
tool for identifying assessing and collating the
evidence
Brassey J BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)24-27
[Here we describe a fully automated evidence
synthesis system for intervention studies one that
identifies all the relevant evidence assesses the
evidence for reliability and collates it to estimate the
relative effectiveness of an intervention Results are
visualised using modern visualisation techniques We
believe this to be the first publicly available
automated evidence synthesis system an evidence
mapping tool that synthesises evidence on the fly]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Medicine misuse A systematic review and
proposed hierarchical terminology
Singier A British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
2020doiorg101111bcp14604
[Although medicine misuse is a public health issue it
has multiple meanings in the medical literature This
study aimed to characterize classify and identify the
most appropriate definitions of medicine misuse This
systematic review provides a comprehensive overview
of the terms and definitions used to characterize
medicine misuse and could serve as a basis for a
terminology that makes clear distinctions between
misuse abuse and errors]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password for
eligible users
Original Research
Factors affecting paramedicine students learning
about evidence-based practice a
phenomenographic study
Wilson A BMC Medical Education 202121(1)45
[Evidence-based practice is an important component
of pre-service professional learning in medicine and
allied health degrees including new programmes in
paramedicine Despite substantial interest in this area
there is still a lack of clear understanding of how the
skills and understandings needed to develop the
capacity to apply evidence-based practice can best be
learned Evidence-based practice is often described as
consisting of five steps ask acquire appraise apply
and assess]
Freely available online
Books
Critical Thinking for Nursing Health and Social
Care
Frohman R Red Globe Press 2020
[This practical book will equip students with the critical
thinking reading and writing skills required to succeed
both on their course and in their professional
placements It takes readers through the core stages
of working on an assignment from finding and
evaluating sources through to critically reading
material and demonstrating critical analysis in their
writing]
Medical statistics made easy
Harris M 4th ed Scion Publishing 2020 Library Shelf
Location WA 950 HAR
[A book of key statistics principles for anyone studying
or working in medicine and healthcare who needs a
(Continued from page 3)
(Continued on page 5)
Literature Focus
5
basic overview of the subject Ideal for non-
statisticians who need to understand how statistics are
used and applied in medicine and medical research]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Nursing literature reviews a reflection
Lipscomb M Routledge 2019 Library Shelf Location
WY 24 LIP
[This book contributes to debates around evidence-
based practice and literature reviews more generally It
will appeal to anyone with an interest in professional
issues research and the philosophy and sociology of
nursing]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
The Doctors Guide to Critical Appraisal
Pastest Limited 2020
[The Doctors Guide to Critical Appraisal is a
comprehensive and up-to-date review of the
knowledge and skills clinicians need to appraise
clinical research papers This new edition expands on
the award-winning third edition with a modified
structure new and updated chapters new figures and
scenarios and more help with difficult topics Also
includes excerpts from real clinical papers to illustrate
key concepts]
(Continued from page 4)
Research Methods
Reports
Extracting data from diagnostic test accuracy
studies for meta-analysis
Taylor KS BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)19-21
[It is important that DTA reviews summarise all the
available evidence Studies in which the necessary
information is not fully reported should not necessarily
be excluded from pooled analyses As reported in this
article equations exist to derive values for the
variables required for meta-analysis from other
reported measures These equations may also be
used to check the consistency of reported DTA
measures Inconsistencies may arise if all the
participants do not complete the study]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Producing a successful PhD thesis
Barrett D Evidence-Based Nursing 202124(1)1-2
[In this article we outline the core criteria on which PhD
theses are judged and offer suggestions for achieving
success]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
European medicines agencies network strategy to
2025 Protecting public health at a time of rapid
change
European Medicines Agency 2020
httpswwwemaeuropaeuennewsjoint-strategy-sets
-direction-ema-eu-medicines-regulatory-agencies-2025
[The strategy details how the European medicines
regulatory network can enable the supply of safe and
effective medicines in the face of challenges posed by
ever-accelerating developments in medicine digital
technologies as well as emerging health threats such
as the COVID-19 pandemic]
Freely available online
Human medicines highlights of 2020
European Medicines Agency 2021
httpswwwemaeuropaeuennewshuman-medicines
-highlights-2020
[The EMA has published an overview of its key
recommendations in 2020 on the authorisation and
safety monitoring of medicines for human use 97
medicines were recommended for marketing
authorisation Of these 39 were for a new active
substance]
Freely available online
Systematic Review Meta-Analysis
Association between conflicts of interest and
favourable recommendations in clinical guidelines
advisory committee reports opinion pieces and
narrative reviews systematic review
Nejstgaard CH BMJ 2020371m4234
[We interpret our findings to indicate that financial
conflicts of interest are associated with favourable
recommendations of drugs and devices in clinical
guidelines advisory committee reports opinion pieces
and narrative reviews Limitations of this review were
risk of confounding in the included studies and the
statistical imprecision of individual analyses of each
document type It is not certain whether non-financial
conflicts of interest influence recommendations]
Original Research
A multi-stakeholder approach to the co-production
of the research agenda for medicines optimisation
Fellenor J BMC Health Services Research 202121
(1)64
[A wide range of research questions was generated
reflecting concerns which affect patients practitioners
the health service as well the ethical and philosophical
aspects of the prescribing and deprescribing of
(Continued on page 6)
Literature Focus
6
medicines These questions should be used to set
future research agendas and funding commissions]
Designing and undertaking randomised
implementation trials guide for researchers
Wolfenden L BMJ 2021372m3721
Medical heuristics and action-research
professionalism versus science
Unger JP BMC Health Services Research 202020
(Suppl 2)1071
[This article identifies the desirable heuristic
