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Knowledge Services
NHS Education for Scotland
2 Central Quay
89 Hydepark Street
Glasgow
G3 8BW

0141 531 2683

knowledge@nes.scot.nhs.uk

Office hours

Monday to Thursday: 09.00 until 17.00, Fridays: 09.00 until 16:30

Please note that our offices are closed on the following public holidays:

Good Friday
Easter Monday
Christmas day
Boxing day
New Year's day
2nd January

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Library and knowledge services are available across the NHS in Scotland including hospital libraries and specialist national services. 

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Anyone who helps to deliver publicly funded health or social care in Scotland is eligible to use our online subscriptions, including the categories listed below: 

Eligible users include:

  • Scottish Government employees, including the executive agencies 
  • Local Authority staff in addition to social services working in partnership with health services (e.g., through community health partnerships)
  • Healthcare staff in the prison service, nursing and care homes, hospices, armed forces, and emergency services
  • Full collegiate members and fellows of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow, Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh, Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
  • Voluntary organisations working in partnership with health and social services
  • Undergraduate and postgraduate students who undergo placements or training with the NHS and social services
  • Those providing education and training to NHS and social services staff and students
  • Researchers working in partnership with the NHS
  • Retired NHS staff
  • Library staff in Higher and Further Education
  • Public librarians and other community information centres. 

If you are in any doubt about eligibility or require further advice, contact the Knowledge Services Help Desk.

To discover what journals are available from our collection, use Browzine, provided as part of our LibKey suite of resources.

Search for journals by title, subject or ISSN or browse by subject.

Once you have found the journal you want you can look through the issues we have and access the articles of interest to you.

Search Browzine

We provide access to LibKey Nomad a browser extension, which highlights online articles or eBooks which are available through NHS Scotland subscriptions.

With LibKey Nomad installed, search for an article or eBook on the open web (for example on a publisher website or Amazon). Look for the LibKey Nomad button to link directly to the item. When the full text is not available you will be provided with options to request the article through our document delivery service. 

For more information, see our LibKey Nomad guidance.

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