LibGuides: NHS: Clinical Library Services (KCH)

What we can do for you

The following extra support and training is available to King's College Hospital staff.
If you have any queries please contact one of your Clinical Support Librarians.

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Evidence/Literature Search
Request a talk or a workshop
Including:
Introductory Welcome; Finding Evidence; Evaluating Evidence (including Journal Clubs); Health Literacy Awareness; Reflective Reading; Shut Up and Write!
KCH Trust research support
Sign-up to attend our timetabled workshops or for a 1:1
Keep up-to-date/Current Awareness
Sign-up to Knowledge Share for evidence updates and to receive tailored alerts.

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If you can’t get to the Library, then we will bring the Library to you at Denmark Hill. Contact us to arrange for a Clinical Support Librarian to come and spend time with your department, team, or ward. Whilst there, they can help with searches, carry out training, discuss staff information needs and how best to meet them, help arrange and facilitate journal clubs, assist with research/audit/quality improvement activity, academic study and nurse revalidation.

Evidence/Literature Search (KCH)

All Kings College Hospital staff can request support from the library team with your evidence search. This can include a member of our skilled team completing a search of the literature databases on your behalf or providing a briefer set of high quality resources such as evidence summaries.

The online request form will help you frame your question and consider the kind of evidence you require along with when you need it by.

A member of library staff will generally be in touch with you to discuss your request to ensure that it is appropriately managed.

The service is targeted particularly at searches that relate to patient care, service development and other decisions that are likely to impact larger numbers of patients (for example the development of new guidance or a patient safety initiative). If we are unable to help with your request we will be able to guide you to appropriate support options (this might be our skills training for those undertaking a study assignment).

Request your Evidence/Literature Search

Request a talk or a workshop

Join us for Coffee Conversations @ KCH (Sep-Dec 24)

A way of getting away from our busy workloads for a short time, to connect with colleagues we wouldn't normally get the chance to meet, while learning about and inspiring each other and sharing knowledge.

How it works:
Sign up (via the form or scan the QR code) by the end of September 2024
We’ll pair you with someone else at KCH
You arrange to meet each other for a coffee and a chat (in-person or via Teams)
Tell us how you get on