particularities of research in professional medical
practice and it identifies what distinguishes this
research from scientific research]
Meta-ethnography in healthcare research a guide
to using a meta-ethnographic approach for
literature synthesis
Sattar R BMC Health Services Research 202121
(1)50
[Meta-ethnographic synthesis is an important and
increasingly used tool in healthcare research which
can be used to inform policy and practice The guide
presented clarifies how the stages and processes
involved in conducting a meta-synthesis can be
operationalised]
Methodological standards for qualitative and
mixed methods patient centered outcomes
research
Gaglio B BMJ 2020371m4435
STaRT-RWE structured template for planning and
reporting on the implementation of real world
evidence studies
Wang SV BMJ 2021372m4856
The impact of research intercalation during
medical school on post-graduate career
progression
Sorial AK BMC Medical Education 202121(1)39
[Medical students at The University of Manchester
have the option of research intercalation on the Master
of Research programme There is a paucity of
evidence for the benefits of research intercalation
However we hypothesised that research intercalation
would accelerate post-graduate career progression
and aimed to objectively measure the career
enhancing impact quantify the benefits and determine
the alumni perception of research intercalation]
Freely available online
Books
Introducing Research Methodology Thinking Your
Way Through Your Research Project
Flick U SAGE Publications Ltd 2020
[Offering an encyclopedic introduction to research this
book shows you how to think about every stage of their
project and equips you with the tools you need to
understand different research processes]
Medical statistics made easy
Harris M 4th ed Scion Publishing 2020 Library Shelf
Location WA 950 HAR
[A book of key statistics principles for anyone studying
or working in medicine and healthcare who needs a
basic overview of the subject Ideal for non-
statisticians who need to understand how statistics are
used and applied in medicine and medical research]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Nursing literature reviews a reflection
Lipscomb M Routledge 2019 Library Shelf Location
WY 24 LIP
[This book contributes to debates around evidence-
based practice and literature reviews more generally It
will appeal to anyone with an interest in professional
issues research and the philosophy and sociology of
nursing]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Qualitative research in health care
Pope C Mays N 4th ed John Wiley and Sons 2020
Library Shelf Location WX 20 POP
[Now in its fourth edition this concise accessible and
authoritative introduction to conducting and interpreting
qualitative research in the health care field has been
fully revised and updated This new edition features
chapters covering newer methods which are becoming
more widely used in the health research field
examining the role of theory the analysis of virtual and
digital data and advances in participatory approaches
to research]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
(Continued from page 5)
Literature Focus
7
Opinion
Beware of word truncation in PubMed unexpected problems and
potential solutions
Vieira R BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126(1)34-36
[PubMed allows truncation of a given term by using an asterisk () Its
purpose is to retrieve the first 600 words containing the part of the word
preceding the asterisk and it is a recommended practice when building the
queries to be used in systematic reviews However unawareness on how
truncation is enforcedmdashparticularly when searching for expressions with
more than one wordmdashcan result in obtaining a lower number of results than
what would be intuitively expected]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Reports
Mobilising knowledge in public health reflections on ten years of
collaborative working in Fuse the Centre for Translational Research in
Public Health
van der Graaf P Evidence amp Policy a Journal ofrResearch debate and
practice 202016(4)673-685
[Four steps in the knowledge exchange process that are concurrent
iterative and vary in intensity over time awareness raising knowledge
sharing making evidence fit for purpose and supporting uptake and
implementation of evidence Relationship building and maintenance is
essential for all stages]
Freely available online
Busting bureaucracy empowering frontline staff by reducing excess
bureaucracy in the health and care system in England
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) 2020
httpswwwgovukgovernmentconsultationsreducing-bureaucracy-in-the-
health-and-social-care-system-call-for-evidenceoutcomebusting-
bureaucracy-empowering-frontline-staff-by-reducing-excess-bureaucracy-in-
the-health-and-care-system-in-england
[Government response to a consultation held July to September 2020 on
reducing bureaucracy in the health and social care system The consultation
raised six main areas of concern and highlights changes during COVID-19
and sets out 8 priority areas for action]
Freely available online
Precision public health a critical review of the opportunities and
obstacles
EPPI-Centre Social Science Research Unit UCL 2020
httpeppiioeacukcmsDefaultaspxtabid=3788
[The term lsquoprecision public healthrsquo (PPH) refers to a new approach in public
health which involves the use of novel data sources andor computer
science-driven methods of data analysis to predict risk or outcomes in
order to improve how interventions are targeted or tailored with the aim of
making them more individualised and therefore more effective and cost-
effective than methods currently in use This critical review outlines key
assumptions and identifies potential challenges]
Freely available online
(Continued on page 8)
Library and Knowledge Services
Discovery Service
A new Discovery Service is
being planned for NHS Libraries
in England and the Oliveira
Library will be talking part in the
pilot later this year
The new service will make it
easier for clinical and medical
staff to look up and access a
variety of resources
Until then you can still use our
existing Discovery service by
clicking on the link on our
website at
wwwiownhsuklibrary
Remember to sign in with your
Open Athens credentials to gain
full access to available
resources
More information about the new
system and how to access
information is being developed
and we look forward to being
able to share this new resource
with you
Literature Focus
O Oliveira L Library
Contact us
Supporting evidence-based decision making
Book
Information Technology and Data in Healthcare Using and
Understanding Data
Hartzband D Productivity Press 2020
[Healthcare transformation requires us to continually look at new and better
ways to manage insights ndash both within and outside the organization
Increasingly the ability to glean and operationalize new insights efficiently
as a by-product of an organizationrsquos day-to-day operations is becoming vital
for hospitals and health systems to survive and prosper]
(Continued from page 7)
Tel 53 4519
iowntlibrarynhsnet
