How to literature search for ARTICLES ON A SUBJECT (Databases)
How to find FULLTEXT OF A SPECIFIC ARTICLE
How to find PRINT + ELECTRONIC BOOKS (SWIMS Catalogue)
This site is maintained and hosted by Discovery Library, Derriford Hospital and gives details of selected content for
Professionals across the Plymouth, SWASFT health community
+ Primary Care and ICB staff in Devon
Also see our clinical specialty pages
If you have problems or comments/suggestions about resources
please email library.mailbox@nhs.net.
NEW CONTENT
New ebook content added 20/11/2025
A Study Skills Survival Guide for Neurodivergent Learners : A Pick-and-Mix of Study Skills Strategies for ADHD, Autistic, Dyslexic and Dyspraxic Learners
Unlearning Ableism : The Ultimate, No-Nonsense Guide to Understanding Disability and Unlearning Ableism
Note you will need a local NHS OpenAthens account to access (register here)
How to find PRINT + ELECTRONIC BOOKS
This is a regional NHS catalogue, so in location select
‘Plymouth, Derriford Hospital, PLY’
to limit your search to print books held at Discovery Library, Derriford.
The shelfmark will correspond with shelf in library collection.
If you are unable to visit the library in person please email library.mailbox@nhs.net to request postal delivery of required book(s)
Ebooks– select your location based on your organisation :
–Plymouth, Derriford Hospital, PLY (for UHP, Livewell and Devon GP and ICB staff)
-South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust SWASFT
You will need an NHS OpenAthens login to to access ebooks.
You can also log in and renew your books here (if you have not already made a pin number for your library account follow the instructions on screen).
If we don’t have the book you require you can consider making a book request.
(Service for registered borrowers, undertaking NHS work. Registration forms are available here).
Selected EDI ebooks below – click title & login with NHS Athens
ABC of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
ADHD an A-Z : Figuring It Out Step by Step
Adult Autism Assessment Handbook : A Neurodiversity Affirmative Approach
Adult Transgender Care: An Interdisciplinary Approach for Training Mental Health Professionals
Ageing, Diversity and Equality: Social Justice Perspectives
Allies and Advocates : Creating an Inclusive and Equitable Culture
Autobiography on the Spectrum
The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality : from Ace to Ze
The Beginner’s Guide to Being a Trans Ally
Black and Blue: The Origins and Consequences of Medical Racism
Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring
Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging
Building Communication and Independence for Children Across the Autism Spectrum
Can I tell you about gender diversity? A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals
Caring for People with Learning Disabilities : A guide for non-specialist nurses
Case Studies in Clinical Practice with Trans and Gender Non-Binary Clients : A Handbook for Working with Children, Adolescents, and Adults
Communication Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome: Do We Speak the Same Language?
Communicating better with people on the autistic spectrum
Counselling Skills for Working with Gender Diversity and Identity
Counseling the Culturally Diverse
Diversity Beyond Lip Service : A Coaching Guide for Challenging Bias
Dyslexia, ADHD, and DCD-Friendly Study Skills Guide : Tips and Strategies for Exam Success
Dyslexic Advantage : Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain
The Equal Curriculum : The Student and Educator Guide to LGBTQ Health
Equality vs Equity : Tackling Issues of Race in the Workplace
The 5 disciplines of inclusive leaders
Gender Diversity and Non-Binary Inclusion in the Workplace: The Essential Guide for Employers
Gender Trauma : Healing Cultural, Social, and Historical Gendered Trauma
Global LGBTQ Health (open access)
Handbook for Culturally Competent Care
The Health Gap : The Challenge of an Unequal World
How Not To Be a Boy
The Leader’s Guide to Unconscious Bias
LGBTQ health research: theory, methods, practice
Me and White Supremacy : Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
Medicine and Religion: A Historical Introduction
Minority Ethnic Voices in Healthcare Professions
(M)otherhood : On the choices of being a woman
Person-centred practice in nursing and health care : theory and practice
The Pocket Guide to Neurodiversity
Promoting the Health and Well-Being of People with Learning Disabilities
A Reflective Guide to Gender Identity Counselling
Reframe Your Thinking Around Autism
Religions, Culture and Healthcare: A Practical Handbook for Use in Healthcare Environments (2nd Ed.)
