KGH Knowledge & Library Service
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We provide access to various knowledge resources and services to help healthcare staff and students find the best evidence to support patient care, enhance their studies and professional development, support research, and health and wellbeing.
'His loss is massive': Inquests show spread of deadly synthetic drugs
Nitazenes: Inquests show how deadly synthetic drugs spread
A BBC investigation shows how nitazene deaths have risen and the illegal drug market is changing.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM
'His loss is massive': Inquests show spread of deadly synthetic drugs
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Our2026 @ncish.bsky.social Annual Report is published today. It presents new figs on suicide by mental health patients
It identifies key risks that should be the target of prevention.
It identifies key risks that should be the target of prevention.
February 12, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Our2026 @ncish.bsky.social Annual Report is published today. It presents new figs on suicide by mental health patients
It identifies key risks that should be the target of prevention.
It identifies key risks that should be the target of prevention.
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📣The NLCA State of the Nation Report 2026 has been published today.
📘Read the full report for details of care received by people diagnosed with lung cancer in 2024 in England and Wales:https://buff.ly/DxtiWuG
@hqip.bsky.social @btog.bsky.social @lcnuk.bsky.social @natcan-news.bsky.social #LungCancer
📘Read the full report for details of care received by people diagnosed with lung cancer in 2024 in England and Wales:https://buff.ly/DxtiWuG
@hqip.bsky.social @btog.bsky.social @lcnuk.bsky.social @natcan-news.bsky.social #LungCancer
www.natcan.org.uk
February 12, 2026 at 10:30 AM
📣The NLCA State of the Nation Report 2026 has been published today.
📘Read the full report for details of care received by people diagnosed with lung cancer in 2024 in England and Wales:https://buff.ly/DxtiWuG
@hqip.bsky.social @btog.bsky.social @lcnuk.bsky.social @natcan-news.bsky.social #LungCancer
📘Read the full report for details of care received by people diagnosed with lung cancer in 2024 in England and Wales:https://buff.ly/DxtiWuG
@hqip.bsky.social @btog.bsky.social @lcnuk.bsky.social @natcan-news.bsky.social #LungCancer
It’s Not Love. It’s Abuse: new campaign to highlight signs of coercive control
It’s Not Love. It’s Abuse: new campaign to highlight signs of coercive control | Safer Northants
A new campaign is using the words of victim-survivors to help people recognise the signs of coercive control.
safernorthants.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
It’s Not Love. It’s Abuse: new campaign to highlight signs of coercive control
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Arterial hypertension affects an estimated 25–30% of adults worldwide.
Innovative approaches are needed to improve hypertension care.
A new Therapeutics Review explores new drug therapies for hypertension: spkl.io/63322AtTNi
Innovative approaches are needed to improve hypertension care.
A new Therapeutics Review explores new drug therapies for hypertension: spkl.io/63322AtTNi
February 12, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Arterial hypertension affects an estimated 25–30% of adults worldwide.
Innovative approaches are needed to improve hypertension care.
A new Therapeutics Review explores new drug therapies for hypertension: spkl.io/63322AtTNi
Innovative approaches are needed to improve hypertension care.
A new Therapeutics Review explores new drug therapies for hypertension: spkl.io/63322AtTNi
Nurses match doctors in delivering hospital care
Nurses match doctors in delivering hospital care | Cochrane
Nurse-led hospital care matches doctor-led care for safety and effectiveness
www.cochrane.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Nurses match doctors in delivering hospital care
Understanding consanguinity-related child deaths
Understanding consanguinity-related child deaths
This report draws on the NCMD's unique data to investigate deaths among children related to consanguinity and genetic disorders
www.ncmd.info
February 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Understanding consanguinity-related child deaths
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Great to see CPOC partner @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social President Tim Mitchell speaking to Healthcare Today on the future of surgery, including turning waiting lists into preparation lists.
Preparation for surgery can reduce complications risk by up to 50%.
Top 7 interventions: shorturl.at/w0yxJ
Preparation for surgery can reduce complications risk by up to 50%.
Top 7 interventions: shorturl.at/w0yxJ
February 11, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Great to see CPOC partner @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social President Tim Mitchell speaking to Healthcare Today on the future of surgery, including turning waiting lists into preparation lists.
Preparation for surgery can reduce complications risk by up to 50%.
