BMJ Best Practice is a clinical decision support tool currently available across the NHS in England and is available on desk top PCs and as an app on mobile technologies. The resource consists of a multi-award winning app and website providing evidence-based answers to clinical questions, as well as the latest research, and guidelines .Evidence summaries include step by step guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention. Users can also access:
- patient information,
- procedural videos,
- medical calculators,
- drug information
- CME/CPD certificates.
Steps to access BMJ Best Practice
- Visit bestpractice.bmj.com and click ‘Log in’.
- You will be presented with an ‘Access through your institution’ button.
- When selected, you will be asked to search for your institution. Please type and search for ‘NHS in England’.
- Sign in using your OpenAthens username and password. (Sign up for OpenAthens here https://www.openathens.net/nhs_users.php if not already registered)
- Now create your personal account. This will allow you to sign in directly using these details. Your personal account also allows you to log in to the app and to track your CPD/CME activity and download certificates.
Visit making the most of your access to BMJ Best Practice and scroll down for guidance, training webinars and video clips on getting full use out of the support tool.
