TRIP Premium

NHS staff now have access to the premium version of TRIP for one year.

The Trip Premium offering takes an already wonderful – and free – version of Trip and makes it even better.  With more content, more functionality, no adverts and more, it really makes the Trip experience even better.

More Content

1. Over 100,000 extra systematic reviews than the free version
2. Millions of extra free full-text articles
3. Easily search over 175,000 ongoing clinical trials
4. Access to a massive database of medical images
5. Access to tens of thousands of clinical videos

More functionality

1. Export of records to reference management software
2. The ability to easily exclude certain content types (e.g. eTextbooks)
3. Trip educational credits
4. Article views, see which articles are most popular for your search

FREE February

For the month of February Worcestershire Health Libraries are providing your journal articles for free*
Request your articles via:

WRH
Rowlands.library@worcsacute.nhs.uk

ALX
Alex.library@worcsacute.nhs.uk

KTC
KHL@worcsacute.nhs.uk


OR

Our website
www.wkp.nhs.uk
Click request an article/book

*Free articles will be subject to the British Library having a copy of the requested article/journal, it is likely they will have but we cannot guarantee it.

Palliative Care Awareness Day

Palliative Care Awareness Day – Thursday 4^th February 2016  10.15am – 2.30pm

Worcestershire Health Libraries, in partnership with the University of Worcester, are holding a Palliative Care awareness day on World Cancer day. The Palliative Care Event at The Hive will take place on Thursday, February 4 and will look at the work of local hospices, children’s hospices, future planning and where to go for help and information. 

It has been organised in conjunction with the University of Worcester’s Centre for Palliative Care Research, which is run in partnership with St Richard’s Hospice. It will involve various speakers from the NHS and other hospices and is aimed at demystifying what care for life-limiting illnesses involves. 

The event will be held at The Hive, Worcester, with talks from representatives of:

• University of Worcester’s Centre of Palliative Care research

• St. Richard’s Hospice

• Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Also included will be information on the following local and national services:

• Acorns Hospice

• Macmillan Information service

• Primrose Hospice

• Worcestershire Health Libraries – evidence-based information

This event is aimed at anyone with an interest in end of life care.

Refreshments will be provided. This is a free event.

For further information please contact David Chamberlain 01527 505773 david.chamberlain@worcsacute.nhs.uk

Or to reserve a seat go to http://www.thehiveworcester.org/whats-on

and follow “Special events” link

Power interruption at Rowlands Library

Saturday 23rd January 2016

There will be an interruption of power at the Rowlands Library (WRH) on Saturday 23rd January 2016. This will be from 9am to 1pm. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.
 
Regards
Library Team

Christmas Opening Times

 

 Worcestershire Health Libraries would like to wish you all a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year;
Please see below for our Christmas opening times over the festive period:

Rowland’s Library, CHEC
Thursday 24th December 2015	8.30am- 3.30pm
Friday 25th December 2015	CLOSED
Monday 28th December 2015	CLOSED
Tuesday 29th December 2015	8.30am- 4.30pm
Wednesday 30st December 2015	8.30am- 4.30pm
Thursday 31st January 2016	8.30am- 4.30pm
Friday 1st January 2016	CLOSED
Redditch Health Library
Thursday 24th December 2015	8.30am- 3.30pm
Friday 25th December 2015	CLOSED
Monday 28th December 2015	CLOSED
Tuesday 29th December 2015	9.00am- 4.00pm
Wednesday 30st December 2015	9.00am- 4.00pm
Thursday 31st January 2016	9.00am- 4.00pm
Friday 1st January 2016	CLOSED
Kidderminster Health Library
Thursday 24th December 2015	CLOSED
Friday 25th December 2015	CLOSED
Monday 28th December 2015	CLOSED
Tuesday 29th December 2015	CLOSED
Wednesday 30st December 2015	CLOSED
Thursday 31st January 2016	CLOSED
Friday 1st January 2016	CLOSED

To access the Rowland’s Library/ Redditch Health Library while we are closed you will need 24 hour access added to your ID badge. If you don't have this already please pop into the library to get it added to your card.