Library Christmas opening hours

Library Christmas Opening Hours

Kent & Sussex Hospital Library
Monday 24th December: 9am-1pm
Tuesday 25th December: CLOSED
Wednesday 26th December: CLOSED
Thursday 27th December: 10am-3pm
Friday 28th December: 10am-3pm
Monday 31st December: 10am-3pm
Tuesday 1st January: CLOSED
Wednesday 2nd January: 9am-12pm

Pembury Hospital Library
Monday 24th December: 8.30am-1pm
Tuesday 25th December-Wednesday 2nd January: CLOSED
Thursday 3rd January: 8.30am-5pm

Maidstone Hospital Library
Monday 24th December: 8.30am-1pm
Tuesday 25th December: CLOSED
Wednesday 26th December: CLOSED
Thursday 27th December: 10am-3pm
Friday 28th December: 10am-3pm
Monday 31st December: 10am-3pm
Tuesday 1st January: CLOSED
Wednesday 2nd January: 8.30am-7.30pm

National Knowledge Week: Bipolar Disorder

10-14 December is the National Knowledge Week for Bipolar Disorder.

Click on this link for a range of high quality resources, including searches for systematic reviews, guidance and treatment, and expert commentaries.

http://www.library.nhs.uk/mentalhealth/

Patient Safety National Knowledge Week

Monday 26th November: Patient Safety National Knowledge Week
Patient and Public Involvement Specialist Library
http://www.library.nhs.uk/ppi/

Visit one of the Trust Libraries to find more resources on these topics, or get training to find what you need.

National Knowledge Week: Lung Cancer

Monday 19th November: Lung Cancer National Knowledge Week

Cancer Specialist Library

http://www.library.nhs.uk/cancer

Click on this link to be taken to a range of high quality resources, including searches for systematic reviews, guidance and treatment, and expert commentaries.

National Knowledge Week: Oral Cancer

Monday 12th November:

Oral Cancer National Knowledge Week

Click on this link to be taken to a range of high quality resources, including searches for systematic reviews, guidance and treatment, and expert commentaries.

Oral Health Specialist Library http://www.library.nhs.uk/oralhealth/

National Knowledge Week: Psoriasis

Monday 5th November: Psoriasis National Knowledge Week Skin Disorders

Click on this link to be taken to a range of high quality resources, including searches for systematic reviews, guidance and treatment, and expert commentaries.

Specialist Librarywww.library.nhs.uk/skin

National Knowledge Week: Heart Failure

29th October: Heart Failure National Knowledge Week

(Cardiovascular Diseases Specialist Library)

Click on this link to be taken to a range of high quality resources, including searches for systematic reviews, guidance and treatment, and expert commentaries.

http://www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular/

Staff Meeting

Trust libraries will be closed until 2pm on Friday 2nd November due to a staff meeting.

National Knowledge Week: Palliative and Supportive Care for Chronic Non-Malignant Diseases

22nd October: Palliative and Supportive Care for Chronic Non-Malignant Diseases National Knowledge Week

Click on this link to be taken to a range of high quality resources, including searches for systematic reviews, guidance and treatment, and expert commentaries.

http://www.library.nhs.uk/palliative/

National Knowledge Week: Breast Cancer

15th October is Breast Cancer National Knowledge Week

Please click on the link below to be taken to a range of high quality resources, including searches for systematic reviews, guidance and treatment, and expert commentaries.

(Cancer Specialist Library)http://www.library.nhs.uk/cancer/

National Knowledge Week: Ehnic Health

8th October: Ethnic Health National Knowledge Week(Ethnicity and Health Specialist Library)

Clink on this link to be taken to a range of high quality resources, including searches for systematic reviews, guidance and treatment, and expert commentaries.
http://www.library.nhs.uk/ethnicity/

National Knowledge Week:Antenatal Care National Knowledge Week

1st - 7th October is the National Knowledge Week for Antenatal Care.

Click on this link to be taken to a range of high quality resources, inlcuding searches for systematic reviews, guidance and treatment, and expert commentaries.

http://www.library.nhs.uk/screening/
http://www.library.nhs.uk/womenshealth/

National Knowledge Week: Sepsis Bundles

24th -28th September is the National Knowledge Week for Sepsis Bundles.

Click on this link to be taken to a range of high quality resources, inlcuding searches for systematic reviews, guidance and treatment, and expert commentaries.

http://www.library.nhs.uk/emergency/

National Knowledge Week: Atopic Eczema

17th - 21st September is National Knowledge Week for Atopic Eczema.

Click on this link to be taken to a range of high quality resources, inlcuding searches for systematic reviews, guidance and treatment, and expert commentaries.

http://www.library.nhs.uk/skin/

PRIZE DRAW WINNERS.

We would like to thank everyone who took the trouble to enter the free prize draw during the Health Libraries Week.

