eBooks
To get started with ebooks:
You'll need an Athens password: register for your Athens password online. Then you can either:
  • ​​search our online catalogue for a specific book/subject area and follow the link to the ebook, OR
  • browse/search our ebook collections below: scroll down to sign in to Oxford Handbooks, Proquest or Kortext.
​​​Please contact us on rgh-tr.libraryhealthcare@nhs.net if you need any help, would like to request a title or would like to send feedback. 
You may be interested in our list of free, open access medical ebooks. BMA members can also access 2500 ebooks from https://www.bma.org.uk/bma-library/e-books. 
Kortext is one of the suppliers we use to purchase e-books, and their e-books can be accessed online, or downloaded into the Kortext app for offline reading on mobile devices. Kortext e-books require an NHS OpenAthens account initially, but once logged in a personal account can be created and this will allow you to access the mobile app.  Click on the link above.  The collection covers key clinical topics, nursing, primary care and general practice, palliative care, health management, as well as mentoring and coaching titles.
To login:
Our Proquest Ebook Central Collection of over 30,000 titles is available to employees and contractors of The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, including local GPs, practice staff, commissioners, students and colleagues working in public health and social care. 
To login:
  • go to: http://www.trft.eblib.com/patron and login with your OpenAthens username and password (get an OpenAthens password)
  • ​eBooks with a green button can be read in full straight-away.
  • eBooks with an orange button can be browsed for five minutes and then requested with a few simple clicks. 

Explore our ebooks: you can read them online, download them to your own device, keyword search the whole book, add your own notes, check books in and out 24/7, print chapters and listen to the text aloud.  Read our detailed user guide. ​​
We provide access to 130 Oxford handbooks and textbooks from the Oxford Medicine Online collection, available to all NHS employees in Yorkshire & the Humber (hospital trusts, CCGs and GPs/practice staff). Please read the login instructions below. ​
To login:
  • Go to: https://oxfordmedicine.com or the dedicated homepage for NHS staff and students at: https://pages.oup.com/hee
  • Select 'Login via your institution' then select 'NHS in England' (even if you are employed by RFT/Rotherham CCG and have a Rotherham FT or CCG Athens account)
Then login with your usual Athens account details. You can re-set your Athens account online, or contact us for help. ​ Read more about Athens.