Training and events: UKHSA Knowledge and Library Services

Eligibility for Knowledge and Library Services training and events

Training sessions are only available to eligible user groups: staff working in the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and NHS England public health teams. If you work in local authority public health (LAPH), please visit the dedicated LAPH page for further training information.

If you would like to arrange a session on a date that is not listed below, use our training request form.

Getting started with Knowledge and Library Services

An overview of services and resources available from UKHSA’s Knowledge and Library Services (KLS) and how to access them.

Audience: everyone eligible to use KLS services

Information skills series: search smarter, read critically, stay current

The 5 sessions in the information skills series are designed to be undertaken in sequence, but each session can also be attended individually to meet specific needs.

Formulating searchable questions and identifying relevant terms

Session 1: you will be able to take a public health scenario and turn it into a searchable question and identify relevant keywords and subject headings.

Audience: UKHSA, OHID and NHSE public health staff only

Session 2: you will learn how to use relevant keywords to apply a search strategy to a bibliographic database (for example, Medline) to increase your confidence in literature searching.

Audience: UKHSA, OHID and NHSE public health staff only

Grey literature: what it is and where to find it

Session 3: you will learn how to what grey literature is, and develop the skills to retrieve relevant content and obtain the full text.

Audience: UKHSA, OHID and NHSE staff only

Session 4: an introduction to critical reading skills, including techniques for assessing the quality and relevance of evidence.

Audience: UKHSA, OHID and NHSE staff only

Current awareness products: keeping up-to-date with latest research