wwwiownhsuklibrary
Oliveira Library
Education Centre
St Maryrsquos Hospital
PO30 5TG
IOWNHSLibrary
E-Block Isle of Wight College site of
the Temporary Education Centre
NHS Library Services available to you
Literature Searches
Journal Article Supply
Book Loans
IT Skills Support
Critical Appraisal Training (Introductory)
Study Skills Support
Referencing Support amp Training
Finding the Evidence Training
Constructing a Search Strategy Support amp Training
Current Awareness amp Evidence Updates
eBooks amp Online Information Resources
Clinical Librarian Support for Journal clubs Ward Dept or MDT
meetings
Fat or fiction the diet-heart hypothesis
DuBroff R BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)3-7
[The preponderance of evidence indicates that low-fat
diets that reduce serum cholesterol do not reduce
cardiovascular events or mortality Specifically diets
that replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat do
not convincingly reduce cardiovascular events or
mortality These conclusions stand in contrast to
current opinion]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Taking the P why the founder of P-values would
be turning in his grave
Parry C Pharmaceutical Journal 202120208709
[P le005 or any similarly arbitrary cut off is a familiar
concept for interpreting clinical literature Article notes
recent debate is causing scientists and clinicians to
question the prominence given to P-values mdash and if
they even have a place in clinical interpretation at all]
Freely available online
Evidence-Based Summary
GIRFT best practice library
Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) 2020
httpswwwgettingitrightfirsttimecoukbest-practice-
library-access-request
[The Best Practice Library brings together in one
place the knowledge of best practice gained through
our GIRFT deep-dive visits to hospitals and clinically-
led national reports The Best Practice Library will
cover 40 specialties and cross-cutting themes and will
signpost healthcare providers and healthcare
professionals to established best practice support for
implementation and an evidence base to support the
case for change Includes documents to support
services in the COVID-19 era]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Systematic Reviews Meta-Analysis
Developing a fully automated evidence synthesis
tool for identifying assessing and collating the
evidence
Brassey J BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)24-27
[Here we describe a fully automated evidence
synthesis system for intervention studies one that
identifies all the relevant evidence assesses the
evidence for reliability and collates it to estimate the
relative effectiveness of an intervention Results are
visualised using modern visualisation techniques We
believe this to be the first publicly available
automated evidence synthesis system an evidence
mapping tool that synthesises evidence on the fly]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Medicine misuse A systematic review and
proposed hierarchical terminology
Singier A British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
2020doiorg101111bcp14604
[Although medicine misuse is a public health issue it
has multiple meanings in the medical literature This
study aimed to characterize classify and identify the
most appropriate definitions of medicine misuse This
systematic review provides a comprehensive overview
of the terms and definitions used to characterize
medicine misuse and could serve as a basis for a
terminology that makes clear distinctions between
misuse abuse and errors]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password for
eligible users
Original Research
Factors affecting paramedicine students learning
about evidence-based practice a
phenomenographic study
Wilson A BMC Medical Education 202121(1)45
[Evidence-based practice is an important component
of pre-service professional learning in medicine and
allied health degrees including new programmes in
paramedicine Despite substantial interest in this area
there is still a lack of clear understanding of how the
skills and understandings needed to develop the
capacity to apply evidence-based practice can best be
learned Evidence-based practice is often described as
consisting of five steps ask acquire appraise apply
and assess]
Freely available online
Books
Critical Thinking for Nursing Health and Social
Care
Frohman R Red Globe Press 2020
[This practical book will equip students with the critical
thinking reading and writing skills required to succeed
both on their course and in their professional
placements It takes readers through the core stages
of working on an assignment from finding and
evaluating sources through to critically reading
material and demonstrating critical analysis in their
writing]
Medical statistics made easy
Harris M 4th ed Scion Publishing 2020 Library Shelf
Location WA 950 HAR
[A book of key statistics principles for anyone studying
or working in medicine and healthcare who needs a
(Continued from page 3)
(Continued on page 5)
Literature Focus
5
basic overview of the subject Ideal for non-
statisticians who need to understand how statistics are
used and applied in medicine and medical research]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Nursing literature reviews a reflection
Lipscomb M Routledge 2019 Library Shelf Location
WY 24 LIP
[This book contributes to debates around evidence-
based practice and literature reviews more generally It
will appeal to anyone with an interest in professional
issues research and the philosophy and sociology of
nursing]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
The Doctors Guide to Critical Appraisal
Pastest Limited 2020
[The Doctors Guide to Critical Appraisal is a
comprehensive and up-to-date review of the
knowledge and skills clinicians need to appraise
clinical research papers This new edition expands on
the award-winning third edition with a modified
structure new and updated chapters new figures and
scenarios and more help with difficult topics Also
includes excerpts from real clinical papers to illustrate
key concepts]
(Continued from page 4)
Research Methods
Reports
Extracting data from diagnostic test accuracy
studies for meta-analysis
Taylor KS BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)19-21
[It is important that DTA reviews summarise all the
available evidence Studies in which the necessary
information is not fully reported should not necessarily
be excluded from pooled analyses As reported in this
article equations exist to derive values for the
variables required for meta-analysis from other
reported measures These equations may also be
used to check the consistency of reported DTA
measures Inconsistencies may arise if all the
participants do not complete the study]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Producing a successful PhD thesis
Barrett D Evidence-Based Nursing 202124(1)1-2
[In this article we outline the core criteria on which PhD
theses are judged and offer suggestions for achieving
success]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
European medicines agencies network strategy to
2025 Protecting public health at a time of rapid
