Webinars and in-person workshops are available for staff at GSTT and KCH to help you improve your skills in finding and understanding evidence and healthcare literature. The NHS workshops include:

• NHS001: Rapid access to evidence-based resources
• NHS002: Healthcare databases for Advanced Searchers
• NHS003/LIB231: Introduction to Critical Appraisal of Quantitative Research
• NHS004: Introduction to Critical Appraisal of Qualitative Research
• Health Literacy Awareness - King's College Hospital staff

King's College Hospital Staff also have access to training sessions via the PRUH team (search Information Skills on the KCH intranet for details).

Finding Evidence (KHP Learning Hub)

Are you trying to develop a search strategy? Struggling to access the full text of a journal article? Looking for reviews, guidelines or summaries of evidence? Searching for information but getting lots of irrelevant results or nothing at all?

This e-learning will help you find the evidence you need to inform patient care or service development, update guidelines or policies, support assignments or professional development and inform research.

To access the course:

1. Login to the Learning Hub with your Trust network login - click the relevant organisation logo
   • KCH staff - use your network login
   • GSTT staff - enter gstt\ before your username
2. Search for Finding Evidence (or browse the Professional Development Section)

Note: this course includes the modules listed below from the NHS e-LfH Literature Searching Programme.

The KHP Learning Hub also hosts a growing collection of other resources including podcasts and guidance on How to read a paper.

Literature Searching Programme (e-LfH)

Building the foundations

• Module 1 Introduction to searching
• Module 2 Where do I start searching?
• Module 3 How do I start to develop a search strategy?

Building the skills

• Module 4 Too many results? How to narrow your search
• Module 5 Too few results? How to broaden your search
• Module 6 Searching with subject headings

Applying the skills 

• Module 7 Searching the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub and bibliographic databases

The modules are short (each taking no more than 20 minutes to complete) and may be ‘dipped into’ for reference, or completed to obtain a certificate. 

Sign-up sessions running in the next few months are highlighted below. For workshop details and to book a place, click on the session you are interested in and follow the onscreen prompts. Workshops may be online or at one of our library sites. All workshops online workshops use MS Teams. If you have any problems with your booking please contact library@kcl.ac.uk

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Need help with your literature search or King's e-resource navigation? We offer 1-1 appointments in-person or online; have a look through the lists of available times and dates in the box above. Just flick through the tabs to choose the most convenient location.

If you can't find a slot that fits your busy work schedule, NHS staff employed by King's College Hospital or Guys and St Thomas' Trust can use the link below to request one of our Senior Library Assistants to get in touch and arrange a 1-1 appointment at a bespoke time and date, between 0900-1700, Monday-Friday. There's also the option to arrange an in-person 1-1 appointment if that is more suitable, just let us know on the form. 

Request a 1-1 Appointment

If you have recently attended one of the above NHS sessions you can give us feedback via our survey.

This pair of narrated slide set supports our Critical Appraisal of Qualitative Methods course. You can use it to refresh your understanding or if you are unable to attend a session.

The first video offers an introduction.  Use the skip button to access the second video that covers Qualitative Methods.

Narrated slide sets in support of our Critical Appraisal of Quantitative Methods course. You can use it to refresh your understanding or if you are unable to attend a session.

The first video offers an introduction.  Use the skip button to access the second video that covers Quantitative Methods.

Eligible trainees at King’s College Hospital can now submit applications to use their Study Leave allowance to cover the cost of an online examination aids including BMJ OnExamination and PasTest.

Please identify the course you are interested in and discuss your requirements with your educational supervisor. Once agreed submit your request via Intrepid as Exam preparation course relevant to level of training and in a comment box note that this is for an online exam revision course/test.

Applications must be submitted online prospectively, are restricted to one per examination module and are subject to a cap of £200 per trainee. Please see the Study Leave KCH Intranet page for further details and ensure you check eligibility before applying.