Information Skills and Training
We can deliver one to one or group training to help you to find and understand quality information to inform your decision making. Our online guides are available to help you to get the most out of our resources. We also support journal clubs, which are a great way to keep up to date with the latest evidence in your area and keep your critical appraisal skills up to date.
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How to bookIf you'd like to book training, please contact: 01790 424642/44; rgh-tr.libraryhealthcare@nhs.net) or call in to the Library on D Level. Our training is available via MS Teams and in the library. All training sessions can be tailored for specific departments/ specialities.
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Finding quality information: Evidence at your fingertips
This session will introduce you to the healthcare resources available through the library and show you how to get the most out of them. We will cover how to formulate a question and what type of evidence will best answer it - increase your knowledge and confidence of accessing quality information at the point of need. |
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Finding quality information: using online databases
This session will explore: • What what online databases are and why they are useful • How to identify and access different interfaces such as OVID, EBSCO and ProQuest to access specific healthcare databases specific to your specialty • Using indexing and free text terms • Advanced searching techniques and tips • How to save and record your searches Please also see our guides to using: Ovid EBSCO ProQuest |
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Interpreting the evidence: a guide to Critical Appraisal
What is bias and how does it impact the findings of clinical research? Supporting the need to use the best evidence in decision making, research, and study, this critical appraisal course equips candidates with the basic theory and tools required to understand why and how to appraise a research paper. What does this course cover? This session will support you to recognise the importance and value of critically evaluating evidence, and understand the value of a focussed research question in the appraisal process. It supports participants to understand the structure and limitations of the published journal article format and identify the key elements within a journal article. The session will include practical experience of using the CASP appraisal tools to evaluate journal articles. Who is this course for? Anyone wishing to develop basic practical skills in evaluating and appraising published research. You may be completely new to critical appraisal, or it could be a refresher from previous study. This course is useful to support those undertaking formal academic study, but also for any NHS staff who want to improve their confidence and ability in evidence based practice, in any professional field. How to book this course: Please contact us (rgh-tr.libraryhealthcare@nhs.net 01709 427139) if you would like to have this course delivered on a specific date for your department or team. Can't make the course but want to learn more about Critical Appraisal? For more resources to support Critical Appraisal, see our Access online training material and read our guide to critical appraisal. A self directed elearning course covering similar topics to the Critical Appraisal course has been produced by NHS England. Critically Appraising the Evidence Base: Enabling the healthcare workforce to build skills and confidence is available via the eLearning for Healthcare Hub. This programme aims to support NHS colleagues with understanding the different methods and tools to carry out critical appraisal of research, through 8 bite-sized modules. The sessions are short, with each topic taking approximately 30 minutes to complete. |
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How to reference your work
Do you need help with referencing? Find out more about referencing and reference generators in our online guide. |
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Introduction to academic writing
This course covers the different kinds of assignments that you may be asked to undertake as part of an educational course. It will also explain how to structure both the overall assignment and individual paragraphs within it. Browse our list of online support materials on 'Writing for Publication'. |
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Support for Research and Publication
Read our online guide to how we can support you through the research and publication process: getting started with research, the publication process, writing for publication; choosing a journal, understanding open access and sharing the knowledge. |
One to One Sessions via MS Teams or in person
- If you wish to have an individual training session on any of the above or anything related to finding, accessing or interpreting the evidence, please contact us to make an appointment. We can train in the library or via MS Teams.
- If you are preparing for research or an assignment such as a dissertation, we can offer you a personalised training session. We can help you formulate your search question and identify the relevant sources to search. Using your NHS Athens password, we can demonstrate how to translate your question into a search strategy. With your subject knowledge, we can undertake a detailed and specific search and print out or save your results and search history.
- The workshops can also be delivered at in-house training events departmental meetings. The sessions can be tailored to your specific departmental needs and can include a combination of the themes on offer. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
- The Library and Knowledge Service offer advice and practical assistance on how to setup and run a journal club, providing you with support and resources to help you. We can also lead journal club sessions using our knowledge of the research literature and critical appraisal.