News and information from the Health Library at County Hospital Stafford.

Staff working at UHNM can access key resources relating to monkey pox from Clinical Key.

Clinical Overview:

· Monkeypox Clinical Overview – updated July 21, 2022

Drug Monographs:

· Smallpox and Monkeypox Vaccine, Live, Nonreplicating – updated July 8, 2022

· Smallpox Vaccine, Vaccinia Vaccine– updated July 13, 2022

· Vaccinia Immune Globulin, VIG - updated June 9, 2022

Books:

· Monkeypox at Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine book, 24^th edition.

· Monkeypox at Breastfeeding book, 9^th edition

· Monkeypox at Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine book, 10^th edition.

Elsevier have created a free Monkeypox Healthcare Hub to help healthcare professionals navigate the current outbreak. Here you will find evidence-based clinical resources, including clinical overviews, patient education, and drug monographs:

https://view.highspot.com/viewer/62e3faa44c9b9864ae8ce011

To access Clinical Key - go to the NHS Resources page, select Clinical Key from the A-Z list and log in with your NHS openathens username

Library Opening Hours

The library is accessible 24/7 to members who apply for extended hours access. Otherwise staff can access the library during PGMC opening hours Monday-Friday excluding Bank Holidays.

Library staff are increasingly working on an outreach basis and are able to come to visit/assist you and your team in your workplace if desired, please do not hesitate to contact us.

The physical library space in the chapel building is designed so that you can use it on a self-service basis but library staff are available should you need help either online or in person, Mon-Fri. If you are making a special journey to the library and know you will need help or advice it is recommended to contact us in advance to ensure staff are on hand. We welcome your enquiries.