Top 7 interventions: shorturl.at/w0yxJ
Preparation for surgery can reduce complications risk by up to 50%.
Top 7 interventions: shorturl.at/w0yxJ
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Friendly February - Day 12: Focus on being kind rather than being right actionforhappiness.org/friendly-feb... #FriendlyFebruary
February 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Friendly February - Day 12: Focus on being kind rather than being right actionforhappiness.org/friendly-feb... #FriendlyFebruary
GIRFT guide to standardising follow-up protocols aims to ensure patients get the right care, in the right setting, at the right time
GIRFT guide to standardising follow-up protocols aims to ensure patients get the right care, in the right setting, at the right time - Getting It Right First Time - GIRFT
GIRFT has shared new guidance supporting trusts to standardise their protocols for follow-up outpatient appointments, helping to reduce unnecessary attendances and free up capacity for new and urgent…
gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 10:01 AM
GIRFT guide to standardising follow-up protocols aims to ensure patients get the right care, in the right setting, at the right time
Major study launched to transform understanding of heart disease in pregnancy
Major study launched to transform understanding of heart disease in pregnancy | National Health Executive
A major new national study aims to transform understanding of heart disease in pregnancy, the leading cause of maternal death an
www.nationalhealthexecutive.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Major study launched to transform understanding of heart disease in pregnancy
Comparison of antidepressant deprescribing strategies in individuals with clinically remitted depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Comparison of antidepressant deprescribing strategies in individuals with clinically remitted depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
In remitted depression, slow tapering plus psychological support is as effective as antidepressant continuation in preventing relapse and superior to abrupt or rapid discontinuation. In remitted…
www.thelancet.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Comparison of antidepressant deprescribing strategies in individuals with clinically remitted depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
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Our new guidance on Extended Emergency Medicine Ambulatory Care (EEMAC) has now been published.
This follows the release of NHS England's own documents on the same topic.
This follows the release of NHS England's own documents on the same topic.
RCEM publishes new guidance on Extended Emergency Medicine Ambulatory Care (EEMAC) - RCEM
10/02/2026 - New guidelines on Extended Emergency Medicine Ambulatory Care (EEMAC) have been published by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
rcem.ac.uk
February 10, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Our new guidance on Extended Emergency Medicine Ambulatory Care (EEMAC) has now been published.
This follows the release of NHS England's own documents on the same topic.
This follows the release of NHS England's own documents on the same topic.
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NEW: GLP-1 agonists, hailed as “wonder drugs,” help shed weight rapidly. But how do they work and what risks lurk beneath? What do we need to know about them in the emergency department?
www.rcemlearning.co....
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February 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM
NEW: GLP-1 agonists, hailed as “wonder drugs,” help shed weight rapidly. But how do they work and what risks lurk beneath? What do we need to know about them in the emergency department?
www.rcemlearning.co....
www.rcemlearning.co....
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VEXAS syndrome is a newly discovered multisystemic disease affecting most organs.
A Review provides a comprehensive overview of VEXAS syndrome, including the disease's discovery, diagnosis, and treatment: spkl.io/63322AsNa8
A Review provides a comprehensive overview of VEXAS syndrome, including the disease's discovery, diagnosis, and treatment: spkl.io/63322AsNa8
February 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM
VEXAS syndrome is a newly discovered multisystemic disease affecting most organs.
