Library Guides: Governmental, news and statistical resources: Governmental information

Introduction

This guide provides access to information usually not available from online databases.

Types of information include official governmental publications, expert analysis on health issues, statistics and the latest news in health care.

This can be used to help with your assignments and your own professional development. Some resources can also be used to find grey literature for your dissertations.

Covid-19 resources

Track the latest reported cases in the UK via the government website:

Literature searching for Covid-19:

COVID-19 Search Bank: example search strategies co-ordinated by HEE.

NHS resources and training materials:

NICE: Rapid guidelines and evidence reviews
BMJ Best Practice: Open Access Information
RCNi COVID-19 resources, including free training resources for clinicians on the temporary register
Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare (HEE e-LfH).
Health Education England: Knowledge for Healthcare: list of useful resources from NHS libraries

Other sources of information:

John Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health: Centre for Health Security
Cambridge Core: Coronavirus Free Collection
Coronavirus Research Database via Proquest (search for City, University of London and log-in with your username and password)
Coronavirus: Springer Nature
Coronavirus resources and tools: Wolters Kluwer.

Government publications, policies and consultations

Find government publications and information relating to policies, regulations and procedures in health care.

You can search Department of Health websites, the websites of its various agencies and also search for publications from international governments.

UK Government

Department of Health and Social Care

Sub-topics

Information is also available under these specific topics:

UK Government agencies

Care Quality Commission
The independent regulator of health and social care in England.
Health Education England
Supports the delivery of excellent healthcare and health improvement to the patients and public of England by ensuring that a skilled workforce is available.
Health Research Authority
Protects and promotes the interests of patients and the public in health and social care research.
NHS England
NHS England leads the National Health Service (NHS) in England.
Public Health England
Exists to protect and improve the nation's health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities. PHE is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care.

International Governments

European Union: official documents
Worldwide Governments on the WWW
This tools lists governmental websites by country. It can be useful if you need to search for policies within different countries.