Many thanks to all who responded!
Our enquirer was after a really quick and easy,
evidence-based-but-concisely-summarised sort of resource, for use at point-of-care.
Sources such as NHS Evidence and TRIP require too much searching for our enquirer’s
purpose, and the NICE guidelines are too lengthy to wade through at the patient’s
bedside.
Here’s a summary of the
most plausible-looking resources:
·
The West Mercia Guidelines are now known as the Bedside
Clinical Guidelines. A subscription is required, and the disc is then
uploaded onto your Intranet. One hospital using it says most of the
documents have to be edited to localise. It seems that a mobile app is
being developed.
·
Free possibilities provided by the NHS include Clinical Knowledge Summaries and NICE Pathways. There’s
also the Athens-authenticated Map of Medicine.
·
One Trust has taken
the approach of developing their own custom-made guidelines, supported by the
library and based largely around the NICE guidance.
·
Another Trust uses the Grey Book – also free,
I think – which “aims to provide clear advice to junior staff on
what to do when confronted with some of the more common medical
emergencies”.
·
Dynamed and UpToDate were also
mentioned. They both require a subscription.
Kind regards,
Lesley H.
From: UK medical/ health care library community /
information workers [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Huss
Lesley
Sent: 19 December 2013 14:26
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Subject: Guidelines for junior doctors
Hello,
We’ve been asked about a source of clinical guidelines
for doctors, preferably with easy online access. Can anyone recommend
anything? One of the doctors mentioned “West Mercia
Guidelines” but I haven’t been able to find a website or any
subscription information for that one.
With hopeful thanks,
Lesley H.
Lesley Huss
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Medical Directorate
Birmingham
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