The Clinical Librarian service is available at no cost to all staff and learners of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Our aim is to provide best evidence and information skills training to healthcare professionals to support evidence-based practice. We provide a variety of training and services to help you access and utilise the best evidence available.
Literature Search service:
We provide comprehensive literature or evidence search tailored to your clinical questions. Please complete our literature search request form and we will deliver the results directly to your email.
Information Skills sessions
We provide information skills training sessions on literature searching, writing for publication, critically appraising literature to suit individual and team’s needs.Training and booking details can be found on the Library's Training and Event Calendar
Find out what critical appraisal is, how it can contribute to your evidence-based practice and practical experience on how to critically appraise a research article using CASP checklist
| Title | Date | Start | End | Registration link |
| Critical Appraisal: An introduction, overview and toolkit | Tuesday 20/01/2026 | 11:00 | 12:30 | LINK |
| Critical Appraisal: An introduction, overview and toolkit | Tuesday 27/01/2026 | 09:30 | 11:00 | LINK |
| Critical Appraisal and statistics Day 1 | Wednesday 25/02/2026 | 09:30 | 11:30 | LINK |
| Critical Appraisal and statistics Day 2 | Thursday 26/02/2026 | 09:30 | 12:30 | LINK |
Training and booking details can be found on the Library's Training and Event Calendar
Find out tips and tools that can help you get started with the publishing your article.
| Title | Date | Start | End | Registration link |
| Writing for publication | Tuesday 16/12/2025 | 11:00 | 12:30 | LINK |
Training and booking details can be found on the Library's Training and Event Calendar
Learn the principles and techniques for effective literature search using healthcare databases.
| Title | Date | Start | End | Registration link |
| Literature Searching | Tuesday 10/11/2025 | 10:30 | 12:00 | LINK |
Training and booking details can be found on the Library's Training and Event Calendar
If you are interested in self-paced e-learning, please see elfh's modules on literature searching, critical appraisal and health literacy.
