Library Services for ELFT staff
The Newcomb Library provides Library and Knowledge Services for all ELFT staff.
Please note that the forms on this webpage work best with the Chrome browser. Alternatively, please email the Newcomb Library with your request.
NHS Knowledge and Library Hub Search
Search a range of high quality knowledge and evidence resources in one place, including journals, databases and ebooks.
Please login into the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub for East London here, using your NHS OpenAthens username and password.
NHS Knowledge and Library Hub user guide
Knowledge-Hub-basic-user-guide-for-Homerton.pdf [pdf] 337KB
Watch a short user video tutorial
How to access bibliographic databases
Searching bibliographic databases
If you would like to quickly find journal literature and other evidence, please use the new NHS Knowledge and Library Hub
The following bibliographic databases are available:
AMED – allied and complementary medicine including palliative care
BNI – nursing, midwifery and community healthcare
CINAHL – nursing and allied health
Embase – biomedical and pharmaceutical literature
Emcare – nursing and allied health
HMIC – healthcare management
Medline – biomedical, life sciences, allied health and pre-clinical sciences literature
PsycInfo – psychology, behavioural sciences and related disciplines
Social Policy and Practice – health and social care
These databases can be found on the native interfaces as below
EBSCO CINAHL and Medline
ProQuest BNI, Medline and PsychInfo
Wolters Kluwer (Ovid) AMED, Embase, Emcare, HMIC, Medline and Social Policy and Practice
If you would like to search the healthcare databases systematically, please contact Newcomb Library and librarians can perform a search on your behalf or train you in how to find the evidence you need using the native interfaces.
You will need an NHS OpenAthens account to access the search interfaces.
Please also use these guides about each of the database search interfaces:
ProQuest Guide February 2022.pdf [pdf] 2MB
EBSCO Guide February 2022.pdf [pdf] 2MB
Ovid Guide February 2022.pdf [pdf] 1MB
or try the e-learning programme, How to Search the Literature Effectively
Healthcare Database Advanced Search (HDAS) and NICE Evidence Search
NICE closed their database-searching interface at the end of March. Find out more here
NICE Evidence Search has also closed, If you are looking for an alternative, please try the Trip Database whch is a freely accessible portal
Need to find a journal? Want to read an article?
Need to find an article? Need to browse and read journals quickly and easily?
Try BrowZine - a tool which enables you to browse, read and monitor current journal content on your mobile device, laptop or desktop PC. View tables of contents, read articles as new issues are published, or read previous issues.

Quick tip: Login to your OpenAthens account first when using BrowZine
Download the BrowZine app for mobile access.
You can find an article by DOI or by PMID here
You can also search for journals using EBSCO's publication finder Journals A-Z
Need to critically appraise an article?
Check out our overview Critical Appraisal Toolkit.pdf [pdf] 575KB
Watch a series of training vidoes on Critical Appraisal of an RCT using CASP checklist on YouTube from Barts Health Knowledge and Library Services
NHS OpenAthens account
Your NHS OpenAthens account unlocks a wealth of resources including ejournals, ebooks, point of care tools, elearning and more!
Forgotten your password? Go to: https://openathens.nice.org.uk/ForgotPassword/Reset
More about NHS OpenAthens
Anything else contact us at huh-tr.newcomblibrary@nhs.net
Looking for a book?
