Quality Improvement 
This guide signposts key QI resources and library services to support The Rotherham NHS Staff undertaking QI projects.  One of the first steps in any Quality Improvement (QI) project must be to establish what others have done to improve quality of care and outcomes and what research evidence might have to say on your topic. Here's where the Library and our staff expertise in literature searching comes in.  We can help you connect with relevant articles and reports to inform the problem, tease out what evidence has been reported, and identify what gaps exist in our knowledge of the problem.

Use your Library to find evidence                                         
We enable easy access to key information and evidence resources to help you.  See below for the range of resources and services we offer.

Find a Journal

​Browzine allows you to search, browse and access all of the online journals your library has access to, making it easy to find journals for your interests. Click 'Choose my library' and search 'Rotherham' when you first access Browzine. To access full text of most journals, you will need to sign in with OpenAthens when prompted. 
Browse available journals on healthcare services administration. This collection includes:

Find an Article

Searching: Health and Care Evidence
Search for published research articles to inform your improvement processes through the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub. Logging in with OpenAthens and searching the Hub allows you to request articles you may need that we do not have in our subscriptions, which library staff will then endeavour to obtain for you
  • If you know the DOI or PubMed ID of the article you want to access, use libkey.io. Simply search 'Rotherham', select your organisation, and then enter the DOI or PMID of the article. If your library service has access to the article, there will be a link to the full text.
  • To check instantly whether your library has access to articles that you find outside of the library systems (through Google, Wikipedia, PubMed etc), install LibKeyNomad (available for Edge, Chrome and Firefox). LibKey Nomad is a free, safe browser extension that automatically provides links to full-text content of articles courtesy of your NHS library as you come across relevant literature when searching for information online. Read more about LibKey Nomad for the NHS.

Library Training and Evidence Searches

If you need any assistance with searching the Hub or accessing articles, contact us. ​
You can request a evidence search from our experienced librarians to support you in your QI project or learning - scan the QR code or contact  ([email protected]) ​
​​​If you'd like to book training, please contact: 01790 424642/44; ([email protected]) or scan the QR code.  ​Our training is available via MS Teams and in the library. All training sessions can be tailored for specific departments/ specialities.

Books to support QI

Browse the books available in our library collection on the following topics:
  • Improvement in healthcare
  • Change management
  • Organisational culture
To borrow books, you need to join your library service.
You can search our new library catalogue (YorCat) which will search Rotherham Hospitals’ book and e-book collection as well as multiple NHS libraries across Yorkshire and the Humber.  You can request books to be sent to you at Rotherham. 

Current Awareness
Quick access to all things QI and our regularly-updated 'Quality Improvement News designed to keep you in touch with the latest news, developments, research and practice.  We also offer Latest News Bulletins and specialist ones.  Sign up Via the QR code above.​
Photo used under Creative Commons from Abhi Sharma, Breve Storia del Cinema, larique, the.Firebottle, Jeff Djevdet​, opensource.com, and Bundesarchiv

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