Keeping up to date
Use these resources to keep abreast of clinical and professional issues
Current awareness bulletins
Many organisations produce bulletins which allow you to keep up to date with their areas of expertise, and are free and easy to subscribe to. Here are some recommended bulletins
- Kings Fund Newsletters and health care information bulletins
- National Institute for Health Research Monthly Bulletin for clinical practice
- NICE Newsletters for clinical standards and guidance
- The Health Foundation Newsletter focusing on issues affecting health care in the UK
- NMC Newsletters for the latest news on healthcare staff registration and nursing standards
- Public Health Wales News Index
Royal College of Nursing bulletins
- RCN Magazine to help you keep in touch with news items, features and benefits of membership
- Library eBulletin find out about upcoming events, exhibitions and how RCN Libraries can help with your studies
Journal alerts
Use Browzine to save your favourite RCN Library journals and articles using the My Bookshelf and My Articles features.
Journal Table of Contents allow you to receive an alert of new contents in specified titles.
Many journal titles allow you to do this via their Publisher’s website.
Database alerts
Try our British Nursing Index Guide to alerts and for our other database see the help pages for the database you are using, or do contact us for guidance.
Keeping up to date with news stories
Use the BBC Health News to find out the latest health stories.
Use Full Fact to discover the latest news stories and follow debates on healthcare.
Keeping up to date - contact
Do contact us to suggest any current awareness resources you have found of value in your work or study that we could include on this page. If you have a book you would like to suggest please complete our book suggestion form.
