Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Trust Libraries closed Monday 2nd December (AM)

The MTW Trust Libraries will be closed until 2pm (at the latest) on Monday 2nd December 2013 due to a team meeting. 24/7 access is available as usual.

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you

MTW Trust Library team

Resource of the Week: Clinical Key

Each week the Trust Library service will be promoting a different product available to all members of staff.
This week it is Clinical Key which is a resource that contains over 500 e-journals and 1050 e-books. It also contains guidelines, instructional videos, over 30,000 images and a Powerpoint presentation builder.

Simply visit www.clinicalkey.com and log in with your NHS Athens account to try it out for yourself!
Please let the library know what you think of this new resource
Thank you

Clinical Key includes all the MD Consult e-journals and e-books, so you will need to go to Clinical Key from now on to access your MD Consult titles (or through the library catalogue www.southeastlibrarysearch.nhs.uk)



Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Resource of the Week: E-journals

Each week the Trust Library service will be promoting a different product available to all members of staff.

This week it is our vast collection of electronic journals. To search and access e-journal titles, go to our catalogue www.southeastlibrarysearch.nhs.uk . Most e-journals require an NHS Athens account to access and all members of NHS staff are entitled to an Athens account. Simply visit www.evidence.nhs.uk and select register for NHS Athens to get your Athens account.

New e-journal titles for 2013 include Arthritis and Rheumatism, Journal of Neonatal Nursing and the much requested Red and Green Journals (Radiation, Oncology, Biology & Physics and Radiotherapy and Oncology).

Plus over 550 new e-journals on Clinical Key! www.clinicalkey.com

BMJ Learning: 10 days FREE access

From 18th-27th November, you can access the modules for BMJ Learning for FREE:

http://learning.bmj.com/learning/info/Birthday.html?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=11253&utm_content=How%20many%20CPD%20points%20can%20you%20earn%20in%20ten%20days%3F&utm_term=Our%20Birthday%20gift%20to%20you&utm_source=Adestra_BMJ%20Learning



Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Mood Boosting Books

20 mood boosting books are now available to borrow from your local Trust Library. These books are part of the Reading Agency's Reading Well scheme and promise to boost your mood! Why not borrow one today! Visit the display at both libraries

Further information at www.readingagency.org.uk/readingwell


The new list of 20 Reading Well Mood-boosting Books titles is:

Bee Journal by Sean Borodale
Dart by Alice Oswald
The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
Essential Poems from the Staying Alive Trilogy edited by Neil Astley
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Miss Garnet's Angel by Salley Vickers
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson
A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr
A Sea Change by Veronica Henry
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ by Sue Townsend
Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen
The Thread by Victoria Hislop
Thursdays in the Park by Hilary Boyd
Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro
Turned out Nice Again by Richard Mabey
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Various Pets Alive and Dead by Marina Lewycka

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

UpToDate User Survey

The Trust Library service would like to gather feedback on the use of UpToDate to demonstrate its value and impact on services and patient care. We would be very grateful if you could spare a few minutes to answer some questions on your experience of using this resource. The Survey has 13 questions and should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete.

Many thanks in advance for your response- your opinion is very important to us.

Complete the survey here:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XT2YSSS

Wednesday, November 06, 2013

REMINDER: TWH Library PCs unavailable Friday 8th November

The Tunbridge Wells Hospital library PCs will be unavailable on Friday 8th November. This is due to exams being taken.

The library will be open as usual and all other services will be available.

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you,
Tunbridge Wells Hospital library team

Monday, November 04, 2013

Resource of the week - The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures

Each week the Trust library service will be promoting a different product available for all members of staff.

This week it is "The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures" which is the defining clinical companion for the modern nurse. It helps to equip nurses with the knowledge and skills which enable them to deliver high quality care in the key areas that matter to patients.

Simply go to www.rmmonline.co.uk and log in with your NHS Athens account to access.

#MTWBookClub Discussion Transcript

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