The UKCC is the statutory regulatory body for nursing, midwifery and health visiting in the United Kingdom. Its purpose is to protect the public through establishing and monitoring professional standards. Contains information on practice, education, research and development, events and a health care database. Covers membership, training, contact details and job vacancies. NATN promotes the role of the nurse and the development of operating department practice to ensure the delivery of high quality patient centred care during the perioperative period.
Site has a jobs forum, information on events,and publications.
There is electronic access to a number of medicine related journals to which the library subscribes. HealthWeek U.S. based online nursing magazine offering full text news items, continuing education for nurses, information on jobs, feature articles and further links to related sites. Sources include dictionaries, general medical and specialism specific handbooks and encyclopaedias, pharmacopaeias, and a range of statistical publications related to medical and health topics. Books and Print Journals Book and print journals for Nursing are located in the Clinical Sciences Library. All can be found using the Unicorn Library Catalogue .