change
European Medicines Agency 2020
httpswwwemaeuropaeuennewsjoint-strategy-sets
-direction-ema-eu-medicines-regulatory-agencies-2025
[The strategy details how the European medicines
regulatory network can enable the supply of safe and
effective medicines in the face of challenges posed by
ever-accelerating developments in medicine digital
technologies as well as emerging health threats such
as the COVID-19 pandemic]
Freely available online
Human medicines highlights of 2020
European Medicines Agency 2021
httpswwwemaeuropaeuennewshuman-medicines
-highlights-2020
[The EMA has published an overview of its key
recommendations in 2020 on the authorisation and
safety monitoring of medicines for human use 97
medicines were recommended for marketing
authorisation Of these 39 were for a new active
substance]
Freely available online
Systematic Review Meta-Analysis
Association between conflicts of interest and
favourable recommendations in clinical guidelines
advisory committee reports opinion pieces and
narrative reviews systematic review
Nejstgaard CH BMJ 2020371m4234
[We interpret our findings to indicate that financial
conflicts of interest are associated with favourable
recommendations of drugs and devices in clinical
guidelines advisory committee reports opinion pieces
and narrative reviews Limitations of this review were
risk of confounding in the included studies and the
statistical imprecision of individual analyses of each
document type It is not certain whether non-financial
conflicts of interest influence recommendations]
Original Research
A multi-stakeholder approach to the co-production
of the research agenda for medicines optimisation
Fellenor J BMC Health Services Research 202121
(1)64
[A wide range of research questions was generated
reflecting concerns which affect patients practitioners
the health service as well the ethical and philosophical
aspects of the prescribing and deprescribing of
(Continued on page 6)
Literature Focus
6
medicines These questions should be used to set
future research agendas and funding commissions]
Designing and undertaking randomised
implementation trials guide for researchers
Wolfenden L BMJ 2021372m3721
Medical heuristics and action-research
professionalism versus science
Unger JP BMC Health Services Research 202020
(Suppl 2)1071
[This article identifies the desirable heuristic
particularities of research in professional medical
practice and it identifies what distinguishes this
research from scientific research]
Meta-ethnography in healthcare research a guide
to using a meta-ethnographic approach for
literature synthesis
Sattar R BMC Health Services Research 202121
(1)50
[Meta-ethnographic synthesis is an important and
increasingly used tool in healthcare research which
can be used to inform policy and practice The guide
presented clarifies how the stages and processes
involved in conducting a meta-synthesis can be
operationalised]
Methodological standards for qualitative and
mixed methods patient centered outcomes
research
Gaglio B BMJ 2020371m4435
STaRT-RWE structured template for planning and
reporting on the implementation of real world
evidence studies
Wang SV BMJ 2021372m4856
The impact of research intercalation during
medical school on post-graduate career
progression
Sorial AK BMC Medical Education 202121(1)39
[Medical students at The University of Manchester
have the option of research intercalation on the Master
of Research programme There is a paucity of
evidence for the benefits of research intercalation
However we hypothesised that research intercalation
would accelerate post-graduate career progression
and aimed to objectively measure the career
enhancing impact quantify the benefits and determine
the alumni perception of research intercalation]
Freely available online
Books
Introducing Research Methodology Thinking Your
Way Through Your Research Project
Flick U SAGE Publications Ltd 2020
[Offering an encyclopedic introduction to research this
book shows you how to think about every stage of their
project and equips you with the tools you need to
understand different research processes]
Medical statistics made easy
Harris M 4th ed Scion Publishing 2020 Library Shelf
Location WA 950 HAR
[A book of key statistics principles for anyone studying
or working in medicine and healthcare who needs a
basic overview of the subject Ideal for non-
statisticians who need to understand how statistics are
used and applied in medicine and medical research]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Nursing literature reviews a reflection
Lipscomb M Routledge 2019 Library Shelf Location
WY 24 LIP
[This book contributes to debates around evidence-
based practice and literature reviews more generally It
will appeal to anyone with an interest in professional
issues research and the philosophy and sociology of
nursing]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Qualitative research in health care
Pope C Mays N 4th ed John Wiley and Sons 2020
Library Shelf Location WX 20 POP
[Now in its fourth edition this concise accessible and
authoritative introduction to conducting and interpreting
qualitative research in the health care field has been
fully revised and updated This new edition features
chapters covering newer methods which are becoming
more widely used in the health research field
examining the role of theory the analysis of virtual and
digital data and advances in participatory approaches
to research]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
(Continued from page 5)
Literature Focus
7
Opinion
Beware of word truncation in PubMed unexpected problems and
potential solutions
Vieira R BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126(1)34-36
[PubMed allows truncation of a given term by using an asterisk () Its
purpose is to retrieve the first 600 words containing the part of the word
preceding the asterisk and it is a recommended practice when building the
queries to be used in systematic reviews However unawareness on how
truncation is enforcedmdashparticularly when searching for expressions with
more than one wordmdashcan result in obtaining a lower number of results than
what would be intuitively expected]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Reports
Mobilising knowledge in public health reflections on ten years of
collaborative working in Fuse the Centre for Translational Research in
Public Health
van der Graaf P Evidence amp Policy a Journal ofrResearch debate and
practice 202016(4)673-685
[Four steps in the knowledge exchange process that are concurrent
iterative and vary in intensity over time awareness raising knowledge
sharing making evidence fit for purpose and supporting uptake and
implementation of evidence Relationship building and maintenance is
essential for all stages]
Freely available online
Busting bureaucracy empowering frontline staff by reducing excess
bureaucracy in the health and care system in England
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) 2020
httpswwwgovukgovernmentconsultationsreducing-bureaucracy-in-the-
health-and-social-care-system-call-for-evidenceoutcomebusting-
bureaucracy-empowering-frontline-staff-by-reducing-excess-bureaucracy-in-
