Christmas Opening Times

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None of the libraries will be staffed on Friday the 25th and Monday the 28th of December or Friday the 1st of January (but the 24 hour access is still available to registered members).

The Richmond library at NGH and the Princess Marina Library will be open as normal for the rest of the Christmas week.

The libraries at Isebrook Hospital and Francis Crick House will not be staffed during the week between Christmas and New Year, but a full service is available via the other sites.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Peaceful and Prosperous New Year and we look forward to seeing you in 2010.

Friday December 18th

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Despite the snow, all the libraries are open for business as normal today.

New Quality & Productivity Specialist Collection at NHS Evidence

The new specialist collection is the central resource of evidence on how to improve quality and productivity in the NHS. Evidence is organised around care pathway groups.

The examples of improvements range from one-off studies in single organisations to robustly tested large scale changes that have been replicated in multiple organisations and have had results published in academic journals. A selection of the examples have been highly recommended as potential high impact changes, these can be found under the Recommended section.

The collection launched in December 2009, and will evolve and expand overtime to build a comprehensive library of quality and productivity evidence. The aim of the collection is to provoke thoughts, ideas and discussions about changes that can be made locally in the NHS.

To access the collection go to: www.library.nhs.uk/qualityandproductivity

NHS Evidence Annual Evidence Updates

The annual evidence updates review all the high quality evidence published in the previous year and discuss the implications for clinical practice.
14th - 18th December
Spinal Disease: Trauma & Orthopaedics Specialist Collection
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: Genetic Conditions Specialist Collection

We are recruiting

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Our service currently has two posts which we are recruiting for.
LibrarianWe are looking for a qualfied librarian for a varied role that will see you delivering training and outreach services at a variety of locations, undertaking enquiry work and performing literature searches for service users. You will also take the lead in delivering our health promotion resources services across the county. To find out more and apply on-line see this advert on NHS Jobs
Library Technician/AssistantLibrary technicians undertake a range of general duties including being the first line of contact for service users, handling enquiries, and library induction, locating and requesting relevant documents. You will also be given responsibilities for specific areas of service provision. We are looking for a conscientious, adaptable IT literate person with good customer service skills.To find out more and apply on line for this post see the advert on NHS Jobs

Both posts are based at the Princess Marina Library

NHS Evidence Annual Evidence Updates

The annual evidence updates review all the high quality evidence published in the previous year and discuss the implications for clinical practice.
7th - 11th December
Alcoholic Liver Disease: Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases Specialist Collection
Malignancies Post Kidney Transplant: Kidney Diseases Specialist Collection

NHS Evidence Annual Evidence Updates

The annual evidence updates review all the high quality evidence published in the previous year and discuss the implications for clinical practice.
30th November - 4th December
HIV/AIDs: Infections Specialist Collection
Special Care Dentistry: Oral Health Specialist Collection
Stroke: Stroke Specialist Collection

Access databases from your mobile device

If you need information on the move, we can help.

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Some of our electronic resources are now available on sites specifically aimed at users of mobile devices.

EBSCO are offering their CINHAL full text nursing and Health Business Elite full text health care management databases on a mobile specific site.

Emerald are also offering their complete Management First site on a mobile-friendly platform.

New On Approval Books Available

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Help us to buy the books that you want to read. Every six weeks, we receive a collection of new books on approval, in a variety of specialities.

This is where you come in. If you can spare the time, please come and have a look at the titles we have and recommend any that you think the library should purchase. This is your opportunity to ensure that the book stock in the libraries reflects your needs.

We would also be happy to receive any other recommendations for purchases for library stock.

These current titles will be available for viewing at both libraries until Monday the 11th of January.

NHS Evidence Annual Evidence Updates

The annual evidence updates review all the high quality evidence published in the previous year and discuss the implications for clinical practice.
23rd - 27th November
Glaucoma: Eyes & Vision Specialist Collection
Supportive & Palliative Care in Chronic Lung Disease: Supportive & Palliative Care Specialist Collection

New Health Promotion Resources Bulletin

Our Winter 09 Bulletin features details of the new health promotion items we have added to our stock. This includes DVDs, educational games, training and training resources. You can also find advance notice of some of the health events coming up in the next few months.

NHS Evidence Annual Evidence Updates

The annual evidence updates review all the high quality evidence published in the previous year and discuss the implications for clinical practice.

16th-20th November

Complementary & alternative medicine for lower back pain: Complementary & Alternative Medicine Specialist Collection

COPD: Respiratory Medicine Specialist Collection

Lung cancer: Cancer Specialist Collection

Oral cancer: Oral Health Specialist Collection

Eyes on Evidence

The October newsletter from NHS Evidence features the latest updates about the site as well as drug options for dementia and hepatitis C, the latest evidence on the effectiveness of probiotics for treating atopic eczema and management of mucositis in cancer care.

NHS Evidence Annual Evidence Updates

The annual evidence updates review all the high quality evidence published in the previous year and discuss the implications for clinical practice.

9th - 13th November
Diabetes: Diabetes Specialist Collection

NHS Evidence Release 2

NHS Evidence (the replacement for the National Library for Health) have released a new version of their site. The site is a source of high quality health information for both managers and clinicians, and much of it is also freely available to the public.

The new release features:

• Clearer navigation through new, more logical drop down menus
• My Evidence - allowing you to create your own pages on the site, save searches and results create alerts and set up news feeds
• Improved search function
• Accreditation marks for those information providers who have been reviewed by the independent NHSE Advisory Committee

NHS Evidence Annual Evidence Updates

The annual evidence updates review all the high quality evidence published in the previous year and discuss the implications for clinical practice.

2nd - 6th NovemberPsoriasis: Skin Disorders Specialist Collection

Berrywood Hospital Library Build

The building work for the library within the new Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust Berrywood Hospital is progessing apace. Donning our Bob the Builder outfits (complete with luminous jacket, hard hat, safety boots and gloves!), we were given a tour of the main site and the library.

The whole project seems to be running extremely efficently and the new hospital is going to be very impressive once completed.

This photo shows some of the space for the new library. We are very pleased with the layout and are looking forward to moving in around mid-May 2010, to what is going to be a fantastic resource for all our users.

Berrywood Hospital

If you are looking for information about Berrywood Hospital, please see the Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust web site.

Our new web site

You can find all sorts of useful information on our web site, including our library catalogue, information about the services we offer and a range of links to high quality sources of health care information.

To view our site: www.library.northants.nhs.uk