LIBRARY TRAINING AND EVENT CALENDER

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These sessions will demonstrate the use of BMJ Best Practice, an online clinical decision support tool, to answer clinical questions and support decision making at the point of care.

This includes our Comorbidities Manager, which supports healthcare professionals to treat the whole patient when managing acute conditions.

The sessions will also cover how you can access BMJ Best Practice via our highly rated app. This will help clinicians to follow best practice, improve patient outcomes and reduce quality variation.  FREE TRAINING

TITLE DATE TIME   REGISTER

Getting started with BMJ Best Practice

 Tue 04 Nov 2025 11:30 - 12:00  [LINK]

Getting started with BMJ Best Practice

 Thu 04 Dec 2025 11:30 - 12:00  [LINK]

 

 

 

 

 

These training sessions on ClinicalKey are designed to provide an in-depth understanding on how to effectively use ClinicalKey to find the most current and accurate medical information.

Overall, the training session on ClinicalKey is an excellent way to maximise your use of the platform and keep abreast of latest clinical knowledge .

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DATE

TOPIC

START TIME - FINISH TIME

 VIRTUAL SESSION 
Monday   17/11/25 Introduction to ClinicalKey 11:00am - 12:00pm Online
Thursday   11/12/25 Introduction to ClinicalKey 15:00pm - 16:00pm Online

 

During the training session, you will learn how to:

Use the advanced search features to find relevant information
Create and save searches
Access multimedia resources, such as videos, images, and podcasts
Explore topic pages, which provide comprehensive information on specific medical topics
Use the Smart Search function to quickly find answers to clinical questions
Customise their search results and preferences
The training session is interactive to engage in discussion throughout the session.

 

 

 

Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot

Link to register for dates please click: [LINK]

 

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Copilot Cafes every Friday 45 mins [LINK]

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TRAINING
DATE  
START
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Registration link  
Critical Appraisal: An introduction, overview and toolkit.  
Tuesday 20/01/2026 
11:00 

 

12:30 

Month

Title  

Date

Start time

End time

Registration link

November

Literature searching

Monday 10/11/2025

10:30

12:00

LINK

December

Writing for publication

Tuesday 16/12/2025

11:00

12:30

LINK

 

Kindly click on the registration link to register for any of the training sessions. 

 

Overview  of sessions

 

 

 

 

 

Come and see us when we are on the Mezzanine in the main hospital! 

Date 2025 Start time Finish Time  Topic
Wed Oct 29th 11:30 13:30   Stoptober
Black History Month
AHP day - promoting dynamic health, Clinicalkey, Browzine
Wed Nov 26th 11:30 13:30   Knowvember  - knowledge mobilisation resources
World Pneumonia Day
Wed Dec 17th 11:30 13:30   Disability
Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness

 

Literature Searching

This session introduces principles and techniques for planning and carrying out systematic and effective literature search using healthcare databases. The session will cover how to define search question, identifying key concepts, alternative terms, search techniques, combining searches and handling results.   

Month Title Date Start time  End time Registration Link 

November

Literature searching

Monday 10/11/2025

10:30

12:00

LINK

 

 

 

Please note the following sessions are part of our lessons learned and experiential learning from our Library Graduate trainees. "Do Once and Share" is a collaborative approach within the NHS, driven by Health Education England (HEE), for generating and distributing evidence-based resources, such as literature searches and learning, to avoid duplication and improve efficiency for healthcare staff.

Click on the link to register for our Power Automate sessions:

 

Date Start Time Finish Time Power Automate Workshop Session Learning objectives Registration Link
Fri 24th October  9:30 AM 10:30 Create a daily summary of Planner Tasks by Bucket On daily basis receive an email containing daily summary of planner tasks by bucket. [LINK]
Tues 18 November 11:00AM 12:00 Trigger Automated Emails and Logs from Form Submissions Learn how to use Power Automate with MS Forms to trigger automated emails and logs from form submissions. [LINK]
Mon 24th November 9:30 AM 10:30 Sharepoint - Start an approval for new file to move it to a different folder If you have a team that is submitting files for review on SharePoint, you can now automate the process. After the file is submitted, an approval request is sent to a selected user, after approval the file will be moved into a different folder you specify. [LINK]
Mon 15 December 11:00AM 12:00 Automate Excel Entry with Power Automate from Microsoft Forms Responses Learn how to use Power Automate with MS Excel to record form responses and keep track of submissions. [LINK]
Mon 22nd December  9:30 AM 10:30 Sharepoint -Send approval email when a new item is added Use this template for processing approvals on SharePoint list items. Once an item is approved, the item creator is sent a confirmation email. [LINK]
Wed 21 January 11:00AM 12:00

Email Notifications and Scheduling from Forms
Learn how to use Power Automate with MS Outlook to email notifications and scheduling from forms. [LINK]
Tues 24 February 11:00AM 12:00 Automate Excel Entry with Power Automate from Microsoft Forms Responses Learn how to use Power Automate with MS Excel to record form responses and keep track of submissions. [LINK]
Thurs 19 March 11:00AM 12:00 Automating MS Lists-Based Workflows Learn how to use Power Automate with MS Lists to automate list-based workflows. [LINK]

 

 

Here are some key drivers for sharing our learning:

- Enhancing efficiency: We aim to improve productivity by sharing our time-saving techniques with you

- Promoting collaboration: By sharing our experiences, we hope to foster better teamwork across different departments and NHS .

- Supporting digital literacy: Our efforts align with the NHS England strategy for all NHS funded libraries, which emphasises the importance of digital literacy for health literacy.

Writing for Publication

This session aims to enable participants to have confidence to write an article for publication by providing participants with tools to write and submit articles for publication. Participants will know why we publish; where to begin when deciding to write for publication; know how to structure an article; gain some useful tips and better understanding of the publishing process. 

Month Title  Date Start time  End time  Registration link

December

Writing for publication

Tuesday 16/12/2025

11:00

12:30

LINK