MTW Libraries closed for the Bank Holiday- 29/8/16

The MTW Trust Libraries will be closed on Monday 29th August for the Bank Holiday.

24/7 access is available as usual.  Please ask library staff to arrange this for you.

Thank you

MTW Libraries

Next Book Club- Saturday by Ian McEwan- Tuesday 6th September @TWH

The next book the MTW Book Club will be discussing is Saturday by Ian McEwan.
The Book Club is meeting on Tuesday 6th September at 5pm in Lecture Room 3, ETC, Tunbridge Wells Hospital.  All Welcome.

Please contact Alison Millis on ext 35994 or email alison.millis@nhs.net for further info or to be added to the mailing list.

Click here for more info on the book

No access to TWH PCs Friday 26th August

Library PCs

All the TWH Library PCs will be unavailable between 8.30am-11.30am on

Friday 26th August 2016

due to training

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause

The TWH Library Team

Free trusted evidence on the Zika virus from Wolters Kluwer

The Health division of Wolters Kluwer has launched the Zika Resource Portal, a single point of access to trusted clinical knowledge and current information to help healthcare professionals worldwide stay up-to-date on the rapidly spreading virus. The portal provides complimentary access to leading evidence-based point of care clinical, learning and research solutions from Wolters Kluwer, as well as continuous updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO).

In conjunction with the portal, Wolters Kluwer is launching a multifaceted digital educational campaign featuring Zika experts sharing the latest findings in a variety of formats, including podcasts, journal articles, blogs, interactive videos and Twitter Talks. The portal and campaign will also feature information for consumers, including symptoms to look for and preventive measures to protect against contracting the virus.

The campaign centrepiece is a question and answer-style video debuting August 19 featuring Betsy Todd, RN, MPH, CIC, clinical editor of the American Journal of Nursing and an infectious disease expert. She will address the current state of the Zika virus and answer questions submitted by August 16 via Twitter and Facebook using the #WKZikaResources hashtag. Questions that are submitted using that hashtag may also be answered during an upcoming Twitter Talk.

“Wolters Kluwer is proud to provide these digital resources to help combat the spread of the Zika virus,” said Diana Nole, CEO, Wolters Kluwer Health. “The public fear and anxiety that churn in the wake of a global health crisis are often the result of the unknown. Unlike Ebola, which has been studied exhaustively for decades, Zika is still largely a mystery, although medical professionals and researchers are continuously uncovering new aspects of the virus. By sharing our expertise and premium clinical guidance, we provide the public and healthcare community with relevant, trusted on-demand information during this rapidly evolving situation.”

Display for August- Intensive and Critical Care

Each month the Trust Libraries create a display and resource bulletin on a clinical topic. For August 2016, it is INTENSIVE CARE.  The display is on show at both libraries and the resource bulletin (which lists our top Intensive Care resources plus other library resources and services) can be accessed here. REMEMBER, the Libraries also hold many Intensive Care books on the shelves in the WB 300 section.

The Intensive Care bulletin is available in the Libraries and here.  All the other Library resource bulletins can be accessed on our website.
You can access e-journals such as Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine and Journal of Critical Care with an OpenAthens account. E-books are also available with an OpenAthens account including Intensive care unit manual by PN Lanken and Critical care secrets by PE Parsons . You can borrow the most recent editions of Emergencies in critical care by M Beed & Monitroing the critically ill patient by P Jevon from the Trust Libraries as well as many other titles (in the WB 300 section on the book shelves)

Search and access e-resources via our catalogue www.southeastlibrarysearch.nhs.uk with your OpenAthens account.

An OpenAthens account required to access e-resources, go to https://openathens.nice.org.uk/ to self-register for an account.

Please contact the Libraries if you have any issues with registering for an Open Athens account, accessing e-resources or anything else we can help you with!  Don't forget that we also offer training in literature searching, accessing online resources and study skills. We can also perform literature searches for you! 

Plus we also have access to PCs, quiet study space and a leisure reading and DVD collection which you can borrow from.

We hope to see you in the Libraries soon!

MTW Libraries closed for Team Meeting- Monday AM

The MTW Libraries will be closed until 1pm on Monday 8th August due to a Team Meeting.
Out of hours access is available as usual.

Thank you
MTW Libraries