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Keeping up to date

Use these resources to keep abreast of clinical and professional issues

Current awareness bulletins

Many organisations produce bulletins which allow you to keep up to date with their areas of expertise, and are free and easy to subscribe to. Here are some recommended bulletins

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  • RCN Magazine to help you keep in touch with news items, features and benefits of membership
  • Library eBulletin find out about upcoming events, exhibitions and how RCN Libraries can help with your studies

Journal alerts

Use to save your favourite RCN Library journals and articles using the  and  features.

Journal Table of Contents allow you to receive an alert of new contents in specified titles. 
Many journal titles allow you to do this via their PublisherÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s website. 

Database alerts

These allow you to rerun a database search and receive details of new articles. Do this by setting up an account in your chosen database.
Try our British Nursing Index Guide to alerts and for our other database see the help pages for the database you are using, or do contact us for guidance.

Keeping up to date with news stories

Use the to find out the latest health stories.
Use to discover the latest news stories and follow debates on healthcare.


Keeping up to date - contact

Do contact us to suggest any current awareness resources you have found of value in your work or study that we could include on this page. If you have a book you would like to suggest please complete our book suggestion form.