Monday, December 20, 2010

ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS

20th - 24 December









Due to adverse weather conditions the library will be shutting at 8pm on 22nd and 23rd December. Further snowfall may require earlier closure. Please phone to check that the library is open before coming in.


Phone:- 01223 336750

It will close at 12:30 on 24th December

Monday, December 13, 2010

Merry Christmas

The Medical Library will 
close at 12.30pm on Friday 24th December 2010, 
and reopen at 8.00am Tuesday 4th January 2011.

We wish all members of the Medical Library a very merry Christmas, 
and best wishes for the new year.

Monday, December 06, 2010

3 x NHS Annual Evidence Updates: Stroke Rehabilitation; Malignancies post Kidney Transplant; Alcoholic Liver Disease

Stroke Rehabiliation
From the NHS Evidence Specialist Collection: Stroke

The 2010 Evidence Update on Stroke Rehabilitation covers systematic reviews published between 1st July 2009 and 30th September 2010, with expert reviewers summarising evidence and commenting on key developments in the field.

Malignancies Post Kidney Transplant

from the NHS Evidence Specialist Collection: kidney diseases and male urogenital disorders

An update of the evidence on this topic NHS Evidence - kidney diseases and male urogenital disorders.
The 2010 update of the Annual Evidence Update on post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) will be live on the 6 December 2010. We have reviewed the literature for relevant systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials and cohort studies, and assessed the impact of this new evidence published since the introduction of the BSH/BTS guidelines for the diagnosis and management of PTLD which were published in June 2010.

Alcoholic Liver Disease
from the NHS Evidence Specialist Collection: gastroenterology and liver diseases

An update of the evidence on this topic NHS Evidence - gastroenterology and liver diseases.
NHS Evidence – gastroenterology and liver diseases will be publishing its second Evidence Update on alcoholic liver diseases on 6 December 2010. Alcohol misuse produces a spectrum of liver injury ranging from simple fatty change through alcoholic hepatitis to cirrhosis and, in some 20% of individuals, to hepatocellular carcinoma. We will be presenting an overview of the best systematic reviews from the past year, along with commentaries from experts in the field. We will also provide links to useful policy documents and other items of interest.