Electronic resources

Bringing together regularly updated research evidence with the knowledge of international experts, BMJ Best Practice is a clinical decision support tool that offers a step-by-step approach to help manage patient diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention.

How to access BMJ Best Practice: 

1. Go to BMJ Best Practice and login with your OpenAthens id. 
2. Once logged in you should be prompted to create a personal account. With a personal account you can download the app and track CME/CPD activity and certificates. 
3. Download the app by searching for ‘BMJ Best Practice’on the App store or Google Play.

 For further information/help please feel free to contact us on library.dvh@nhs.net

UPDATE

Please note that our access to BMJ Case Reports has expired.

Previously paid for materials up to 2023 are still accessible for viewing, but our fellowship code for submissions is no longer active.

BMJ Case Reports is an award winning journal that delivers a focused, peer-reviewed, valuable collection of cases in all disciplines so that healthcare professionals, researchers and students can easily find clinically important information on common and rare conditions. 

Why not take a look at the cases and see whether you find something to use in your own studies or in practice? 

https://casereports.bmj.com/pages/authors/

If you don’t already have an OpenAthens id you can register for one HERE. 

More than 250 guidelines on clinical skills procedures, all in highly illustrated step-by-step format.

Some of the procedures covered include

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in Adults
• Clinical Examinations and Assessments
• Infection Control Measures
• Wound care

Full links to references and national guidance.

Login via OpenAthens at clinicalskills.net (access is only available to Darford and Gravesham NHS Trust)    

Please note that clinicalskills.net cannot currently be accessed via Mozilla Firefox

Designed to bring together drug and disease content, into a single source for evidence-based insights to help inform and support clinical decision making at the point of care.

Login using your OpenAthens id at https://rebrand.ly/DynaMed

When you have logged in using OpenAthens you will need to create a personal User Account as this will allow you to gain the full DynaMed experience.

• Remote access to DynaMed clinical content from any device at any time
• Time-tracked CPD information
• Easy login to the DynaMed App
• Your followed topics and updates displayed on the homepage
• A personalised user-experience across all devices
• Access to UK Guidelines including NICE and SIGN

Download the app by searching for ‘DynaMed’ on the App store or Google Play.

There are now a selection of ebooks available from Kortext which are accessible using your OpenAthens id.

Titles can be downloaded to a virtual bookshelf for a limited time frame for you to read on your laptop.

To use this service please follow the steps below

1) Go to https://read.kortext.com

2) Select 'Sign in to browse your institution library'; search for Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust in the drop-down list and then sign in with your OpenAthens id.

3) Click on 'Collections' to view available titles.

4) Select a book cover to read a title you are interested in. It will now be available for a limited time on your virtual bookshelf.

If you do not currently have an OpenAthens id then please self register here

The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry is the essential evidence-based prescribing guidelines on the safe and effective prescribing of psychotropic agents. Covering both common and complex prescribing situations encountered in day-to-day clinical practice. Each clear and concise chapter includes an up-to-date reference list providing easy access to the evidence on which the guidance is based. 

https://www.maudsley-prescribing-guidelines.co.uk

Find clinical procedure guidelines effortlessly online without having to consult multiple websites:

• Understand local policy and practice via annotated guidelines
• Practise accountably with instant access to supporting documents for each clinical skill
• Access clinical guidelines wherever suits you best – at hospital, at home, or on the move

Login via athens at https://rebrand.ly/rmm-online  (access is only available to Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust employees) 

• Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality evidence based resources such as guidelines, systematic reviews and RCTs, to support their practice and/or care.
• Results are presented with resources graded by strength of evidence.
• NHS organisations in England have access to the premium version of the TRIP (turning research into practice) database (no login required but you must be on an NHS networked computer)
• Go to Trip database to conduct a search

• UpToDate® is an evidence-based clinical decision support resource authored by physicians to help healthcare practitioners make the best decisions at the point of care.
• Login via athens at www.uptodate.com (access is only avaliable to Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust employees) 
• Download the app by searching for ‘UpToDate’on the App store or Google Play. To register, follow the link on Adagio.