Tinnitus (NHS Evidence - ENT and audiology)
www.library.nhs.uk/ent
Research on tinnitus continues to proliferate and this evidence update presents a concise summary of the latest expert-reviewed primary and secondary research, combined with a list of current therapeutic uncertainties to prioritise future research. Multiple databases have been searched to capture all emerging evidence for the period January-December 2009.

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Urinary incontinence (NHS Evidence - kidney diseases)
www.library.nhs.uk/kidney
The 2010 Annual Evidence Update on Male Urinary Incontinence has been launched, in advance of the publication of the NICE guidelines on the Management of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Men later this year. This AEU updates the high-quality evidence and commentaries presented in early 2009 on: post-prostatectomy and urinary incontinence; Botulinum Toxin A; conservative management; male and female quality of life studies; stress urinary incontinence and surgery; stress urinary incontinence and drug treatment; urgency urinary incontinence and surgery; and urgency urinary incontinence and drug treatment. The RCTs and lower level evidence published in 2009 on Botulinum Toxin A and male urinary incontinence are also presented.

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Urinary incontinence (NHS Evidence - kidney diseases; NHS Evidence - women's health)
www.library.nhs.uk/womenshealth
This 2010 Evidence Update builds on the accumulated knowledge-base and provides up-to-date summaries of the latest evidence in the management of stress and urge urinary incontinence and overactive bladder. Specific topics include: sacral neuromodulation for urinary storage and voiding dysfunction; pharmacotherapy for stress urinary incontinence; the use of botulinum toxin in the management of overactive bladder syndrome (OAB), and conservative management of stress urinary incontinence.

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This monthly bulletin covers national, regional and local (St Helens & Halton) news, events and other relevant information which relate to the six ke areas of the 'Choosing Health' white paper, and some wider public health information.
Read the January 2010 issue here

The latest edition of Journal Watch is available on the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine website - click on Journal Watch on the home page.

Journal Watch is described as "A personal comment on articles from the main medical journals selected for their interest to doctors (and others)" - it's interesting, readable and humorous and provides nutshell appraisals of papers from JAMA, BMJ, Lancet and Archives of Internal Medicine.
And Plant of the Week.

NHS Institute Alert is a current awareness bulletin which provides NHS innovation and improvement leaders with the latest evidence in key improvement topics, to improve practice in innovation, quality, safety and leadership. Topics covered are:
Commissioning
Cost and quality
Improvement
Innovation
Knowledge improvement and research
Leadership for innovation and improvement
Management of change
Patient experience
Patient safety

For a copy of the February alert, please contact the library.

You can sign up to receive your own direct email copy at NHS Institute Alert

Your weekly library bulletin from InfoKey - the libraries of Gateshead and South Tyneside Primary Care Trusts and Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust.
Read the 5 February listing here

National Primary Care Research and Development Centre
Current awareness bulletin for November-December 2009
This bulletin, produced by the Library & Information Services at NPCRDC, is an extensive collection of references, including abstracts, of recently published research articles on a wide range of primary care topics:

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This current awareness bulletin, produced by the Health Sciences Library at East Cheshire NHS Trust, was updated on 28 January 2010 and can be found at:
Radiology Bulletin
You can search the postings by using the search box, or by viewing the subject index in the right hand column.

Your weekly library bulletin from InfoKey - the libraries of Gateshead and South Tyneside Primary Care Trusts and Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust.
Read the 29 January listing here