Resources available via Mobiles

The number of healthcare tools and resources that are available via mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets is increasing. Below you can find links to get you started or Get the essentials here. See Usage Notes

Finding Apps

If you are looking for health-related apps you can try searching here:

Google Play - medical category, useful for anything related to healthcare

iTunes App Store - medical category, useful for anything related to healthcare

NHS Choices Health Apps Library - reviewed and rated patient focused apps to help users to manage various conditions

Wikiversity - Apps used by Medical Students - provided by students from University College London

Reviews for Apps

iMedical Apps - app reviews from a number of medical professions

Health Library Apps

Health Library Current Awareness Service - latest headlines and articles from subject-based journals( http://www.netvibes.com/healthlibrary_northstaffs#Welcome )

Health Library News - latest news from the Health Library including new resources and changes to services( http://hlnews.blogspot.com/ )

Health Library on Twitter

LibAnywhere - access the library catalogue to search for resources, renew your books and reserve items. Available for Android and iPhones. Watch the video.

Search Databases

Cochrane Library - ipad edition available for systematic reviews

Ebsco Databases - including CINAHL and Medline databases, login details will be required ( http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=mobsmart )

Pubmed - search across a wide range of journal titles in the healthcare and medical sciences field ( http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/nlm/pubmed/index.html )

Pubmed on Tap - a range of functionality to support your searching on Pubmed

Pubmed for Android - a range of functionality to support your searching on Pubmed

Trip Database - clinical search engine to provide answers to clinical questions ( http://www.tripdatabase.com/ )

Web of Knowledge - search across a range of science-based scholarly journals (Keele only) ( http://m.webofknowledge.com/mt/apps.webofknowledge.com/UA_GeneralSearch_input.do?product=UA&search_mode=GeneralSearch&SID=2CDa4KEO7LBbe64ih59&preferencesSaved=&un_jtt_redirect )

Browse Books

BNF - uptodate information on medicines, free BNF app for NHS Athens users; Android, iPhone

BNFc - BNF for children, free BNFc app for NHS Athens users; Android, iPhone

Read Guidelines

Dynamed for mobiles - see our Online Guides page for more help on setting up Dynamed for mobiles

iResus - from the Resuscitation Council (UK). This app provides access to the latest resuscitation guidelines algorithms

NHS Evidence - simple search of accredited sources for healthcare related evidence ( http://m.evidence.nhs.uk/ )

NICE Guidance - available from the iStore and Android Market

SIGNS Guidelines - apps available

Supporting Patients

NHS Health and Symptom Checker ( http://mobile.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/ )

Patient.co.uk mobile apps - including leaflets and guides

Pocket Health - app based around the functionality on the NHS Choices website

Usage Notes

Please note that this information is uptodate as of 14/08/2013; however this is a rapidly changing environment. The details presented here are for information purposes only and any inclusion, or exclusion, does not represent any endorsement, or not, from the Health Library. Note that though some apps may be free they may include advertising or you may be required to register - please take care to read any terms and conditions. We can not accept responsibility for the sites or apps linked to, or the information found there.