the-health-and-care-system-in-england
[Government response to a consultation held July to September 2020 on
reducing bureaucracy in the health and social care system The consultation
raised six main areas of concern and highlights changes during COVID-19
and sets out 8 priority areas for action]
Freely available online
Precision public health a critical review of the opportunities and
obstacles
EPPI-Centre Social Science Research Unit UCL 2020
httpeppiioeacukcmsDefaultaspxtabid=3788
[The term lsquoprecision public healthrsquo (PPH) refers to a new approach in public
health which involves the use of novel data sources andor computer
science-driven methods of data analysis to predict risk or outcomes in
order to improve how interventions are targeted or tailored with the aim of
making them more individualised and therefore more effective and cost-
effective than methods currently in use This critical review outlines key
assumptions and identifies potential challenges]
Freely available online
(Continued on page 8)
Library and Knowledge Services
Discovery Service
A new Discovery Service is
being planned for NHS Libraries
in England and the Oliveira
Library will be talking part in the
pilot later this year
The new service will make it
easier for clinical and medical
staff to look up and access a
variety of resources
Until then you can still use our
existing Discovery service by
clicking on the link on our
website at
wwwiownhsuklibrary
Remember to sign in with your
Open Athens credentials to gain
full access to available
resources
More information about the new
system and how to access
information is being developed
and we look forward to being
able to share this new resource
with you
Literature Focus
O Oliveira L Library
Contact us
Supporting evidence-based decision making
Book
Information Technology and Data in Healthcare Using and
Understanding Data
Hartzband D Productivity Press 2020
[Healthcare transformation requires us to continually look at new and better
ways to manage insights ndash both within and outside the organization
Increasingly the ability to glean and operationalize new insights efficiently
as a by-product of an organizationrsquos day-to-day operations is becoming vital
for hospitals and health systems to survive and prosper]
(Continued from page 7)
Tel 53 4519
iowntlibrarynhsnet
wwwiownhsuklibrary
Oliveira Library
Education Centre
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the Temporary Education Centre
NHS Library Services available to you
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Book Loans
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Referencing Support amp Training
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Clinical Librarian Support for Journal clubs Ward Dept or MDT
meetings
5
basic overview of the subject Ideal for non-
statisticians who need to understand how statistics are
used and applied in medicine and medical research]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Nursing literature reviews a reflection
Lipscomb M Routledge 2019 Library Shelf Location
WY 24 LIP
[This book contributes to debates around evidence-
based practice and literature reviews more generally It
will appeal to anyone with an interest in professional
issues research and the philosophy and sociology of
nursing]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
The Doctors Guide to Critical Appraisal
Pastest Limited 2020
[The Doctors Guide to Critical Appraisal is a
comprehensive and up-to-date review of the
knowledge and skills clinicians need to appraise
clinical research papers This new edition expands on
the award-winning third edition with a modified
structure new and updated chapters new figures and
scenarios and more help with difficult topics Also
includes excerpts from real clinical papers to illustrate
key concepts]
(Continued from page 4)
Research Methods
Reports
Extracting data from diagnostic test accuracy
studies for meta-analysis
Taylor KS BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126
(1)19-21
[It is important that DTA reviews summarise all the
available evidence Studies in which the necessary
information is not fully reported should not necessarily
be excluded from pooled analyses As reported in this
article equations exist to derive values for the
variables required for meta-analysis from other
reported measures These equations may also be
used to check the consistency of reported DTA
measures Inconsistencies may arise if all the
participants do not complete the study]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Producing a successful PhD thesis
Barrett D Evidence-Based Nursing 202124(1)1-2
[In this article we outline the core criteria on which PhD
theses are judged and offer suggestions for achieving
success]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
European medicines agencies network strategy to
2025 Protecting public health at a time of rapid
change
European Medicines Agency 2020
httpswwwemaeuropaeuennewsjoint-strategy-sets
-direction-ema-eu-medicines-regulatory-agencies-2025
[The strategy details how the European medicines
regulatory network can enable the supply of safe and
effective medicines in the face of challenges posed by
ever-accelerating developments in medicine digital
technologies as well as emerging health threats such
as the COVID-19 pandemic]
Freely available online
Human medicines highlights of 2020
European Medicines Agency 2021
httpswwwemaeuropaeuennewshuman-medicines
-highlights-2020
[The EMA has published an overview of its key
recommendations in 2020 on the authorisation and
safety monitoring of medicines for human use 97
medicines were recommended for marketing
authorisation Of these 39 were for a new active
substance]
Freely available online
Systematic Review Meta-Analysis
Association between conflicts of interest and
favourable recommendations in clinical guidelines
advisory committee reports opinion pieces and
narrative reviews systematic review
Nejstgaard CH BMJ 2020371m4234
[We interpret our findings to indicate that financial
conflicts of interest are associated with favourable
recommendations of drugs and devices in clinical
guidelines advisory committee reports opinion pieces
and narrative reviews Limitations of this review were
risk of confounding in the included studies and the
statistical imprecision of individual analyses of each
document type It is not certain whether non-financial
conflicts of interest influence recommendations]
Original Research
A multi-stakeholder approach to the co-production
of the research agenda for medicines optimisation
Fellenor J BMC Health Services Research 202121
(1)64
[A wide range of research questions was generated
reflecting concerns which affect patients practitioners
the health service as well the ethical and philosophical
aspects of the prescribing and deprescribing of
(Continued on page 6)
Literature Focus
6
medicines These questions should be used to set
future research agendas and funding commissions]
Designing and undertaking randomised
implementation trials guide for researchers
Wolfenden L BMJ 2021372m3721
Medical heuristics and action-research
professionalism versus science
Unger JP BMC Health Services Research 202020
