The Barberry Library will be closed for a deep clean Monday 10th April to Wednesday 12th April. Other library facilities including hot desks are available at the Uffculme Centre, 8am – 5.30pm. If you need to return any items during this time, you can use the book return box located outside the library or send items […]
Changes to healthcare databases
The new version of NICE healthcare databases will officially be launched on Friday 3rd March 2017. You will notice changes to how the databases appear (Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, etc.) but the content remains the same. You can visit the new site via: http://hdas.nice.org.uk Training guides are available to help you to adjust to this new interface: https://www.nice.org.uk/about/nice-communities/library-and-knowledge-services-staff/training-materials If […]
Any books or DVDs on your wish list?
As we are approaching the end of the financial year, we are seeking your suggestions for any resources you would like to see added to the library collection. If you have any recommendations for new books, audio-visual materials, teaching packs, educational DVDs etc. which could help with your work, research or studies please email us with […]
Revalidating this year? Workshops to support Nurse Revalidation
The library service is pleased to offer four further workshops aimed at supporting nurses revalidating, as well as helping to provide some of the evidence required for revalidation. These practical sessions will cover the following aspects: How to find current evidence and information in your own area of interest How to approach reflective writing In […]
Library Services over the Christmas and New Year period
The Barberry library will be staffed on the following dates over the holiday period: Wednesday 28th December Thursday 29th December Friday 30th December 24hr access to the library and hot desks will be available at all other times. Normal hours resume on Tuesday 3rd January 2017. Uffculme library will close at 4.30pm on Friday 23rd […]
Find it difficult to get to the library? We can bring the library to you!
Did you know that the library service offers a postal loan service to any BSMHFT site? If you are unable to visit the library you can request books and DVDs which we will happily post to your work address. Items are issued to your library account and sent to you via the internal post. The […]
Dynamed – a quick way to access the evidence
“As [Dynamed] covers a huge range of conditions and medications, I can almost always find something on almost any query that I have been presented with.” Lead Pharmacist – Older Adults What is Dynamed? A ‘point of care reference tool’, providing short summaries of the best treatments on more than 3,500 clinical topics based on […]
Changes to Healthcare Databases
If you have been looking for literature you will have noticed that NICE have recently made changes to how the healthcare databases appear (Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, etc). The actual content of the databases remains the same, but the screens will look different. The new version of the healthcare databases is available here: http://hdas.nice.org.uk Training guides […]
Dyslexia: the next steps on the journey
The library team have been working alongside a group of enthusiasts who have been looking at ways that BSMHFT can support staff with dyslexia. An event is being held at the Uffculme Centre on Tuesday, 18th October to share the ideas discussed so far and progress made. The event is suitable for people with dyslexia and […]
BSMHFT marks World Mental Health Day at Kings Heath Library
BSMHFT Library staff and representatives from the See Me team will be at Kings Heath Library for World Mental Health Day on 10th October to help raise awareness and share information with visitors and members of the public. Kings Heath Library is a busy site, with sometimes over 600 people coming through its doors each […]