Answered By: Shazia Arif
Last Updated: 12 Mar, 2026     Views: 14

The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub is an NHS-funded collection including ebooks, journals, study aids, databases of clinical management and social policy information and more, you need an NHS OpenAthens account.

NHS OpenAthens is not a resource in itself, but the ‘key’ that unlocks a range of quality, trusted, evidence-based information for health and care staff throughout their career. So, it is important you have an active account.

Both the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub and BMJ Best Practice (the national clinical decision support tool) use NHS OpenAthens authentication, as well as the Royal Marsden Manual, the Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines and more. 

Log in with your Open Athens username and password here to access BMJ Best Practice: 

https://access.bmjgroup.com/nhse/

Get the latest clinical guidance to diagnose, treat, and confidently manage patients. BMJ Best Practice is the only tool that supports whole-patient care, integrating guidance for acute conditions through its unique Comorbidities Manager. Access online or offline.

Create a BMJ Best Practice personal account using OpenAthens

Then download the app and login

Create an account