The Library & Knowledge Service is based in Building 11 (Wolverhampton Medical Institute) at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP
We provide the following core services;
There are a small number of PCs available in the library for staff to use, and all have MS Office and access to the world wide web via a Trust Network Account.
Click here to request an urgent search of the evidence base.
Try out our new mobile site on your mobile device at https://tinyurl.com/rwtlibrary.
The Trust is current trialing Dynamed, provided by Ebsco publishing. It is highly comparable to UptoDate and in some metrics is considered superior.
To access Dynamed you must have an Open Athens account. It is recommended that you register for an Ebsco personal account to enable you to save information and searches, set up notifications and personalise your usage of Dynamed.
Please watch a video that demonstrates the capabilities of Dynamed
Try out the new Knowledge and Library Services tutorial which will demonstrate the range of resources and services available to you
The library hours above are for staffed hours. RWT staff can apply for 24 hour access to access the library at anytime. Please refer to the 24 hour access information for staff and complete the online registration form under the Using the Library Service tab.
The KnowledgeHub operates a chat service between 9.00am and 3.30pm Monday to Friday. You can ask questions and find information about the KnowledgeHub team.
Outside of these hours you can still find information by using Cedric, the KnowledgeHub's Chatbot.
Oxford Medical TextBooks and Handbooks available online
Health Education England have announced a 3 year contract to provide access to 136 Oxford Handbooks and Textbooks to NHS England staff. This includes the Oxford Textbook of Medicine, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine and many other specialist titles.
You will require an Open Athens account to access the titles.
Enter your personal Open Athens account details
Oxford Textbooks - click here
Oxford Handbooks - click here