1. NHS Evidence
Specialist Collections
Public Health
A Training Guide
Ron Hudson April 2009
Outreach Training Librarian
Croydon Health Library and Resources Service
NHS Croydon
12-18 Lennard Road
Croydon CR9 2RS
Tel: 020 8274 6316
Mob: 07733 300 104
Email: ron.hudson@croydonpct.nhs.uk

2. Go to the NHS Evidence Homepage www.evidence.nhs.uk

3. Select “Specialist Collections” and
then “Search Specialist
Collections”

5. It is recommended that you search the collections separately. Each
collection has it’s own specific index and features.
Select a
single
collection.
Here we
have
chosen
Public
Health.

6. From the front page, you can select any of the topics,
many of which expand to display sub-headings

7. You can select any of the sub topics,
to display all the resources available

8. After selecting a particular sub topic,
the results are divided between five tabs
to represent the differing types of information available
Hover the mouse over a particular topic
and a definition of that condition appears

9. Hover the mouse over a particular tab
and a definition of that tab appears
Click here to view the available
full text of that particular entry

11. If the available topics do not match your query,
enter your query into the search box,
then select Search

12. Click here to view the full text
of a systematic review

14. Within the results obtained,
you can alternate between the different tabs,
in this example, Patient Information
Click here to view
an approved
evidence based information
website