Library catalogue
Search the Newcomb Library catalogue for books and ebooks
our June books of the month
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Divided: racism, medicine and why we need to decolonise healthcare by Annabel Sowemimo In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are all too aware of the urgent health inequalities that plague our world. But these inequalities have always been urgent: modern medicine has a colonial and racist history. |
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ageing: biographical approaches for inclusive care and support by Mike Sutherland (editor), Richard Ward (editor) and Ian Rivers (editor) Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people often face unique challenges as they grow older. It is vital that those providing them with care and support understand their needs, wishes and experiences. Access here |
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Wellbeing strategies for nurses by Claire Boyd Wellbeing Strategies for Nurses explores clear, straightforward, and practical techniques for cultivating resilience and positive mental health strategies in the face of a demanding clinical environment. This pocket-sized book is easy to carry during your clinical placement and offers tips, advice, and hard-won words of wisdom from student and qualified nurses to support you through a challenging, yet rewarding, career. You’ll find stress-busting tools as well as exercises intended for long-term relief of stress incorporated throughout the book. |
If you’d like to recommend a book, contact us at
Confused by ebooks? Have a look at our guide
OUP collection - core textbooks and handbooks
NHS staff and students on placement now have online access to a national collection of over 130 medical titles from Oxford University Press including Handbooks,Textbooks and Emergencies In series. Funded by HEE the collection has access to Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry, New Oxford Textbook of Pyschiatry and Emergencies in Psychiatry.
Using your NHS OpenAthens username and password access to titles is available through
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How to access to the OUP collection via Oxford Medicine Online
1) Go to Oxford Medicine Online
2) Select Sign in via your Institution
3) Choose "NHS in England" from the institution list
4) Enter your NHS OpenAthens username and password
5) Click on "Browse all titles in your subscription"
Keep up to date with KnowledgeShare
A million decisions are made every day in the NHS. Ensure you make the right ones!
Sign up to KnowledgeShare and receive highly-targeted evidence updates every fortnight. You tell us what your interests are (broad or narrow), what setting you work in, what your role is and we do the rest - helping you stay up to date, saving you time and connecting you with relevant evidence.
Register for a KnowledgeShare profile
Already signed up to KnowledgeShare? Log in with your NHS OpenAthens username and password?
Need to request an article?
Before you request an article, please make sure you check that it is not already available with your NHS OpenAthens username and password.
To check, please go to Journals A-Z and search for the journal your article is in. Remember to login to your OpenAthens account at the top right of the page.
Find an article by DOI by PMID
Once you have checked, fill in this form to request an article:
Newcomb Library request an article formBespoke training offered by Newcomb Library
Contact huh-tr.NewcombLibrary@nhs.net about any training needs you may have. Or use the online booking form below.
We can show you how to find relevant research from healthcare databases and other sources, especially if you have a topic in mind, either individually or in groups via MS Teams or in person.
User guides and resources
You Tube video - Navigating the new NHS Knowledge and Library Services Hub
New to literature searches? Try the How to search the literature effectively elearning programme.
Request a book
If you would like to request a inter-library loan for a book that is not available in the Newcomb Library catalogue, please complete the form below. Please note that this service costs £2.00 per item.
Please make sure you have checked that your item is not in stock in the catalogue before submitting your request.
Newcomb Library request a book form
Literature Searches for East London staff
If you are searching the literature for a work-related project, this can be both challenging and time-consuming. Our Literature Search service uses the skills and expertise of qualified librarians who carry out searches on your behalf.
To request a literature search, complete the form
Newcomb Library Literature Search Form
You can learn how to do a literature search online at:
https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/literature-searching/
How to join the library
Want to join the Library?
Please complete our registration form, selecting Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare
Newcomb Library Privacy Notice Sept 2018.docx [docx] 38KB
BMJ Best Practice App
Want to download the ?
1. Go to the BMJ Best Practice website. Click on "Log-in", Select 'Access through your institution' Type in search box 'NHS in England'.
2. Click "Create account" for a personal account or "Log in" if you already have an account.
3. Visit the Apple or Google Play store to search for and download the app.
4. Use your BMJ Best Practice "personal account" details to sign in and download the content.
Downloading the app at Homerton Hospital? Connect to NHS wi-fi, download the BMJ Best Practice app and set up your personal acccount or log in through the app.
BMJ blogpost about BMJ Best Practice
https://bestpractice.bmj.com/info/clinical-decision-support-for-better-quality-care/
Watch a quick video on how to download the BMJ Best Practice app via OpenAthens: https://bcove.video/2JzSASm
Learn more about BMJ Best Practice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyorTazib1A&feature=youtu.be