Information Skills Training

The library runs a range of training programmes to help improve your skills in finding healthcare information.

Finding the Evidence/ Finding the Mental Health Evidence Workshops - Programme of sessions and booking information

This session aims to help participants improve their ability to find information which is evidence-based

Formulate a clinical question to enable effective searching using the PICO formula
Choose appropriate healthcare databases to search
Do a basic literature search on the main healthcare databases, eg Medline
Retrieve the full text of articles that you have found

This course supports KSF competencies Core 2, Core 5, IK2, IK3, HWB8, G2

Health on the Internet/ Mental Health on the Internet - Programme of sessions and booking information

To help participants improve their ability to find good quality health information on the internet:

Find information on the NHS Evidence website
Assess the quality of websites
Effectively search other healthcare websites
To use Google more effectively
Find and download a full text article of which you already have the details

This course supports KSF competencies Core 2, Core 5, G2, IK2, IK3, HWB1, HWB4, HWB5, HWB7, HWB8

Individual training
If the formal sessions are not convenient for you, one-to-one training is available. Contact the library to book an appointment with one of the librarians. Ideally you should allow at least one hour for a one-to-one training session. You may benefit more from the session, if you come with some ideas as to which topic you would like to search for.

Group training in the workplace
Alternatively if a group of staff requires training we will come to your workplace or practice to do the training - all we need is a computer that is connected to the internet.

E-learning packages are also available if the scheduled training is not a convenient option.

Training elsewhere in Berkshire
For information on training at Wexham Park and Heatherwood Hospitals and the Royal Berkshire Hospital click here.