(Suppl 2)1071
[This article identifies the desirable heuristic
particularities of research in professional medical
practice and it identifies what distinguishes this
research from scientific research]
Meta-ethnography in healthcare research a guide
to using a meta-ethnographic approach for
literature synthesis
Sattar R BMC Health Services Research 202121
(1)50
[Meta-ethnographic synthesis is an important and
increasingly used tool in healthcare research which
can be used to inform policy and practice The guide
presented clarifies how the stages and processes
involved in conducting a meta-synthesis can be
operationalised]
Methodological standards for qualitative and
mixed methods patient centered outcomes
research
Gaglio B BMJ 2020371m4435
STaRT-RWE structured template for planning and
reporting on the implementation of real world
evidence studies
Wang SV BMJ 2021372m4856
The impact of research intercalation during
medical school on post-graduate career
progression
Sorial AK BMC Medical Education 202121(1)39
[Medical students at The University of Manchester
have the option of research intercalation on the Master
of Research programme There is a paucity of
evidence for the benefits of research intercalation
However we hypothesised that research intercalation
would accelerate post-graduate career progression
and aimed to objectively measure the career
enhancing impact quantify the benefits and determine
the alumni perception of research intercalation]
Freely available online
Books
Introducing Research Methodology Thinking Your
Way Through Your Research Project
Flick U SAGE Publications Ltd 2020
[Offering an encyclopedic introduction to research this
book shows you how to think about every stage of their
project and equips you with the tools you need to
understand different research processes]
Medical statistics made easy
Harris M 4th ed Scion Publishing 2020 Library Shelf
Location WA 950 HAR
[A book of key statistics principles for anyone studying
or working in medicine and healthcare who needs a
basic overview of the subject Ideal for non-
statisticians who need to understand how statistics are
used and applied in medicine and medical research]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Nursing literature reviews a reflection
Lipscomb M Routledge 2019 Library Shelf Location
WY 24 LIP
[This book contributes to debates around evidence-
based practice and literature reviews more generally It
will appeal to anyone with an interest in professional
issues research and the philosophy and sociology of
nursing]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Qualitative research in health care
Pope C Mays N 4th ed John Wiley and Sons 2020
Library Shelf Location WX 20 POP
[Now in its fourth edition this concise accessible and
authoritative introduction to conducting and interpreting
qualitative research in the health care field has been
fully revised and updated This new edition features
chapters covering newer methods which are becoming
more widely used in the health research field
examining the role of theory the analysis of virtual and
digital data and advances in participatory approaches
to research]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
(Continued from page 5)
Literature Focus
7
Opinion
Beware of word truncation in PubMed unexpected problems and
potential solutions
Vieira R BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126(1)34-36
[PubMed allows truncation of a given term by using an asterisk () Its
purpose is to retrieve the first 600 words containing the part of the word
preceding the asterisk and it is a recommended practice when building the
queries to be used in systematic reviews However unawareness on how
truncation is enforcedmdashparticularly when searching for expressions with
more than one wordmdashcan result in obtaining a lower number of results than
what would be intuitively expected]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Reports
Mobilising knowledge in public health reflections on ten years of
collaborative working in Fuse the Centre for Translational Research in
Public Health
van der Graaf P Evidence amp Policy a Journal ofrResearch debate and
practice 202016(4)673-685
[Four steps in the knowledge exchange process that are concurrent
iterative and vary in intensity over time awareness raising knowledge
sharing making evidence fit for purpose and supporting uptake and
implementation of evidence Relationship building and maintenance is
essential for all stages]
Freely available online
Busting bureaucracy empowering frontline staff by reducing excess
bureaucracy in the health and care system in England
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) 2020
httpswwwgovukgovernmentconsultationsreducing-bureaucracy-in-the-
health-and-social-care-system-call-for-evidenceoutcomebusting-
bureaucracy-empowering-frontline-staff-by-reducing-excess-bureaucracy-in-
the-health-and-care-system-in-england
[Government response to a consultation held July to September 2020 on
reducing bureaucracy in the health and social care system The consultation
raised six main areas of concern and highlights changes during COVID-19
and sets out 8 priority areas for action]
Freely available online
Precision public health a critical review of the opportunities and
obstacles
EPPI-Centre Social Science Research Unit UCL 2020
httpeppiioeacukcmsDefaultaspxtabid=3788
[The term lsquoprecision public healthrsquo (PPH) refers to a new approach in public
health which involves the use of novel data sources andor computer
science-driven methods of data analysis to predict risk or outcomes in
order to improve how interventions are targeted or tailored with the aim of
making them more individualised and therefore more effective and cost-
effective than methods currently in use This critical review outlines key
assumptions and identifies potential challenges]
Freely available online
(Continued on page 8)
Library and Knowledge Services
Discovery Service
A new Discovery Service is
being planned for NHS Libraries
in England and the Oliveira
Library will be talking part in the
pilot later this year
The new service will make it
easier for clinical and medical
staff to look up and access a
variety of resources
Until then you can still use our
existing Discovery service by
clicking on the link on our
website at
wwwiownhsuklibrary
Remember to sign in with your
Open Athens credentials to gain
full access to available
resources
More information about the new
system and how to access
information is being developed
and we look forward to being
able to share this new resource
with you
Literature Focus
O Oliveira L Library
Contact us
Supporting evidence-based decision making
Book
Information Technology and Data in Healthcare Using and
Understanding Data
Hartzband D Productivity Press 2020
[Healthcare transformation requires us to continually look at new and better
ways to manage insights ndash both within and outside the organization
Increasingly the ability to glean and operationalize new insights efficiently
as a by-product of an organizationrsquos day-to-day operations is becoming vital
for hospitals and health systems to survive and prosper]
