Stay informed about the latest developments in healthcare and research by subscribing to bulletins, alerts, and news services tailored to your professional interests.
Staying current with evidence isn’t about reading everything. It’s about having the right information delivered to you at the right time in a format you’ll use. View our blog post on how to build your personal evidence dashboard.
Or contact us for personalised guidance on setting up alerts and staying current with the latest evidence in your field. Email mtw-tr.clinical.librarians@nhs.net
Current awareness bulletins and alerting services
Sign up for bulletins and newsfeeds from external organizations or create personalised alerts that deliver relevant journal articles directly to you.
Healthcare and NHS resources
NHS Current Awareness Bulletins – Browse bulletins produced by NHS knowledge and library services across England.
NHS England Bulletins – Email bulletins designed for different groups of NHS and healthcare professionals
NHS Confederation – Latest news and policy updates affecting the NHS
National Institute for Health and Care Research – Multiple bulletins covering different areas of NIHR research and activities
NICE newsletters and alerts – Latest health and care guidance, clinical updates, and evidence-based resources.
Specialist healthcare bulletins
Transfusion Evidence Alert and Round Up – Monthly and quarterly digests featuring expert-curated articles in transfusion medicine.
The Big Four – Weekly bulletin with titles and abstracts from BMJ, The Lancet, NEJM, and JAMA
Health Policy and Research Organizations:
Health Foundation – News and updates on health improvement and policy
The Kings Fund – Email updates including leadership newsletters, health management alerts, wellbeing bulletins, and integrated care system highlights
Nuffield Trust – Weekly newsletter covering vital issues in health and care policy
GOV.UK Email Alerts – Customize alerts by department (such as Department of Health), topic, policy, or official
Full Fact – Weekly email updates for fact-checked health claims and misinformation alerts
Journals and books
Receive notifications when new articles or issues are published in your favourite journals. Many publishers offer table of contents (TOC) alerts or eAlert services
How to set up journal alerts
Visit the homepage of journals such as The Lancet, BMJ, or NEJM and look for links to sign up for TOC or eAlert services.
Not sure what journals are relevant to you? Use Browzine to find journals by title or subject.
New books
Stay informed about new additions to our collection by viewing our new books list on the library catalogue
News sources
Database alerts
Create automated search alerts to receive regular updates on new articles matching your interests
Setting up database alerts
- Create an account in your chosen database (such as Medline or CINAHL)
- Create and save your evidence search
- Set up an alert to receive automatic updates at your preferred intervals
This approach is ideal for maintaining highly specific updates on complex clinical or professional topics.
How to set up an Ovid Medline AutoAlert – See our recent blog post
Subject Based Alerts on the Knowledge and Library Hub
- Run a search on the Knowledge and Library Hub
- On the search results page, click the three-dot menu icon (⋮) on the right side.
- Select Create alert as shown below. You will be prompted to sign into your My Ebsco account or register for an account.
Watch the video: How do I set up an alert?
For further assistance on setting up database alerts, email the Knowledge and Evidence Specialists – mtw-tr.clinical.librarians@nhs.net
RSS Feeds
RSS feeds deliver automatic updates on topics of interest
Choose an RSS reader such as Feedly, InoReader, or Microsoft Outlook, then add your preferred sources including key blogs, research organizations, specialty society websites, Cochrane Library, NICE Evidence Search, and PubMed searches.
Podcasts
Expand your learning through audio content
BMJ Journal podcasts – Podcasts from BMJ and other medical journals
Inside Health – BBC Radio 4’s regular health program
Royal Society of Medicine – The RSM has produced a number of podcasts focusing on the latest topics in healthcare
RCP Medicine Podcast – a discussion of different topics relevant to physicians. Episodes discuss and explore different topics including real-life clinical cases, new evidence-based guidelines and specific physician issues in the modern healthcare environment.
The Resus Room – Emergency Medicine podcasts based on evidence based medicine focussed on practice in and around the resus room.
Anaesthesia on Air – the Podcast from the Royal College of Anaesthetists.