National resource discovery infrastructure

This is jointly provided by NICE and HEE, and comprises:

• HDAS (Healthcare Databases Advanced Search) is built, maintained, and paid for by NICE.  APIs search the bibliographic databases included in the National Core Content Collection.
• A national Link Resolver, supplied by Wolters Kluwer, provides links to purchased full-text journals licensed for use nationally, regionally, or locally.
• These links are available within HDAS, native interfaces of purchased databases and Journals A-Z.
• The Link Resolver contract is managed by NICE.  It is mostly funded by HEE.
• The NHS OpenAthens authentication system is supplied by JISC. It is managed and funded by NICE.

See the NHS OpenAthens eligibility criteria, the self-registration page, and the OpenAthens and the National Link Resolver page for more information.

Trouble-shooting and support

• Problems with the HDAS, NICE Evidence or accessing national core content resources, should be reported to the NICE helpdesk via nice@nice.org.uk or 0845 003 7744.
• Local administrators  with OpenAthens or Link Resolver problems should report them to their regional OpenAthens and Link Resolver administrator(s).
• NICE maintains an NICE Evidence Services Update Page with information about known problems and fix times.
• Subscribe to a quarterly update to keep up to date with news about these and other NICE products.
• Training and support materials are available for LKS staff and OA and Link Resolver administrators.

[Page last updated: 7 August 2020]