Services for surgical team members
Who does this apply to?
The following roles within the surgical care team are entitled to surgical team membership at the Royal College of Surgeons of England:
- Surgical care practitioners;
- Surgical first assistants;
- Physician associates;
- Advanced nurse practitioners;
- Advanced clinical practitioners.
Surgical team members can access key surgical and professional information sources using their College login.
ClinicalKey
ClinicalKey is a clinical search engine with a “Google-style” interface enabling access to:
- over 600 full text e-journals;
- over 1000 e-textbooks and reference manuals;
- over 17,000 medical and surgical videos;
- over 2 million images that can be used for teaching and presentations.
Users can save articles and book chapters as PDF files to read later by completing a one-off registration within the resource. We also offer illustrated help on accessing ClinicalKey.
Visible Body: Human Anatomy Atlas
Visible Body Human Anatomy Atlas is a 3D interactive anatomy visualisation and education tool that includes all the body systems, gross anatomy, and select microanatomy. It is available online and as a mobile app for iOS or Android.
Wiley Nursing and Medical Journals online
The RCS England Library subscribes to the Wiley Nursing and Medical Collection, providing full text access to over 400 peer-reviewed journals. Search for specific titles using the surgical library. Alternatively you can download a full list of Wiley Nursing and Medical Collection titles.
Other online resources
You can also search across thousands of journals using Ovid MEDLINE, Embase and HMIC, setting up search alerts to email you the latest research in your area of interest. Where possible, there are links between search results and the full text of journal articles. We also offer access to TripPro, a highly-regarded repository of evidence, and Acland’s Video Atlas of Human Anatomy, a popular video series on anatomy.
Document delivery
If the Library does not subscribe to a particular journal online, surgical team members can request articles for a fee via the document delivery service.
Booking an appointment
Surgical team members can schedule a one-on-one appointment with a member of the Library team for guidance on using our resources, services and assistance with conducting literature searches. To book a sessions, please email us at library@rcseng.ac.uk. Appointments are available Monday to Friday between 9am and 4.30pm.
If you are planning to visit the College, in-person consultations are also available. Please email us at library@rcseng.ac.uk prior to your visit to arrange an appointment.
Study space
The Members’ Library is open from 10am to 5pm, Monday to Thursday. You can check for changes on the Library calendar on surgical library. Please ask for the Library at the ground floor reception desk on arrival.