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On Thu, 13 Sep 2001 10:03:30 +0100 Rutherford Lorna
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> > Apologies for cross posting
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> > News release
> >
> >
> >       September 2001
> >
> >
> >       Electronic boost to nursing knowledge
> >
> >       For the first time ever, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is
> > providing members with free personal Internet access to a range of
> > up-to-the-minute online nursing information products .
> >
> >       Working with the Health Communication Network and Blackwell Science,
> > the RCN is now offering nurses the opportunity to tap into electronic
> > nursing journals and a key nursing database as part of their RCN
> > membership package.  The service is so flexible that it can be accessed
> > whenever and wherever nurses need it - for example at home or at any
> > number of RCN libraries and Resource Centres.
> >
> >       This move is part of the RCN's commitment to provide nurses with
> > greater access to quality nursing information and is part of the programme
> > to improve services to members.
> >
> >       The new service,  provides personal access to the British Nursing
> > Index (BNI Plus) - a database indexing over 220 core nursing journals -
> > together with World Information Nursing, including references to
> > additional English language journals selected from Medline.  The Journal
> > of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Clinical Nursing, International Journal of
> > Nursing Practice and the Journal of Nursing Management are among some of
> > the journals available.
> >
> >       Initially the service is being piloted for one year.  RCN members
> > must register for the service by visiting the RCN website at
> > www.rcn.org.uk, by emailing [log in to unmask] or by telephoning the RCN
> > on 020 7647 3610.
> >
> >       Enquiries
> > *     RCN - Jackie Lord 020 7647 3616, [log in to unmask]
> > *     Blackwell Science - Emily Gillingham 01865 206410,
> > [log in to unmask]
> > *     Health Communication Network - Nikki Chandler 01420 86848,
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> >       Notes
> > *     The RCN has over 330,000 members and is the largest professional
> > association and union of nursing staff and students in the UK. As such, it
> > is an influential voice for nursing at home and abroad. The RCN promotes
> > nursing interests on a wide range of issues by working closely with the
> > Government, parliament, unions, professional bodies and voluntary
> > organisations.
> >
> >               The RCN campaigns on behalf of its members and the people
> > they care for, and is a leading player in the development of nursing
> > policy and practice, and standards of care.  It provides a comprehensive
> > range of services and benefits for its members, including: advice and
> > support on a range of clinical and employment issues; the foremost nursing
> > library in Europe; and RCN Direct, the 24 hour telephone information and
> > advice service for members.  The RCN also provides continuing professional
> > development opportunities through its distance learning and short course
> > programme, and promotes research, quality and practice development through
> > the RCN Institute.
> >
> > *     HCN has today become recognised as a leading electronic healthcare
> > provider. Through its successful healthcare business portfolio HCN
> > delivers Internet-based knowledge resource solutions and clinical
> > solutions to all organisations within healthcare.
> >
> >               Through its extensive experience and resources combined, HCN
> > has become the largest supplier of knowledge solutions to information
> > professionals in the UK.  A key focus for HCN is the delivery of
> > cost-effective products through the web, which will bring additional
> > benefits to healthcare professionals in the UK that have never been
> > achieved before.
> >
> >               This combination with HCN's commitment to providing superior
> > customer service and extensive technical expertise can reassure the
> > customer that all their information requirements can be provided for -
> > quickly, easily and cost-effectively.
> >
> >       Blackwell Science and associated companies together publish nearly
> > 600 journals in partnership with over 500 academic and professional
> > societies.  Blackwell Science is one of the UK's leading publishers within
> > nursing and health sciences, publishing journals and books that combine
> > academic rigour with working practice.
> >

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