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Subject guide for Nursing and Midwifery

Key resources for Nursing & Midwifery Where to study
Use StarPlus to find online and print materials including books, journals and databases.
Use myResource Lists to find materials on your reading lists.

Key databases for Nursing & Midwifery


CINAHL via EBSCO - Cumulative index to nursing and allied health literature.
MEDLINE via OvidSP - The main database for health care literature.
Cochrane library - Database of systematic reviews to support evidence-based healthcare.
More databases for Nursing and Midwifery

Key websites for Nursing & Midwifery


NHS Evidence

Department of Health
Nursing and Midwifery Council
Health Statistics
More links
The Health Sciences Library (HSL) in the Royal Hallamshire Hospital is where you’ll find most of the books recommended for your modules. In some cases these will also be available as ebooks.

The Information Commons (IC) provides a range of study environments, including bookable group study rooms and silent study space.

Alternative study spaces are available at the:
Northern General Hospital
Western Bank Library
St. George’s Library

Information Literacy


Information Skills Resource
Using StarPlus
Information skills tutorials for Nursing and Midwifery
Internet research skills for Nursing


Visit the Skills Suite on Level 1 in the IC for more help on Information Literacy.

Contact and News


Your Liaison Librarian is Anthea Tucker. a.l.tucker@sheffield.ac.uk

Library Helpdesk – library@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: (0114) 222 7200

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