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