LibGuides: Medical Professionals NHS Library Guide: Training and CPD

Information Skills Training

If you want to improve your literature searching skills or find out more about the resources available to you, the library runs a range of training sessions. Below are a selection of the sessions we offer; see our full list of training sessions here.

Critical appraisal: an introduction

This course will introduce the concepts of critical appraisal and give an overview of the tools and techniques which can be used in this process to understand scientific evidence.

Finding the evidence

Finding top-quality evidence is a priority for health care practitioners. This session will introduce the high-quality resources available to you, as well as provide training in how to use them effectively to support evidence-based clinical practice or decision-making.

Introduction to St George's Library

Library induction for NHS staff, introducing you to the range of services and resources on offer to those working for St George’s Hospital, Queen Mary’s Hospital and other community-based sites.

Systematic reviews: finding and managing the evidence

This half-day course will provide you with an overview of the systematic review process, the know-how needed to create effective search strategies, systematic searching of the literature, managing your results and documenting the search process.

If you are unable to attend any of the scheduled courses, and would like to arrange a 1:1 session, or if you would like to arrange a bespoke group training session, contact us on liaison@sgul.ac.uk.

Microsoft Office training

St George’s library offers a host of IT training workshops to help staff and students develop their digital skills using Microsoft Office Desktop and Office 365. Details of the courses offered can be found on our website. To reserve your place, please complete this booking form.

For those wanting self-directed learning, a range of videos with course materials are available to download or view online.

E-Learning for Health

NHS eLearning for Healthcare

e-LfH is a Health Education England Programme in partnership with the NHS and Professional Bodies to support patient care by providing free, high quality e-learning for the training and education of the healthcare workforce across the UK.

Anaesthesia (e-LA)
e-Learning Anaesthesia (e-LA) is a joint initiative undertaken by the Royal College of Anaesthetists and e-Learning for Healthcare.
Dermatology (e-Derm)
Designed initially for trainee Dermatologists, e-dermatology has been developed by the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) in partnership with e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH).
e-Pain
e-Pain is a multidisciplinary e-learning programme developed jointly by the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the British Pain Society. The programme is designed to improve the knowledge, skills and attitudes of all NHS staff dealing with patients who have acute or chronic pain.
Freedom to Speak Up
This programme will act as a helpful resource to current and future healthcare staff by promoting all relevant policies, procedures, best practice and available support in relation to raising concerns. It teaches NHS staff the value of speaking up and highlights what support is available. Speaking up about wrongdoing at the earliest opportunity can save lives, prevent harm and protect organisational reputation.
Intensive Care Medicine
e-ICM is a joint venture between e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH) and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine. The programme provides 10 modules of resources (e-learning sessions, links to open access review articles, guidelines and MCQs) covering the syllabus for training in intensive care medicine. Whilst the resources will be particularly useful for trainees undertaking stage 1 training, they will also be of interest and use to anyone caring for the critically ill.
Literature Searching
The aim of this project is to help healthcare staff, clinical and non-clinical, build confidence to search the published literature for articles and evidence relevant to their work, study and research. The modules are short (each taking no more than 20 minutes to complete) and may be ‘dipped into’ for reference, or completed to obtain a certificate.
Ophthalmology
Eye-Site is a learning tool for trainee ophthalmologists, their trainers and supervisors, and also the wider community of those involved in caring for people with eye sight problems. The materials included will support learning in ophthalmology guided by the curriculum of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
Surgery
eSurgery: Your online support for UK Core Surgical Training. The programme aims to cover all ISCP knowledge competences and will prepare you for parts A and B of the MRCS professional diploma examination.

Training & CPD from professional bodies

British Medical Association
Learning and development resources from the BMA.
Royal College of Anaesthetists
Resources to support doctors from the time they consider a career in anaesthesia, through to retirement, including career and workforce planning, education and lifelong learning.
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine
Resources to support CPD, revalidation and research
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Advice and resources to help clinicians with continuing professional development (CPD), revalidation and appraisal
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Resources for CPD, examinations and revalidation.
Royal College of Physicians
Find out about the different types of assessment needed for each career stage, with resources and advice for UKFPO, Medical Masterclass, MRCP(UK), JRCPTB, ePortfolio, SCEs, DTMH and DGM, CPD Diary, and Revalidation.
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Resources relating to the curricula, exams and the range of support provided during psychiatrist training.
The British Psychological Society
Resources to provide learning and development opportunities as well as support and advice on issues of best practice and professional growth.
Royal College of Surgeons
Wide range of cross-specialty and professional development courses for every surgical career stage and dental specialty, delivered across the UK