OpenAthens
An OpenAthens account gives all NHS staff and learners access to a wide range of online resources.
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Resources for Clinical Support Staff
Books
When you join the library you can borrow books from any NHS libraries in Yorkshire and Humber, through our catalogue system YorCat .
Browse our book collections on the following topics.
If we don't have the books you need, just contact us to request them.
Journals
You can access all content in the British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, with your OpenAthens account.
Learning Resources
These sites may be useful for CPD:
- Royal College of Nursing - First Steps. A free online learning tool for health care assistants.
- Royal College of Nursing - Learning resources for the nursing support workforce. A range of learning resources for nursing support workers
- HEE eLearning for Healthcare. (Access with OpenAthens or set up a free account). More than 400 elearning programmes in collaboration with organisations including Royal Colleges, Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and NHS Improvement.
Clinical Skills
- Royal Marsden Manual Online (Access through OpenAthens login) includes approximately 350 step-by-step procedures aimed at helping nurses standardize their processes and ensure quality patient outcomes. The Royal Marsden Manual provides detailed procedure guidelines based on the latest research findings and expert clinical advice, helping you to deliver clinically effective patient-focused care. This video provides assistance on how to use The Royal Marsden Manual. Highlights include:
- Flexible access - designed for smartphones, tablets and desktops – giving you access to content wherever suits you best
- Search function - a brand-new search engine to find procedures faster than ever before
- Can support you through the revalidation process
- Brand new videos clearly showing step by step procedures
- Includes access to both the Professional Edition and the brand new Cancer Manual
- RCN Clinical Topics. The RCN provides a range of clinical advice and support to help nurses and health care professionals.
Finding Information and Evidence
- NHS Knowledge and Library Hub: a single gateway for seamless access to a range of high quality knowledge and evidence resources all in one place. Sign in with your OpenAthens account to view the full range of resources available to you. Find out more about the Knowledge and Library Hub.