(Continued from page 7)
Tel 53 4519
iowntlibrarynhsnet
wwwiownhsuklibrary
Oliveira Library
Education Centre
St Maryrsquos Hospital
PO30 5TG
IOWNHSLibrary
E-Block Isle of Wight College site of
the Temporary Education Centre
NHS Library Services available to you
Literature Searches
Journal Article Supply
Book Loans
IT Skills Support
Critical Appraisal Training (Introductory)
Study Skills Support
Referencing Support amp Training
Finding the Evidence Training
Constructing a Search Strategy Support amp Training
Current Awareness amp Evidence Updates
eBooks amp Online Information Resources
Clinical Librarian Support for Journal clubs Ward Dept or MDT
meetings
6
medicines These questions should be used to set
future research agendas and funding commissions]
Designing and undertaking randomised
implementation trials guide for researchers
Wolfenden L BMJ 2021372m3721
Medical heuristics and action-research
professionalism versus science
Unger JP BMC Health Services Research 202020
(Suppl 2)1071
[This article identifies the desirable heuristic
particularities of research in professional medical
practice and it identifies what distinguishes this
research from scientific research]
Meta-ethnography in healthcare research a guide
to using a meta-ethnographic approach for
literature synthesis
Sattar R BMC Health Services Research 202121
(1)50
[Meta-ethnographic synthesis is an important and
increasingly used tool in healthcare research which
can be used to inform policy and practice The guide
presented clarifies how the stages and processes
involved in conducting a meta-synthesis can be
operationalised]
Methodological standards for qualitative and
mixed methods patient centered outcomes
research
Gaglio B BMJ 2020371m4435
STaRT-RWE structured template for planning and
reporting on the implementation of real world
evidence studies
Wang SV BMJ 2021372m4856
The impact of research intercalation during
medical school on post-graduate career
progression
Sorial AK BMC Medical Education 202121(1)39
[Medical students at The University of Manchester
have the option of research intercalation on the Master
of Research programme There is a paucity of
evidence for the benefits of research intercalation
However we hypothesised that research intercalation
would accelerate post-graduate career progression
and aimed to objectively measure the career
enhancing impact quantify the benefits and determine
the alumni perception of research intercalation]
Freely available online
Books
Introducing Research Methodology Thinking Your
Way Through Your Research Project
Flick U SAGE Publications Ltd 2020
[Offering an encyclopedic introduction to research this
book shows you how to think about every stage of their
project and equips you with the tools you need to
understand different research processes]
Medical statistics made easy
Harris M 4th ed Scion Publishing 2020 Library Shelf
Location WA 950 HAR
[A book of key statistics principles for anyone studying
or working in medicine and healthcare who needs a
basic overview of the subject Ideal for non-
statisticians who need to understand how statistics are
used and applied in medicine and medical research]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Nursing literature reviews a reflection
Lipscomb M Routledge 2019 Library Shelf Location
WY 24 LIP
[This book contributes to debates around evidence-
based practice and literature reviews more generally It
will appeal to anyone with an interest in professional
issues research and the philosophy and sociology of
nursing]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Qualitative research in health care
Pope C Mays N 4th ed John Wiley and Sons 2020
Library Shelf Location WX 20 POP
[Now in its fourth edition this concise accessible and
authoritative introduction to conducting and interpreting
qualitative research in the health care field has been
fully revised and updated This new edition features
chapters covering newer methods which are becoming
more widely used in the health research field
examining the role of theory the analysis of virtual and
digital data and advances in participatory approaches
to research]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
(Continued from page 5)
Literature Focus
7
Opinion
Beware of word truncation in PubMed unexpected problems and
potential solutions
Vieira R BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126(1)34-36
[PubMed allows truncation of a given term by using an asterisk () Its
purpose is to retrieve the first 600 words containing the part of the word
preceding the asterisk and it is a recommended practice when building the
queries to be used in systematic reviews However unawareness on how
truncation is enforcedmdashparticularly when searching for expressions with
more than one wordmdashcan result in obtaining a lower number of results than
what would be intuitively expected]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Reports
Mobilising knowledge in public health reflections on ten years of
collaborative working in Fuse the Centre for Translational Research in
Public Health
van der Graaf P Evidence amp Policy a Journal ofrResearch debate and
practice 202016(4)673-685
[Four steps in the knowledge exchange process that are concurrent
iterative and vary in intensity over time awareness raising knowledge
sharing making evidence fit for purpose and supporting uptake and
implementation of evidence Relationship building and maintenance is
essential for all stages]
Freely available online
Busting bureaucracy empowering frontline staff by reducing excess
bureaucracy in the health and care system in England
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) 2020
httpswwwgovukgovernmentconsultationsreducing-bureaucracy-in-the-
health-and-social-care-system-call-for-evidenceoutcomebusting-
bureaucracy-empowering-frontline-staff-by-reducing-excess-bureaucracy-in-
the-health-and-care-system-in-england
[Government response to a consultation held July to September 2020 on
reducing bureaucracy in the health and social care system The consultation
raised six main areas of concern and highlights changes during COVID-19
and sets out 8 priority areas for action]
Freely available online
Precision public health a critical review of the opportunities and
obstacles
EPPI-Centre Social Science Research Unit UCL 2020
httpeppiioeacukcmsDefaultaspxtabid=3788
[The term lsquoprecision public healthrsquo (PPH) refers to a new approach in public
health which involves the use of novel data sources andor computer
science-driven methods of data analysis to predict risk or outcomes in
order to improve how interventions are targeted or tailored with the aim of
making them more individualised and therefore more effective and cost-
effective than methods currently in use This critical review outlines key
assumptions and identifies potential challenges]
Freely available online
(Continued on page 8)
Library and Knowledge Services
Discovery Service
A new Discovery Service is
being planned for NHS Libraries
in England and the Oliveira
Library will be talking part in the
pilot later this year
The new service will make it
easier for clinical and medical
staff to look up and access a
variety of resources
