The NHS Scotland Knowledge Network is the national online library and knowledge management platform for health and social care staff within NHS Scotland. It is run by the NHS for the NHS. All staff and students of the School of Health and Social Care at Edinburgh Napier who are teaching or training with NHS Scotland are entitled to register for, and use, this service.
It provides access to BMJ Best Practice and a range of other databases, online journals and books . It also has access to a range of NHS professional subject based portals - great places for students to get the most up to date NHS Scotland documents and policy in their professional area. Many of the resources are free, but to get the best out of the service, please register via the home page using the Register button. On registration, NHS Scotland will issue Edinburgh Napier SHSC staff/students with an NHS Scotland Athens username and password that they can use to access the whole site.
If you are already employed by NHS Scotland you can use your staff login details to use the Knowledge Network and do not need to register separately.
Try the NHS KN Quick Start guide
Forgotten your NHS Athens username and password? Contact NHS Scotland.
NHS Scotland resources supporting leadership, management and quality improvement
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Publishers of the latest NHS Scotland QI policy documents; clinical guidelines, care standards, evidence based advice statements and care facility inspection reports. To locate the latest NHS Scotland QI policy documents : Resources tab > filter using Resources = "Policy & Strategy" and Year = 2017 + 2018.
Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Improvement Hub (iHUB)
Supporting health and social care organisations to redesign and continuously improve health and social care services. Current projects being carried out.
NHS Education For Scotland. TURAS Learn. Quality Improvement Hub
NHS Scotland resource highlighting information & resources on the improvement journey, - quality improvement tools, guides and frameworks.
Quality improvement programmes running in NHS Lothian. Look at their past QI projects (MH), QI Poster Library and clinical change forum ideas.
NHS Education For Scotland. Leadership and Management Portal
Range of development resources about leadership and management.
Learning resources for practicing managers and leaders in scottish health & social care. Requires an NHS Scotland login to access.
Scottish Social Services Council. Steps into Leadership
Leadership resources for social services staff