Welcome to your Medway NHS Knowledge and Library Service

The Medway Knowledge and Library Service offers the best resources to support clinical decision making, research, and lifelong professional development to all Medway NHS Foundation Trust staff, students on placement, and other NHS staff working across the Medway health economy.

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about services and resources offered by Medway
Knowledge and Library Service:

Medway Knowledge and Library Service members have access to a wide range of evidence-based resources including journals, books, databases and point of care tools

We provide coaching, training and evidence based resources to enable quality improvement and informed decision making

Medway Knowledge and Library Service members have access to a wide range of resources to support evidence-based decision making and patient care

Ask Knowledge and Library Service staff about the wide range of teach yourself guides available to help you with your studies

Knowledge and Library Service staff offer one-to-one or group information skills sessions to help you find good quality evidence

Follow the link above to find out about any trials of online resources currently available to Medway NHS Foundation Trust staff and students

There are many healthcare mobile apps which can be downloaded to smart phones, tablets etc. Here are links to a few of the available apps

Knowledge and Library Service staff offer extensive support with the setting up and running of journal clubs

Knowledge and Library Service staff provide a literature searching service for library members if you cannot access the databases you need or if you have insufficient time to carry out your own search

Appointments are available Monday – Friday during staffed hours and can take place in the Library, at your place of work or via MS Teams

Membership

  • Medway NHS Foundation Trust.
  • NHS Medway/Medway Community Health Care.
  • Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust.
  • Other staff employed by NHS agencies in the local region.
University students are also welcome to apply for membership during the duration of their placement at Medway.

How to apply

Please apply using our registration forms available in the Library. You will need to bring a trust or university identification badge with you, along with proof of your address.

KLS News

Lancet Sarkar

STAFF PUBLICATION

Rahuldeb Sarkar in Lancet Global Health Full text here https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(22)00304-7/fulltext Sepsis, or dysregulated host immune response to infection, is a major killer worldwide, responsible for nearly 20% of all deaths globally. Therefore, early identification of patients at increased risk of developing sepsis is important for initiation of appropriate care pathways, and to reduce preventable deaths.

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culture cafe

Culture Cafe! 5 September 2pm-3pm, Library reading room

Something new and exciting is happening in the Library! We’re starting a Culture Cafe, open to all Trust staff. It will be a safe place for staff to Meet new people Share and learn about the different cultures across our workforce Improve communication skills Have opportunities for collaboration/quality improvement We’re looking forward to seeing you

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wound app

Staff publication

Georgina E Aynge and Hayley A Jones in the International Wound Journal A clinical support app for routine wound management: reducing practice variation, improving clinician confidence and increasing formulary compliance Full text here https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/iwj.13868 Key Messages• Evidence based wound care is required to reduce practice variation.• The WOUND COMPASS Clinical Support App (CSA) supports woundassessment

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Staff publication

Motaz Melhem, Javid Burki, Omar Algurabi, Sayed Gilani, Faisal Ghumman and Matin Sheriff in the Scandinavian Journal of Urology The safety and feasibility of simultaneous robotic repair of an inguinal hernia during robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis Abstract Purpose: This study intended to assess the safety and feasibility of performing concurrent robotic-assisted

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Staff publication

Photo by SHVETS production at Pexels.com Ranjit Akolekar in BJOG Objectives: To examine the association between race and preeclampsia(PE) and gestational hypertension(GH) after adjustment for factors in maternal characteristics and medical history in screening study from the Fetal Medicine Foundation (FMF) in England, and to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on PE. Abstract

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Staff publication

Photo by cottonbro at Pexels.com Iram Ahmed in the BJU International Aim: To develop and test the psychometric properties of a concise, patient-reported questionnaire, designed to assess key aspects of the radical cystectomy (RC) patient pathway that are important to both patients and clinicians. Abstract here https://bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/bju.15539 Full text available with an Athens account –

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How can we help?

If you have any questions please feel to fill in the form and a member of our team will be in touch to assist you with your enquiry.

How can we help?

If you have any questions please feel to fill in the form and a member of our team will be in touch to assist you with your enquiry.

How can we help?

If you have any questions please feel to fill in the form and a member of our team will be in touch to assist you with your enquiry.

How can we help?

If you have any questions please feel to fill in the form and a member of our team will be in touch to assist you with your enquiry.

Request an article/book

Your library membership number is required for copyright purposes. Contact us if you do not have your membership number. If you are not yet a member you can join online.

One request per form only

We aim to process all requests by the next working day.

We aim to supply 90% of article requests by the next working day*.

We aim to supply 75% of book requests within five working days*.

*Some items are requested from other libraries and so may take longer to supply.

Use this form if you are unable to access the full text article with your NHS OpenAthens username and password.

Your details
We are committed to safeguarding your information. The information you supply will be used to contact you about services or resources you have requested from the Library and Knowledge Service. For further information on how we keep your information secure, and your rights to access it, read our full Privacy Policy and the KnowledgeShare Privacy Policy

We will send articles via email where possible but sometimes only print will be available.
If we can only get a print copy, we will email you to let you know that you can collect from Medway Library and Knowledge Services.