Health campaigns for October 2024
Articles
We have collected a few recent texts on climate change and sustainability to help staff explore the topic: Go Green Reading list
Climate Change Evidence Bulletin
Public Health Scotland Knowledge Services now offer a Climate Change evidence bulletin, which focuses on the health impacts of climate change in Scotland and the wider global context.
The monthly bulletin is intended to provide a summary of relevant evidence and outputs from key organisations. Access the bulletin on our current awareness guide.
Climate Change Evidence Bulletin
Databases
Healthcare LCA: database of environmental assessments within healthcare.
Barbour Index on The Knowledge Network has guidance and standards on environmental issues. It offers access to relevant legislation, technical guidance and key documents and model policies.
Topics covered include (ESG) Environmental, Social and Governance, Sustainability, Environmental Issues, Getting started in Environmental management and more...
Mindtools is a resources on The Knowledge Network to support staff in their learning and development needs. This also includes resources on environmental issues.
A playlist has been created with some of the most relevant resources for staff to scroll through.
Find it in the playlists section of the website at: Mind Tools
Databases
We have a range of databases available for registered users to access relating to psychiatry and psychology.
eBook
Journals
Evidence summaries
Journals
- International journal of evidence-based healthcare (Online)
- Evidence based women’s health journal
- Evidence-based medicine (Online)
- Evidence-based nursing (Online)
- Evidence-based mental health (Online)
eBooks
- Introduction to nursing research: incorporating evidence-based practice
- Workbook : Evidence-Based Practice in Action
- Foundations of evidence-based social work practice
- Making sense of evidence-based practice for nursing : an introduction to quantitative and qualitative research and systematic reviews
- Systematic reviews to support evidence-based medicine : how to appraise, conduct and publish reviews
Training
Free online resource introducing health evidence and making informed choices.
Information leaflets are a great way to help service users understand more about their conditions. Many of our subscriptions have downloadable patient leaflets that can be shared.
A one stop shop for tools and techniques to improve health literacy skills.
Interviews
We have access to a number of interviews that explain the importance of plain language summaries, including from the patient’s perspective.
Take a look at some of the recent articles available through The Knowledge Network: Breast Cancer reading list
Evidence summaries
BMJ
- Metastatic breast cancer
- Primary invasive breast cancer
- Breast cancer in situ
- Assessment of breast mass
DynaMed
- Breast cancer in women
- Early and locally advanced noninflammatory breast cancer
- Risk factors for breast cancer
- Inflammatory breast cancer
- Triple negative breast cancer