NHS Outreach Service

The Outreach Library and Information Service is for NHS staff working in the community in Staffordshire. We make it easier for you to access books, journals and electronic resources, and help you get the information you want, without the need to visit the Health Library. We provide a flexible service and are happy to come to your workplace to discuss your information needs and provide individual or group training sessions.

Who do we support?

We support NHS staff working for our partner organisations at:

  • North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare
  • GP Services in Staffordshire
  • Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Integrated Care Board

Help accessing resources

We make it easier for you to access books, journals and electronic resources. We help you get the information you want, without the need to visit the Health Library. We are happy to come to your workplace to discuss your information needs.

We support:

  • NHS OpenAthens registration and password resets
  • Accessing journal articles and other resources

Training

We can come to your workplace to provide individual or group training sessions.

  • How to develop your own literature search and access resources
  • Library induction sessions for various groups
  • Library & Information Updates for team meetings

Please see the Outreach training page for more details of training opportunities.

Literature Search Service

We provide a Literature Search Service, completing your searches and providing results with links to relevant articles.

Bulletins

The Outreach team publish a number of current awareness bulletins. Please contact the Outreach Team to be added to the bulletin distribution list.

Clinical Effectiveness Bulletin 

  • Monthly, 2nd week of every month.  Emailed as PDF
  • Topics: general practice medicine, nursing and practice management, rehab, re-ablement and frailty/ end of life in the community 

Education and Professional Practice Bulletin

  • Monthly, last week of every month. Emailed as PDF
  • Topics include education & professional practice and equality & diversity

Health Inequalities Bulletin

  • Monthly, last week of every month. Emailed as PDF 
  • Topics: health inequalities, differences in health outcomes/ ill health based on socioeconomic status, geography, age, ethnicity, housing status, gender identity, sexual orientation etc.  
  • This is a mini update which includes 5/6 articles, giving a snapshot of the month

Mental Health and Neurodevelopment Bulletin

  • Monthly, last week of every month. Emailed as PDF 
  • General mental health and neurodevelopmental topics  

Mental Health Portfolio Bulletin

  • Monthly, first week of every month. Emailed as PDF 
  • Topics: mental health (from a population point of view) service design, causes of poor mental health, pathways
  • Target audience is ICB commissioners

NHS Outreach Team

The NHS Outreach Library and Information Service is for NHS staff working in the community in Staffordshire. You can contact: 

Jennifer Beardsmore Tel 01785 236113 ext 2913     Email: jennifer.beardsmore@uhnm.nhs.uk

Diana Barfield Tel 01782 679564   Email: diana.barfield@combined.nhs.uk

For more information see your local intranet: