Allied Health Professions

Use Library Search to search for both print and ebooks for your studies.

LWW Health Library - International Premium Basic Sciences
Collection of e-books, plus a range of learning and teaching materials for Medicine such as videos, quizzes and real world case studies.

AMED (Allied & Complementary Medicine Database) - EBSCO
Complementary medicine, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, and rehabilitation.

CINAHLPlus (Nursing & Allied Health Literature) - EBSCO
Key resource for nursing and allied health literature.

Cochrane Library
Database of systematic reviews, clinical trials and other evidence-based material.

MEDLINE - EBSCO
Contains millions of references for articles in many current biomedical journals.

PEDro
Free database of clinical trials, systematic reviews and clinical guidelines evaluating physiotherapy interventions.

PsycINFO - EBSCO
Find references for journal articles, book chapters and dissertations in the field of psychology, psychiatry, behavioural science & mental health.

ScienceDirect
Leading scientific collection of journal articles in many current biomedical journals. Good coverage for Radiography topics.

SPORTDiscus - EBSCO
Find references for material on sports medicine.

Web of Science - Clarivate
Includes the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Conference Proceedings, access to Journal Citation Reports and Book Citation Index. For access, if you're not automatically logged in select 'Institutional sign in', search for 'UK Federation' and 'Go to institution'. Search for 'Keele University' and log in with your Keele username and password. Registration for a web of Science profile may be required the first time you access this resource - please only register using your Keele email address as accounts registered with personal email addresses will be removed. Web of Science Support Page

All available journals both print and electronic, and including those at the Health Library, are listed on Library Search.
Use Library Search to find print or ejournals by title (e.g. The Lancet) or to find a particular article from a journal.
To find relevant articles on a topic, search the appropriate databases. See sections below for information on databases.

Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy
Features nearly 330 videos of real human anatomic specimens in their natural colour.

EBSCO
EBSCO contains thousands of full-text journal articles across lots of subject areas. You can search all of the EBSCO collections at once, or limit to individual databases. EBSCO hosts a variety of important databases for education, including ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) and the British Education Index.

Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Regulatory body for 13 health professions, including operating department practitioners and physiotherapists. Publishes standards and reports.

Kanopy
An on-demand streaming video platform for public and academic libraries that offers films, TV shows and documentaries. For access, log in with your Keele username and password. Kanopy help page. Kanopy's Sports & Fitness Collection. Kanopy's Everyday Health Collection.

Library Hub Discover
Library Hub Discover replaces Copac and SUNCAT. This catalogue gives you access to details of materials held in many UK national, academic and specialist libraries.

Reference Management Tools (RefWorks and Cite Them Right)
Access quality reference management tools provided by the Library. RefWorks allows you to save and manage all the references you use for your assignments, whether these are from books, journals, web pages or other sources, and create bibliographies. Cite Them Right helps you to reference correctly in a variety of styles, not just for standard resources such as books and journal articles, but also for resources such as statutes, patents and social networking sites. Visit our Reference management page for useful guides and help using these resources.

TRIP
Clinical Search Tool providing access to high quality clinical evidence.

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
The professional, educational and trade union body for the chartered physiotherapists, physiotherapy students & assistants.

National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
Website from the US. Wide range of disability and rehabilitation-orientated information. One section is aimed at the public, and one at researchers. You can search REHABDATA and other sites simultaneously.

British Institute of Radiology
International membership organisation for everyone working in imaging, radiation oncology and the underlying sciences.

British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS)
A multi-disciplinary body containing, policies, statements, guidelines and educational materials.

European Federation of Radiographer Societies
Their role is to represent, promote and develop the profession of radiography in Europe.

Radiopaedia
A rapidly growing, peer-reviewed open-edit radiology resource, compiled by radiologists and other health professionals from across the globe.

Royal College of Radiologists
With the aid of publications, resources and policies; supports doctors who are training and working in the specialties of clinical oncology and clinical radiology.

Society of Radiographers
Trade union and professional body they represent professional, educational, public and workplace interests of its members.

Dissertations on Library Search
Enter keywords, select 'Search Everything' then filter 'Resource Type' to 'Dissertations'.

Keele Research Repository
The Keele Research Repository is intended to be an open access (OA) showcase for the published research output of the university. Whenever possible, refereed documents accepted for publication, or finished artistic compositions presented in public, will be made available here in full digital format.

Keele Data Repository
Keele Data Repository is a digital archive of research datasets produced by Keele University staff.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, offering millions of works from thousands of universities. Each year hundreds of thousands of works are added. Full-text coverage spans from 1997 to the present, with citation coverage dating back to 1606. For access, please login with your Keele username and password. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global help page. ProQuest status page.

EBSCO Open Dissertations
Databases with records for more than 800,000 electronic theses and dissertations from around the world. For access please login with your Keele username and password.

EThOS (Electronic Theses Online Service)
(Due to a cyber attack on the British Library, EThOS (Electronic Theses Online Service) is currently unavailable. They are working to restore the service). The British Library ETHOS project provides electronic access to research theses from many UK universities.

NDLTD (Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations)
Details of theses and dissertations from universities worldwide.

NHS online resources
If your course features clinical work in the NHS, you are also eligible to access the NHS core national content collection. This includes a range of healthcare databases such as EMBASE, electronic journals and BMJ Best Practice and the discovery service Knowledge and Library Hub (which replaces Healthcare Databases Advance Search- HDAS). (Please note - you will need to access these resources using an incognito window)

You will need an HEI NHS OpenAthens account to access these resources. Request this from: library.eresources@keele.ac.uk

Log in to the platform you need using your HEI NHS OpenAthens account (e.g. OVID for EMBASE), then select the database to start searching. When prompted for an Institution, select NHS in England. 
https://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/nhsresources/

e-Learning for Healthcare (eLfH)
Healthcare students may be asked to complete online training via the e-Learning for Healthcare hub. For access to e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH), please register for an account with your Keele email address.

See our A-Z of online resources for an A-Z list of Keele's online resources, with login and support information. If you are having difficulties accessing a resource, please contact us. Start Live Chat or email: library.help@keele.ac.uk.

Browse activities, academic and study skills workshops, and events designed to develop your study skills and help you to complete your assessments. Explore our Study Guides for step-by-step guidance on how to study and complete your university work effectively. 

The Liaison Librarian for Physiotherapy, Radiography and Rehabilitation and Exercise Science is Steve Parton. If you’d like more in-depth help on using resources, want advice on how to search effectively, or want to further develop your information or digital literacy skills, you can contact Steve and ask for an appointment: s.parton@keele.ac.uk.

If you’re a PhD student or researcher at Keele you can access help and support from our Research Support Librarians. Find out more on the Research Support webpage.