Literature Searching

Library staff will support you to develop a strategy and enable you to carry out a search for evidence-based resources.

Mediated searches

We also provide a literature search service for staff who may not have time to search for information themselves. This means that we can do expert searches for CHS staff.

SBAR Literature Search / Evidence Search Request form

Complete this form for Library staff to carry out an expert search for you. If you are a student we can show you how to search NHS resources on your topic area

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SBAR: Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation technique provides a framework for communication between members of the health care team Source: adapted from Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Name
Date search is required by
Situation: What evidence is requested and who has requested it
What is the challenge / need / problem that the evidence will be used to address?
Background: What is the reason for the request?
Is this search for Quality Improvement?
Who will be using the evidence? When and how will they use it? Is it for a specific meeting, report, decision, person, to keep up to date or other reason?
What type of evidence would be helpful – published literature, unpublished literature, videos, social media?
Will the results be forwarded to other people?
Is there any specific area of interest / not of interest (e.g. exclusions)
Assessment
We will provide a summary of the evidence findings, including links and attachments. We will prioritise which articles are most promising based on request given. The results included are likely to be biased towards white, Northern hemisphere patients, and might therefore omit important information for racially minoritised patients.

SBAR Literature Search / Evidence Search Request form

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