Until then you can still use our
existing Discovery service by
clicking on the link on our
website at
wwwiownhsuklibrary
Remember to sign in with your
Open Athens credentials to gain
full access to available
resources
More information about the new
system and how to access
information is being developed
and we look forward to being
able to share this new resource
with you
Literature Focus
O Oliveira L Library
Contact us
Supporting evidence-based decision making
Book
Information Technology and Data in Healthcare Using and
Understanding Data
Hartzband D Productivity Press 2020
[Healthcare transformation requires us to continually look at new and better
ways to manage insights ndash both within and outside the organization
Increasingly the ability to glean and operationalize new insights efficiently
as a by-product of an organizationrsquos day-to-day operations is becoming vital
for hospitals and health systems to survive and prosper]
(Continued from page 7)
Tel 53 4519
iowntlibrarynhsnet
wwwiownhsuklibrary
Oliveira Library
Education Centre
St Maryrsquos Hospital
PO30 5TG
IOWNHSLibrary
E-Block Isle of Wight College site of
the Temporary Education Centre
NHS Library Services available to you
Literature Searches
Journal Article Supply
Book Loans
IT Skills Support
Critical Appraisal Training (Introductory)
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meetings
7
Opinion
Beware of word truncation in PubMed unexpected problems and
potential solutions
Vieira R BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 202126(1)34-36
[PubMed allows truncation of a given term by using an asterisk () Its
purpose is to retrieve the first 600 words containing the part of the word
preceding the asterisk and it is a recommended practice when building the
queries to be used in systematic reviews However unawareness on how
truncation is enforcedmdashparticularly when searching for expressions with
more than one wordmdashcan result in obtaining a lower number of results than
what would be intuitively expected]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password
Reports
Mobilising knowledge in public health reflections on ten years of
collaborative working in Fuse the Centre for Translational Research in
Public Health
van der Graaf P Evidence amp Policy a Journal ofrResearch debate and
practice 202016(4)673-685
[Four steps in the knowledge exchange process that are concurrent
iterative and vary in intensity over time awareness raising knowledge
sharing making evidence fit for purpose and supporting uptake and
implementation of evidence Relationship building and maintenance is
essential for all stages]
Freely available online
Busting bureaucracy empowering frontline staff by reducing excess
bureaucracy in the health and care system in England
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) 2020
httpswwwgovukgovernmentconsultationsreducing-bureaucracy-in-the-
health-and-social-care-system-call-for-evidenceoutcomebusting-
bureaucracy-empowering-frontline-staff-by-reducing-excess-bureaucracy-in-
the-health-and-care-system-in-england
[Government response to a consultation held July to September 2020 on
reducing bureaucracy in the health and social care system The consultation
raised six main areas of concern and highlights changes during COVID-19
and sets out 8 priority areas for action]
Freely available online
Precision public health a critical review of the opportunities and
obstacles
EPPI-Centre Social Science Research Unit UCL 2020
httpeppiioeacukcmsDefaultaspxtabid=3788
[The term lsquoprecision public healthrsquo (PPH) refers to a new approach in public
health which involves the use of novel data sources andor computer
science-driven methods of data analysis to predict risk or outcomes in
order to improve how interventions are targeted or tailored with the aim of
making them more individualised and therefore more effective and cost-
effective than methods currently in use This critical review outlines key
assumptions and identifies potential challenges]
Freely available online
(Continued on page 8)
Library and Knowledge Services
Discovery Service
A new Discovery Service is
being planned for NHS Libraries
in England and the Oliveira
Library will be talking part in the
pilot later this year
The new service will make it
easier for clinical and medical
staff to look up and access a
variety of resources
Until then you can still use our
existing Discovery service by
clicking on the link on our
website at
wwwiownhsuklibrary
Remember to sign in with your
Open Athens credentials to gain
full access to available
resources
More information about the new
system and how to access
information is being developed
and we look forward to being
able to share this new resource
with you
Literature Focus
O Oliveira L Library
Contact us
Supporting evidence-based decision making
Book
Information Technology and Data in Healthcare Using and
Understanding Data
Hartzband D Productivity Press 2020
[Healthcare transformation requires us to continually look at new and better
ways to manage insights ndash both within and outside the organization
Increasingly the ability to glean and operationalize new insights efficiently
as a by-product of an organizationrsquos day-to-day operations is becoming vital
for hospitals and health systems to survive and prosper]
(Continued from page 7)
Tel 53 4519
iowntlibrarynhsnet
wwwiownhsuklibrary
Oliveira Library
Education Centre
St Maryrsquos Hospital
PO30 5TG
IOWNHSLibrary
E-Block Isle of Wight College site of
the Temporary Education Centre
NHS Library Services available to you
Literature Searches
Journal Article Supply
Book Loans
IT Skills Support
Critical Appraisal Training (Introductory)
Study Skills Support
Referencing Support amp Training
Finding the Evidence Training
Constructing a Search Strategy Support amp Training
Current Awareness amp Evidence Updates
eBooks amp Online Information Resources
Clinical Librarian Support for Journal clubs Ward Dept or MDT
meetings
O Oliveira L Library
Contact us
Supporting evidence-based decision making
Book
Information Technology and Data in Healthcare Using and
Understanding Data
Hartzband D Productivity Press 2020
[Healthcare transformation requires us to continually look at new and better
ways to manage insights ndash both within and outside the organization
Increasingly the ability to glean and operationalize new insights efficiently
as a by-product of an organizationrsquos day-to-day operations is becoming vital
for hospitals and health systems to survive and prosper]
(Continued from page 7)
Tel 53 4519
iowntlibrarynhsnet
wwwiownhsuklibrary
Oliveira Library
Education Centre
St Maryrsquos Hospital
PO30 5TG
IOWNHSLibrary
E-Block Isle of Wight College site of
the Temporary Education Centre
NHS Library Services available to you
Literature Searches
Journal Article Supply
Book Loans
IT Skills Support
Critical Appraisal Training (Introductory)
Study Skills Support
Referencing Support amp Training
Finding the Evidence Training
Constructing a Search Strategy Support amp Training
Current Awareness amp Evidence Updates
eBooks amp Online Information Resources
Clinical Librarian Support for Journal clubs Ward Dept or MDT
meetings