Category: Libraries

Health Literacy

Shared reading – online via Microsoft Teams

As part of Health Literacy Month, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Library & Knowledge Services are running a shared reading session on Wednesday that has a Health Literacy aspect. They will be reading a couple of extracts from Karen Havelin’s ‘Please read this leaflet carefully’. It looks at the patient experience and her experiences of endometriosis, through diagnosis, treatment, and managing day to day life with a long term medical condition.

The session is on Wednesday 13th October. It is open to everyone with an interest in health literacy. There is no need to book, just turn up! It will take place via Teams from 12-12.30pm. The meeting link is here: Click here to join the meeting

Libraries Week

4th – 10th October 2021

Libraries Week is an annual showcase and celebration of the best that libraries have to offer.  It explores the innovative and surprising things that libraries are doing.

What would YOU like to see at the library? What services do YOU think we should be offering? The world of health and information is constantly evolving and we want our services to help and support all LSCFT staff and students.

Please email your ideas, comments and suggestions: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Libraries Week

4th – 10th October 2021

Libraries Week is an annual showcase and celebration of the best that libraries have to offer.  It explores the innovative and surprising things that libraries are doing.

Read more about how the Gosall Library can help you to keep up to date with what is going on in the world mental and community healthcare here.

Please email us with any enquiries: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Libraries Week

4th – 10th October 2021

Libraries Week is an annual showcase and celebration of the best that libraries have to offer.  It explores the innovative and surprising things that libraries are doing.

Read more about how NHS Library and Knowledge specialists give health
professionals the “gift of time” here.

Please email us with any enquiries: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Lunch and Learn – October Reminder

A session around the BAME community

This is just a reminder that the next Lunch and Learn session will be held via Teams on Tuesday 12th October between 12pm and 1pm.

This session will discuss:

  • The BAME community
  • Black History Month
  • The next steps of the Race Equality Network
  • The Race Equality Review

Teams invites have been sent to all our Library registered users. If you would like an invite to be extended to you or your team please email: carmel.smith@lscft.nhs.uk

Libraries Week

4th – 10th October 2021

Libraries Week is an annual showcase and celebration of the best that libraries have to offer.  It explores the innovative and surprising things that libraries are doing.

Read more about the online resources offered by the Gosall Library here.

Please email us with any enquiries: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Lunch and Learn

A session around public libraries

Thank-you to everyone who attended our lunch and learn session on Wednesday. Our guest speaker, Amy Niven, a Bibliotherapy Officer for the Libraries, Museums, Culture and Archives service at Lancashire County Council, gave a very interesting presentation on public libraries and the resources and initiatives currently on offer.

If you missed the session, you can watch the session recording here (please use your LSCFT email to access).

We would really appreciate any feedback on these sessions. If you have a few spare minutes we kindly ask you to complete our survey- which should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete: https://www.surveymonkey.com

Libraries Week

4th – 10th October 2021

Libraries Week is an annual showcase and celebration of the best that libraries have to offer.  It explores the innovative and surprising things that libraries are doing.

Read more about the Gosall Library here.

Please email us with any enquiries: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Lunch and Learn – September Reminder

A session around public libraries

This is just a reminder that the next Lunch and Learn session will be held via Teams on Wednesday 29th September between 12pm and 1pm.

This session will discuss:

  • How to access public libraries
  • Key resources available
  • Updates and new initiatives

Teams invites have been sent to all our Library registered users. If you would like an invite to be extended to you or your team please email: carmel.smith@lscft.nhs.uk

Library Newsletter

September 2021

The September edition of the Library Newsletter is now available to view here.

Please feel free to download and share with your colleagues and/or department.

If you would like to see any additional features on our newsletter or have any queries regarding information featured in this month’s newsletter, please get in touch by emailing: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk