Search Engines and Databases
OpenAthens
OpenAthens is your gateway to e-resources. Without an OpenAthens account, you will not be able to access journal articles the library has subscribed to, or certain search engines, such as ProQuest or Ovid or databases such as BMJ Best Practice.
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Search Engines: ProQuest, Ovid and EBSCO
ProQuest Search Engine find CPFT and login using OpenAthens (PsycINFO, BNI, Medline)
Ovid Search Engine Click on OpenAthens|Institutional, choose CPFT and login via OpenAthens (Medline, EMBASE, Emcare, AMED, HMIC)
EBSCOhost Search Engine Click on OpenAthens login and choose database (Medline, CINAHL)
Other databases and search engines:
Knowledge and Library Hub
The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub provides a one stop resource of journals, books/ebooks and databases for all NHS staff and students. Login via OpenAthens.
Knowledge and Library Hub User Guide
PubMed
Free search engine, with more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. No need to log in.
TRIP Medical Database:
TRIP is a general medical database/search engine. You do not need to login to use, but you can sign-up for a personal account.
BMJ Best Practice:
A point of care tool. It gives step-by-step guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, prevention and treatment. Log in via OpenAthens.
The Royal Marsden Online
Evidence-based clinical skills and procedures related to essential aspects of a patient's care. Log in via OpenAthens.
Cochrane Library
A collection of high-quality, systematic reviews to aid healthcare decision-making. Aimed at all healthcare professionals. Open Access.
OT Seeker
A database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and other resources relevant to occupational therapy interventions. Open Access.
PEDro
PEDro is a free database of over 40,000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. Open Access.
Speechbite
Speechbite is a free database of intervention studies across the scope of speech pathology practice. Open Access.