Medicine

For electronic journal articles you need to add the DOI at the end of the reference:

Hambridge, K., Endacott, R. and Nichols, A. (2022) 'An audit of sharps injuries in clinical skills simulation wards at a UK university', British Journal of Healthcare Management, 28(9), pp. 211-259. Available at: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2020.0193. 

If the article does not have a DOI, use the URL. You must also add the date you accessed the article:

Dutta, M. and Marjit, S. (2016) ‘Intra-country technology transfer’, Indian Economic Review, 51(1/2), new series, pp. 117–127. Available at: http://www.jstor.org/stable/44376239 (Accessed: 27 May 2024).

To reference guidelines and protocols from NICE and other health, government, professional and corporate bodies, use: 

NICE (2021) Safeguarding adults in care homes. NG189. Available at: http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng189 (Accessed: 01 March 2021).

• If the organisation is well-known you may use their initials (e.g., you can use NHS in place of National Health Service). If in doubt, check with your tutor or module leader.
• If the document does not have a designated number, use the title of the guideline or protocol. 

Use this format to reference websites where the author is an organisation:

Diabetes UK (2019) Meeting type 2 treatment targets could save NHS millions. Available at: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/about_us/news/meeting-treatment-targets-could-save-nhs-millions (Accessed: 22 August 2019).

The title of the Statutory Instrument (e.g., IRMER The Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations) and the year, are always written in italics in both your citation and reference list.

In-text citation:

The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 state that....

Reference list:

The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (SI2018/121). Available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/121made (Accessed: 4 April 2023).

When you view a Statutory Instrument using the government website, the full title, year and number of the Statutory Instrument will be shown, for example the year 2018, and the number 121.

Write the title exactly as it is shown on the government website, including the brackets.

Whole Act

The title of the Act, including year and chapter number must be written in italics.   

In-text citation:

The Data Protection Act 2018 sets out GDPR...

Legislation about persons who lack capacity (Mental Capacity Act 2005) is....

Reference list:

Data Protection Act 2018, c. 12. Available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/contents/enacted (Accessed: 4 April 2023).

Mental Capacity Act 2005, c. 9. Available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/contents/enacted (Accessed: 4 April 2023).

Check Cite Them Right for examples of how to reference legislation from UK devolved legislatures. 

Section of an Act

If your information comes from a particular section of an Act of Parliament, you should use section of the Act in your citation. Your reference will be the same as for a whole Act of Parliament.

In-text citation:

As defined in section 10(2) of the Data Protection Act 2018...

Reference list:

Data Protection Act 2018, c. 12. Available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/contents/enacted (Accessed: 4 April 2023).