Your NHS OpenAthens password

Online health information resources are purchased by library and knowledge services locally, regionally and nationally to help inform your work and study. These cover the full range of health-related topics and include: 

• E-books
• E-journals
• Journal article databases such as PsycINFO, AMED, BNI, CINAHL, Health Business Elite, HMIC, MEDLINE, and EMBASE
• Evidence-based point of care tools
• Clinical images and procedures

Visit our 'library resources' page to see online resources available to Sussex Partnership staff.  

You can self-register on the OpenAthens website. You'll need to:

• Enter Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as your organisation
• Use an NHS PC and your NHS email address for quicker processing of your registration
• Look out for your activation email and follow the instructions it contains

After activating your account you can use our information resources from work or home

When you move to a new NHS organisation you should move your account to your new organisation. 

• Go to the OpenAthens website and log in with your OpenAthens details
• Choose ‘Change organisation' from the left hand menu
• Enter your new NHS email address
• Start typing your new organisation and select from the drop down list
• Continue to the next page and update any personal details that have changed
• Continue to the terms and conditions and click ‘Submit’ 

• Use the 'Forgotten password' link on the OpenAthens website
• Enter your email address and confirm
• An email will be sent to the email address you registered with
• Follow the instructions in the email

You will receive an email alert when your account is due to expire. 

• Click on the link in the email
• Log in and complete the online form as if registering again. Your renewal request may need to be verified if your details have changed