Social Work and Health Care Practice with Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals and Communities
Supporting Autistic People Through Pregnancy and Childbirth
Supporting the Physical Health Needs of People with Learning Disabilities
Supporting People Living with Dementia in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities
Supporting Queer Birth : A Book for Birth Professionals and Parents
Supporting transgender and non-binary people with disabilities or illnesses
Supporting Trans People of Colour : How to Make Your Practice Inclusive
Sway : Unravelling Unconscious Bias
Transforming Lives: Health Initiatives in Faith Communities
Transgender Employees in the Workplace: A Guide for Employers
Transgender health: a practitioner’s guide to binary and non-binary trans patient care
Unbias : Addressing Unconscious Bias at Work
The Uncomfortable Truth About Racism
Unlearning Ableism : The Ultimate, No-Nonsense Guide to Understanding Disability and Unlearning Ableism
Use Your Difference to Make a Difference : How to Connect and Communicate in a Cross-Cultural World
White Fragility: Why it’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People about Race
Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees : What to Do, What Not to Do, and How to Help
Working with difference and diversity in counselling and psychotherapy
How to find PRINT + ELECTRONIC BOOKS
This is a regional NHS catalogue, so in location select
‘Plymouth, Derriford Hospital, PLY’
to limit your search to print books held at Discovery Library, Derriford.
The shelfmark will correspond with shelf in library collection.
If you are unable to visit the library in person please email library.mailbox@nhs.net to request postal delivery of required book(s)
Ebooks– select your location based on your organisation :
–Plymouth, Derriford Hospital, PLY (for UHP, Livewell and Devon GP and ICB staff)
-South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust SWASFT
You will need an NHS OpenAthens login to to access ebooks.
You can also log in and renew your books here (if you have not already made a pin number for your library account follow the instructions on screen).
If we don’t have the book you require you can consider making a book request.
(Service for registered borrowers, undertaking NHS work. Registration forms are available here).
How to literature search for ARTICLES ON A SUBJECT
If you need an search assistance or 1-to-1 training on the use of resources please
contact Discovery Library.
You can also undertake NHS Learning Hub Literature Searching elearning modules – you will need an NHS OpenAthens account to access.
Search the NHS England subscribed healthcare databases below :
- CINAHL (via Ebsco)– nursing and allied health~
- Embase (via Ovid) – biomedical and pharmaceutical literature
- Emcare (via Ovid) – nursing and allied health
- HMIC (via Ovid) – healthcare management
- Medline (via EBSCO, via Ovid)- biomedical, life sciences, allied health and pre-clinical sciences literature
- Social Policy and Practice (via Ovid)- health and social care
To access the NHS subscribed databases you will need an NHS Athens account.
- Search Cochrane Library
Collection of databases incl:
-Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
-Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL)
–Cochrane Clinical Answers
that can be searched simultaneously and contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making
- Search PubMed
Free resource which contains more than 33 million citations and abstracts of biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
Search via your organisation: - University Hospitals Plymouth
- Livewell SW, Devon General Practices, Devon Primary care and ICB staff
- South West Ambulance (SWAST)
The above link includes a local organisation logo on the right-hand side of each record. Clicking the logo will check article availability or offer a request form.
To access the content linked you will need an NHS Athens account.
- Search NHS Library and Knowledge Hub (Help)
Whilst it is advisable to search the databases above for more detailed and systematic searches, the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub can be used for more simple searches to find a couple of papers on a simple topic.
To access content on the Library and Knowledge Hub you will need an NHS Athens account.
How to find FULLTEXT OF A SPECIFIC ARTICLE
To access articles you will need a NHS OpenAthens account.
TO SEARCH FOR AVAILABILITY OF ARTICLES USE THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:
For each option you should either be able to
- Access the fulltext of the article where we have a subscription to journal or
- Complete a form to request a copy of an article not held
- The ARTICLE TITLE via the Knowledge and Library Hub (Help)
If you have the article title please copy and paste into the main search box of the hub.
If the title is a short title using common healthcare terms, then you might want to add the Author name and/or Journal title to the search to specify your chosen article.
- The DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER (DOI) or PUBMED ID (PMID) via LibKey
– A Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is a string of numbers, letters and symbols used to permanently identify an article or document and link to it on the web.
It is usually in the format:
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05043-y
The bit in italics which starts all DOIs can be ignored- please copy and paste the rest of your specific into the search box.
– A PubMed identifier (PMID) is a unique value assigned to each PubMed record usually 8 digits long
- The JOURNAL TITLE using Browzine
The search only includes journals for which organisation has a subscription.
If a journal is embargoed the embargoed article will still be listed but when you click to access content you will receive a article request form rather than the fulltext.
- BROWSER EXTENSION to check all scholarly pages for local access via Nomad
Please note: On University Hospitals Plymouth and Livewell SW networked machines IT have already made Nomad automatically available via Microsoft Edge.
You will need to manually download to any other browsers you use on NHS Personal Device
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