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Anatomy TV [electronic resource]. |
British Nursing Index (BNI) [electronic resource]. |
CINAHL [electronic resource]. |
Maternity & Infant Care [electronic resource]. |
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination [electronic resource]. |
Cochrane Library [electronic resource]. |
Medline - via EBSCO [electronic resource]. |
Books@Ovid [electronic resource]. |
Academic Onefile [electronic resource]. |
Intermid [electronic resource]. |
ProQuest Newspapers, Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, Guardian, Independent, Times [electronic resource]. |
ScienceDirect (Science Direct) [electronic resource]. |
Association of Radical Midwives
Mainly about the group and events, and some full text articles from its journal.
CEMACH (Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health
Information about the work of CEMACH, current projects, access to their publications
Internet for Nursing, Midwifery & Health Visiting
If you want to improve your searching skills on the Internet this online self-teaching tutorial is highly recommended. It provides guidance on different types of resources, different types of search tools and how to use them effectively, with plenty of specific examples. Quality issues and common pitfalls are also dealt with and a series of scenarios expand upon the practicalities of using the Internet productively.
NeLH Professional Portals
This portal is relevant to specific professions, is designed to support the clinical information needs of busy professionals. They bring together some high quality resources and links to professional and statutory bodies + relevant Internet discussion lists. NeLH welcomes feedback on the content.
Midwifery portal
NMAP
NMAP is the new free gateway to evaluated, quality Internet resources in nursing, midwifery and the allied health professions. Aimed at students, researchers, academics and practitioners it enables users to get quick and efficient access to reliable health information.
Nursing and Midwifery Council
In operation from April 2002 in place of the former UKCC and ENB. Its core function is to establish and improve standards of nursing, midwifery and health visiting care. Included in its activities are the maintenance of the professional register and setting standards and guidelines for education, practice and conduct.
Royal College of Midwives
Site contains a searchable 'Information Centre' with links to full text documents such as reports and RCM briefings. Also has a news, views and events section + information about the library service and lists of journal and dissertation holdings.