Welcome to your Nursing, Medical and Healthcare Subject Research Guide
Watch the video to meet your Academic and Digital Library Liaison – Stephanie Fair, then have a look in the sections below to find useful and relevant resources for your course.
If you are not able to find what you are looking for please contact your Academic Digital Library Liaison, who will be happy to help you with all library and subject research needs.
Key Ebooks
Library Search
eCore is an essential tool for finding, via one single search box, information from the physical and online library resources available to you, including:
- Research Starters
- Library catalogue
- Ebooks
- Magazines articles
- News and newspaper articles
- Encyclopedia articles
- Additional Online Resources
Credo Reference: Articles Spotlight
Credo Reference is an excellent alternative to Wikipedia. As an encyclopaedia you can search theorists, conditions or terms for summaries, definitions, minds maps and overviews.
Examples of some relevant articles: :
Respiratory System or Cardiovascular System
Why not try out another search by following the link below?
Ebooks: Human Biology, Professional Practice, Mental Health & Study Skills
Click on the images below for access.
Codes of Practice and Care Standards
Podcasts
Podcasts are a good way to keep up with the latest discussions and trends. Here you can find relevant Podcasts, from trusted organisations and authors, for your subject area.
- Why health care is a feminist issue
- Compassionate Communication
- Can discrimination impact our health?
- Effective Wound Care
- Myths and misconceptions in stoma care
- Delivering the best care to people living with stroke
- What is Multiple Sclerosis?
- What is a Vaccine? What is Immunisation? The Antigen Podcast
- Why Should I Care about Blood Sugar?
- BBC Bitesize Series – Cells, Respiration & DNA
- It’s Time to Talk about Trauma Infomed Care
Online Resources
ClickView
ClickView is Edinburgh College’s media player. Here are some relevant videos for your course.
Health Conditions
- Understanding Dementia
- Alzheimers: a turning point? *New*
- Making Sense of Cancer with Hannah Fry
- Management and Treatment of Diabetes
- Inside Our Gut: (Crohns Disease)
- Women’s Health Taboos (Endometriosis)
- What is COPD? *New*
- Me and my Mental Health
Sociology & Epidemiology
Nutrition & Health behaviours
- Diet Related Disorders – Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity and Coeliac Disease
- Ultra-Processed food: Recipe for ill health?
- Britain’s Obesity Crisis: Are Weight-Loss Drugs the Answer?
- Cigarettes and Vaping, what’s the harm?
Human Biology
Healthcare Practice
Courses
A simple introduction to plagiarism and Havard referencing. New to referencing? Start here.
Support
Contact Stephanie Fair at stephanie.fair@edinburghcollege.ac.uk
Find contact information for the Library team by visiting our Contact and Support page