The winning entries are as followed:-

KENT & SUSSEX LIBRARY
1st Prize :- Sr Mary McQuillan - ICU K&S Hospital
2nd Prize :- Dr Anupama Kumar - F2 Orthopaedics

Pembury Library
1st Prize:- Sn Sarah Morris - Brighton University Student
2nd Prize:- Sr Josie Lee Yow - Outpatients, Pembury

Maidstone Library
1st Prize:- Deborah Wilson - Student Nurse
2nd Prize:- Kayode Osanaiye - SHO Kent & Medway NHS.

The first prize was a memory stick and 2nd prize a book token. Well done to all our winners!

IT'S HEALTH LIBRARIES WEEK!

Events taking place during Health Libraries Week 16th - 20th July 2007.

Tuesday 17th

Kent & Sussex Library

IT Training available

9 am - 5 pm

01892 623384

Wednesday 18th

Postgraduate Centre

Maidstone Hospital

Health Fair & buffet

11.30am - 2pm

12.30 - 1.30

Map of Medicine Demonstration

(Places still available)

01622 224647

Thursday 19th

Pembury Hospital

IT Training available

9 am - 5 pm

01892 633119

Good News and Kent and Sussex Library!

Computers are back!

We are delighted to let you know that we finally have our library computers back, and that we are once again in a position to start offering 24/7 access to the library and its computers.

Many thanks to all our readers for being so patient while the problems have been resolved.

Please remember, the Trust takes misuse of PCs very seriously - help us to hang onto our computers by using them responsibly, and abiding by the policies on appropriate use at all times.

Health Libraries Week 16th - 20th July 2007

Coming soon to a library near you!

Health Libraries Week 2007 - 16th - 20th July.

See this blog for more details next week.

Onexamination

Calling all MTW Trust junior doctors! Free access to Onexamination is now available from all three MTW Trust libraries. Use this online resource to help with your revision and brush up on your exam technique. We can issue you with an account lasting four weeks for you to use wherever you have access to a computer.

Please ask library staff for more details or phone 01892 633119

LITERATURE SEARCH TRAINING

FREE TRAINING SESSIONS, in how to do effective literature searching, is available at The Library, Woodlands House, Pembury on the 2nd Tuesday of every months between 1pm and 2pm. If you are interested please contact a member of staff on 01892 633119.

Should you wish a one to one training session at any other time please contact us and we will a arrange a time suitable to you.

EARLY CLOSING

The Library at Maidstone Hospital will be closing tonight, Wednesday 28th March, at 5pm due to staff sickness. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Usual 24/7 access is still available.

Easter Opening Times

Happy Easter!

The Trust Libraries will be closed on:

Good Friday: 6th April

Easter Monday: 9th April

Usual 24 hour access arrangements will continue to apply throughout the Easter Break.

Please contact staff at your nearest site for details of how to sign up for 24 hour access.

EARLY LIBRARY CLOSING

The Library at Maidstone Hospital will be closing tonight, Wednesday 14th March, at 5pm due to staff sickness. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Usual 24/7 access is still available.

LITERATUE SEARCH TRAINING

FREE TRAINING SESSIONS, in how to do effective literature searching, will be available at The Library, Woodlands House, Pembury on the 2nd Tuesday of every month with effect from Tuesday, 13th March between 1 pm and 2 pm. If you are interested please contact a member of staff on 01892 633119.

Should you wish one to one training at any other time contact us and we will arrange a time suitable to you.

Workplace Training

The Outreach Library Service is for NHS staff working in the community in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. I can assist you to access books, journals and electronic resources, and to help you get the information you want, without the need to visit the Health Library.

I can introduce you to a range of useful health knowledge resources and point you towards sources for evidence-based. I can also help you with Athens registration and to make the best use of the NHS databases and electronic journals.

I provide a flexible service and sessions can take place at your workplace at a time to suit you. The training is informal and tailored to your interests and the time you have available.

Topics include:

• Finding quality health information on the Internet
• Finding the evidenceSearching healthcare databases
• Searching the National Library for Health
• Literature searching skills
• Using e-mail effectively

For more information or to book training sessions please contact:

Alison Paul, Outreach Training ManagerLibrary, Pembury Hospital.

01892 633019 (answer phone) 07811 487547

alison.paul@nhs.net

Pembury Library Update

PEMBURY LIBRARY, which is now based at Woodlands House, is now fully operational. Come and see us in our new premises where you can access books and journals and use the computers. (We also have a selection of recently withdrawn books for sale from 50p)

24 hour access is available for those who have registered. Please visit the library to register if you would like to use the library out of hours. Once you have done this the out of hour's key and swipe card can be obtained from the lodge at the site entrance. When this is closed please phone the porters from the phone at the lodge who will give you the access key.

Our normal opening hours are:
Monday to Thursday 8.30 am - 5 pm
Friday 8.30 am - 4.30 pm