Noclor Programme Training
Working with Noclor, we are proud to offer the following training sessions to NLFT South (formerly Camden & Islington Trust) and NLFT North nursing and allied health professionals; plus Whittington Health and NCL ICS colleagues. The sessions are delivered on MS Teams.
To book on to any of these sessions please email us at whl@nhs.net or call us on 020 7288 3580.
Noclor Programme: What the Library Can Do for Me - an Introduction to Library Services
In this introductory session you will find out how the Library can help your research interests, how it can help you deliver evidence based care, and how it can support your learning and development at work. The session covers using the Library space, joining and getting an NHS OpenAthens account, book and journal requests, the Library web site, KnowledgeShare (for regular subject alerts) and the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub.
- Monday 17 February 09:30-10:00
- Tuesday 11 March 10:30-11:00
- Tuesday 15 April 14:00-14:30
- Thursday 22 May 15:00-15:30
- Monday 16 June 11:30-12:00
- Friday 11 July 13:00-13:30
Noclor Programme: Finding the Evidence
Learn how to retrieve the research literature you are looking for by devising and executing a good search strategy using both keyword and subject heading searches. You will gain the skills to search the NHS Library and Knowledge Hub as well as primary research databases effectively by combining searches using AND/OR operators, refine your results using limits; and export, email, save your results.
- Wednesday 26 February 09:30-10:30
- Tuesday 18 March 10:30-11:30
- Thursday 24 April 13:30-14:30
- Friday 2 May 14:30-15:30
- Monday 09 June 11:30-12:30
- Tuesday 15 July 12:30-13:30
Noclor Programme: Quick-fire Critical Appraisal of QUANTITATIVE Research
Introduces the main concepts involved in critical appraisal of quantitative research, and discusses features of research papers using selected questions from the appropriate CASP checklist. The session covers basic statistical concepts necessary for understanding results.
- Wednesday 19 February 10:00-11:00
- Friday 7 March 14:00-15:00
- Friday 4 April 15:00-16:00
- Monday 12 May 13:00-14:00
- Thursday 05 June 11:00-12:00
- Wednesday 2 July 12:00-13:00
Introduction to Critical Appraisal of Quantitative Research Workshops can also be arranged by appointment. In these 2-hour interactive sessions, attendees will use a CASP checklist to appraise a paper that they've read beforehand, with a librarian facilitating the discussion and introducing key concepts as they go. These sessions can be held in-person or online, at a time and place of your group's convenience. Contact the library to arrange a session.
Noclor Programme: Quick-fire Critical Appraisal of QUALITATIVE Research
Learn how to understand key elements in the successful and accurate appraisal of a paper, discuss the features of qualitative research and the key terminology associated with it, and understand how to use a CASP checklist to critically appraise a qualitative research article.
- Thursday 27 February 10:30-11:30
- Tuesday 25 March 11:30-12:30
- Monday 14 April 12:30-13:30
- Tuesday 20 May 13:30-14:30
- Wednesday 25 June 14:30-15:30
- Wednesday 23 July 09:30-10:30
Introduction to Critical Appraisal of Qualitative Research Workshops can also be arranged by appointment. In these 2-hour interactive sessions, attendees will use a CASP checklist to appraise a paper that they've read beforehand, with a librarian facilitating the discussion and introducing key concepts as they go. These sessions can be held in-person or online, at a time and place of your group's convenience. Contact the library to arrange a session.
Noclor Programme: Academic Writing
In this session, you will learn to define the key concepts of a paper, make evidence-based arguments, and present your viewpoints critically and logically in academic writing, with opportunities to practice your new skills.
Wednesday 2 April 11:30-12:30- FULLY BOOKED- Friday 9 May 12:30-13:30
- Monday 2 June 13:30-14:30
- Monday 28 July 14:00-15:00
Noclor Programme: Getting into Research
In this one hour introductory session you will learn how you can get started with a research project, and about the opportunities available to nurses and AHPs in the NHS nationally and locally.
- Tuesday 22 April 13:30-14:30
- Monday 26 May 14:30-15:30
- Friday 13 June 15:00-16:00
- Thursday 03 July 11:30-12:30
Noclor Programme: Reference Management
In half an hour you will learn what reference management software is, what programmes are freely available, know how to create a bibliography in Refworks and cite references in your work using it.
Friday 11 April 10:00-10:30- FULLY BOOKED- Thursday 15 May 11:00-11:30
- Tuesday 24 June 14:30-15:00
- Monday 21 July 15:30-16:00
Online training sessions available from e-Learning for Healthcare (efh):
elfh is NHS England’s online learning platform. You can access the 2 virtual courses below with your NHS OpenAthens username and password. Please contact the library if you need assistance.
How to Search the Literature Effectively
These modules are designed to help the healthcare workforce (clinical and non-clinical) build confidence to search published literature for articles and evidence relevant to their work, study and research. The modules are short (each taking no more than 20 minutes to complete) and may be ‘dipped into’ for reference, or completed to obtain a certificate.
Critically Appraising the Evidence Base
This programme aims to support NHS colleagues with understanding the different methods and tools to carry out critical appraisal of research, through 8 bite-sized modules.
By the end of the programme, learners will be able to: describe the terms “critical appraisal”, “bias”, “internal validity” and “external validity”; distinguish between different types of study designs and their strengths and limitations; assess the appropriateness of methods used to conduct a randomised controlled trial, systematic review, diagnostic study and qualitative study; interpret commonly reported results found in clinical papers; and identify different types of critical appraisal tools and their strengths and limitations.
Last updated27 Mar 2025