A Review provides a comprehensive overview of VEXAS syndrome, including the disease's discovery, diagnosis, and treatment: spkl.io/63322AsNa8
A Review provides a comprehensive overview of VEXAS syndrome, including the disease's discovery, diagnosis, and treatment: spkl.io/63322AsNa8
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Want to stay up to date with the latest clinical research & reviews? 📚
Discover The Lancet’s Clinical Resources: spkl.io/63324AsfDu
Discover The Lancet’s Clinical Resources: spkl.io/63324AsfDu
February 10, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Want to stay up to date with the latest clinical research & reviews? 📚
Discover The Lancet’s Clinical Resources: spkl.io/63324AsfDu
Discover The Lancet’s Clinical Resources: spkl.io/63324AsfDu
Faster, fairer access to HealthTech under new national programme
Faster, fairer access to HealthTech under new national programme
‘Pill on a string’ for early detection of Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophageal cancer
www.nice.org.uk
February 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Faster, fairer access to HealthTech under new national programme
The Model Emergency Department: high performing urgent and emergency care pathways
NHS England » The Model Emergency Department: high performing urgent and emergency care pathways
NHS England » The Model Emergency Department: high performing urgent and emergency care pathways
www.england.nhs.uk
February 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM
The Model Emergency Department: high performing urgent and emergency care pathways
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Friendly February - Day 10: Look for good in others, particularly when you feel frustrated with them actionforhappiness.org/friendly-feb... #FriendlyFebruary
February 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Friendly February - Day 10: Look for good in others, particularly when you feel frustrated with them actionforhappiness.org/friendly-feb... #FriendlyFebruary
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There’s still time to join our upcoming RCP Improvement webinar on patient safety & physician wellbeing in pressured acute settings 🩺
Hear expert perspectives & take part in an open, facilitated discussion on moving from managing risk to eliminating corridor care: https://ow.ly/AGQC50Y15wt
Hear expert perspectives & take part in an open, facilitated discussion on moving from managing risk to eliminating corridor care: https://ow.ly/AGQC50Y15wt
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM
There’s still time to join our upcoming RCP Improvement webinar on patient safety & physician wellbeing in pressured acute settings 🩺
Hear expert perspectives & take part in an open, facilitated discussion on moving from managing risk to eliminating corridor care: https://ow.ly/AGQC50Y15wt
Hear expert perspectives & take part in an open, facilitated discussion on moving from managing risk to eliminating corridor care: https://ow.ly/AGQC50Y15wt
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How can I prepare for fasting while working as a doctor?
From prioritising sleep and hydration to rota planning, Muslim doctors share advice as they get ready for Ramadan
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
From prioritising sleep and hydration to rota planning, Muslim doctors share advice as they get ready for Ramadan
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
February 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
How can I prepare for fasting while working as a doctor?
From prioritising sleep and hydration to rota planning, Muslim doctors share advice as they get ready for Ramadan
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
From prioritising sleep and hydration to rota planning, Muslim doctors share advice as they get ready for Ramadan
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Staff experiences of implementing patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU) in the NHS in England: findings from a rapid qualitative evaluation
Staff experiences of implementing patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU) in the NHS in England: findings from a rapid qualitative evaluation - Cyril Lobont, Rachel Hutchings, Stuti Bagri, Nadia Crellin, Theo Georghiou, Stephanie Kumpunen, Jenny Negus, Pei Li Ng, Camille Oung, Angus I G Ramsay, Sarah Reed, Chris Sherlaw-Johnson, 2026
Objectives The NHS in England has introduced various innovations to keep up with the growing demand for elective care, one of which is patient-initiated follow-...
journals.sagepub.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Staff experiences of implementing patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU) in the NHS in England: findings from a rapid qualitative evaluation
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Don't miss our Education Conference in Exeter this April 📆
Keynote speaker Michael Rowe will explore the benefits and challenges of artificial intelligence in nursing education and practice.
Explore the full speaker line up and secure your place today ➡️ https://bit.ly/3K4vhSI
Keynote speaker Michael Rowe will explore the benefits and challenges of artificial intelligence in nursing education and practice.
Explore the full speaker line up and secure your place today ➡️ https://bit.ly/3K4vhSI
February 8, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Don't miss our Education Conference in Exeter this April 📆
Keynote speaker Michael Rowe will explore the benefits and challenges of artificial intelligence in nursing education and practice.
Explore the full speaker line up and secure your place today ➡️ https://bit.ly/3K4vhSI
Keynote speaker Michael Rowe will explore the benefits and challenges of artificial intelligence in nursing education and practice.
Explore the full speaker line up and secure your place today ➡️ https://bit.ly/3K4vhSI
Understanding the gender pain gap affecting women in healthcare
Understanding the gender pain gap affecting women in healthcare
Understanding the gender pain gap affecting women in healthcare
journals.rcni.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Understanding the gender pain gap affecting women in healthcare
Synthetic opioids may have caused hundreds more UK deaths than thought
Synthetic opioids may have caused hundreds more UK deaths than thought
Study find nitazenes, which are up to 500 times stronger than heroin, can degrade significantly in portmortem blood samples
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Synthetic opioids may have caused hundreds more UK deaths than thought