Nursing

There are a number of professional UK and International bodies in the fields of dietetics, nutrition and food science. The ones listed below are the ones that accredit some of the courses in the subject area.

• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
   
• Health Education England (HEE) - aims to improve the quality of healthcare for patients in England through education, training and ongoing staff development.
   
• Nursing and Midwifery Council - the regulatory body for nurses and Midwives in the UK and accrediting body for the nursing course.
   
• Royal College of Nursing - nursing union and professional body in the UK.

Other academic libraries with relevant materials can be accessed via the SCONUL Access Scheme. Search Library Hub Discover to find out which libraries have useful material.

• British Library
  Access to print and some online material unavailable elsewhere. Certain forms of ID are needed to register for a reader pass. See the website for further details.

• BioMed Central - open access peer-reviewed journals in science, technology, engineering and medicine.
   
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). 
   
• ELearning for Health (HEE elfh Hub) - Health Education England's learning resources for healthcare practitioners and students. To view content register on elfh Hub. For full access use your Open Athens account. See the Open Athens tab for further information.
   
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
   
• PLOS - open access peer-reviewed journals in biosciences and medicine.
   
• World Health Organization (WHO).