Allied & Complementary Medicine (AMED)

Note: Important Changes coming 1^st January 2026

Allied & Complementary Medicine ™ is hosted on the Wolters Kluwer OVID platform UNTIL December 31^st 2025. From January 2026, this database will only be available to e-Library users through either Proquest platform or Dialog platform. The supplier is supporting the transition by providing access from November 2025:

Access AMED on ProQuest or Dialog (after clicking the link, you can choose to search either ProQuest or Dialog)

The NHS Wales e-Library is working with supplier to support the “translation” of searches and alerts from OVID to ProQuest syntax so that users can continue use this database confidently from its new location. Learning and training opportunities are planned throughout November, December 2025 and January 2026.  Visit the e-Library training calendar to book your place. 

Supporting materials are also available below, including multimedia guides on using the database. 

If you have specific queries about translating your existing searches, please send your query to elibrary@wales.nhs.uk so that we can support you with this process.

Further information about AMED coverage:

- Professions allied to medicine, including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation, speech and language therapy, and podiatry.
- Complementary medicine
- Palliative care

Produced by the Health Care Information Service of the British Library, information is geared toward medical professionals and health practitioners and caregivers, as well as the pharmaceutical industry. Journal articles, newspapers and books are indexed and coverage is international.

Coverage: 1985 – current

Supplier support information: