Subject databases

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The Social Welfare Portal provides a single point of access to the British Library's print and digital collections of research and information on policy development, implementation and evaluation.

Key information on the selection, prescribing, dispensing and administration of medicines including drug and treatment summaries. Access is via the Medicines Complete platform.

Authoritative nursing and allied health database providing full text for many journals in the CINAHL index. Includes quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, CEU modules and research instruments.

Collection of databases containing high-quality independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. Includes Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) and Cochrane Clinical Answers (CCAs).

Access to Health & Social Care, Management and Education journals (not books or case studies). Change the Access type to “Only content I have access to” to limit your search to purchased content.

Comprehensive EBSCO database of full text medical journals, with some coverage of health and psychology.

American Psychological Association (APA) database provided by EBSCO. Full text academic and scientific articles in psychology.

EBSCO database of full text journals covering topics in psychology and related fields.

American Psychological Association (APA) index to citations and abstracts from journals, books, reports and dissertations, from 1887 to the present (some full text). Provided by EBSCO.

The gold standard for nursing care, providing the procedures, rationale, and guidance required by qualified nurses to deliver clinically effective, patient-focused care.