New Data Protection Law comes into effect 25th May

Keeping any personal information safe and secure is one of our top priorities. That is why we want to reassure you about the changes introduced in the new data protection law this May.

The changes mean it will be easier for you to find out how we use and protect your information.

At the moment we use your information to contact you about book loans, article requests, deliver current awareness bulletins and send impact surveys.

We will be looking more closely how this change affects health libraries and will keep you updated. If you have any queries please contact David.Chamberlain2@nhs.net

Essential OpenAthens maintenance

We have been advised by EduServ that there will be some disruption to the OpenAthens service on Saturday, 14th April between 09.00-15.00 UK time.  Users will be unable to:
- self-register for an account; 
- reset their password; 
- change their email address; 
- activate their account.

Rowlands Library Emails (3rd April 2018)

Please note we are currently experiencing technical difficulties with the Rowlands Library email.  If you need to message Rowlands Library please email either the Alex or Kidderminster teams on:
wah-tr.ALX-Library@nhs.net or wah-tr.KTC-HealthLibrary@nhs.net

New Books available at the libraries on Human Factors

Did you attend the recent Human Factors training delivered by the Service Transformation Team?

Worcestershire Health Libraries now have a number of books from the course reading list available for loan.

Dekker, Sidney.  (2014)  The field guide to understanding human error.  WA229 - 2 copies

Chabris, Christopher.  (2015)  The invisible gorilla: and other ways our intuition deceives us.  WLM150 - 2 copies

Kahneman, Daniel.  (2012)  Thinking fast and slow.  WLM450 - 2 copies

Martin, Paul.  (2003)  Counting Sheep: the science of and pleasures of sleep and dreams.  WL722 - 2 copies

Syed, Matthew.  (2015)  Black box thinking: marginal gains and the secrets of high performance.  WLM450   2 copies

All can be ordered on-line or pop into your local health library

Book On Prescriptions breaking the trend

Books On Prescriptions loans have increased throughout the year compared to a decline in book loans across Public Libraries.
With booklists on general mental health for adults and children, dementia and for carers clinicians are prescribing more and more self help books for the general public.
With plans to expand into audio and e-books help is at hand at any Worcestershire Public and Health Library. For more details click here
If you have stock suggestions or wish to join the steering group please contact David.Chamberlain2@nhs.net

Happy New Year 2018

Happy New Year to all our library users. If you have new assignments or just want to continue to improve patient care remember the library is here to help you with either training to search evidence based resources or we are able to do searches for a clinical question. Just ask a librarian David.Chamberlain2@nhs.net

Christmas opening times 2017

Worcestershire Health Libraries would like 

to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,

please see below for our opening times over the festive period

All libraries will be closed between 23rd December to the 1st January opening as normal 2nd January 2018

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.