To celebrate Black History Month, taking place through October, we have added new books to our collection. A variety of fiction, autobiographies, poetry and historical stories for all tastes of genres. Take a look at our online catalogue (what’s new section) or view our collection at the Gosall Library- The Lantern Centre to issue your books today. Remember, we can send books out to you, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the library team by emailing academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.
As part of the Trust, you have access to the online web-based current awareness system – KnowledgeShare. KnowledgeShare allows you to personalise and target research to your particular field of work, directly to your inbox.
It focuses on evidence that will change practice, includes the latest publications on quality, safety, education and the patient experience.
We will create a profile of you in the system detailing your interests. These interests can be broad (e.g. learning disabilities) or more specific (e.g. dyslexia). You have the option to make your contact details and interests visible to all members of KnowledgeShare in order to promote knowledge sharing and networking, or alternatively you can restrict your details to just being visible to library staff.
If you are already a member click here to log in with your Open Athens account details.
TWO EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE. A LOVE THAT DRAWS THEM TOGETHER. A LOSS THAT THREATENS TO TEAR THEM APART. On a summer’s day in 1596, a young girl in Stratford-upon-Avon takes to her bed with a fever. Her twin brother, Hamnet, searches everywhere for help. Why is nobody at home? Their mother, Agnes, is over a mile away, in the garden where she grows medicinal herbs.Their father is working in London. Neither parent knows that one of the children will not survive the week.
Hamnet is a novel inspired by the son of a famous playwright. It is a story of the bond between twins, and of a marriage pushed to the brink by grief.
Congratulations to Maggie O’Farrell for her achievement. To have your say or buy the book click here.
The Gosall Library, based in Preston, is still open and available for all Trust staff to use between the hours of 9am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday.
In light of the pandemic, we have made some small changes to ensure everyone’s safety:
Please wear your face mask when entering the Library and use the hand sanitiser provided on entry, before and after looking at books and on exit.
The Gosall Libary, Lantern Centre , Vicarage Lane,Preston , PR2 8DW
Protective barriers have been put in place, not only on our Library reception desk, but also within the hot-desking and computer area, allowing you to work in a safe environment.
Our self-issuing machine is available for staff wishing to issue a book. Simply follow the step by step guide as instructed on the machine.
We also have calming and reflective areas for you to take some time out to read an article, take some time to yourself or improve your mindfulness with our colouring board.
Along with medical journals and books, we also have a collection of fiction books which all staff can access.
Congratulations are in order for Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, who wrote The Discomfort of Evening– winning The 2020 International Booker Prize. The book was written in Dutch and translated by Michele Hutchison. The £50,000 prize will be split equally between them, giving both the author and translator equal recognition.
To find out more about the winning book click here.
Fever came And with it a sledgehammer To my life My life that still had Time to run But now there is no time to run Instead I lie here alone, Surrounded by an army Of hospital staff who see me Only through glass windows Or the shield of PPE Three thousand people They say work here But they won’t see me Until I run once more In the news No longer alone, Surrounded by other Elderly with underlying conditions
A poem written by Shane O’Hanlon, who is a geriatrician in Dublin, Ireland. He has a strong interest in the humanities in healthcare, and previously taught humanities at the Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick. He now lectures on art in medicine and curates a humanities library for students and staff at University College Dublin.
I am crying at my desk, writing poetry Between tasks, remembering my afternoon Collage of patients’ faces, Wondering what’s ahead for them. For all of us. No one would pay me to cry, or write poetry. They would deem it nonbillable hours. But it is one of those times I don’t know what else to do. We are living in dangerous times. No one can escape it. We can only try to avoid- avoid- avoid And I feel very small, like a field mouse. It is all I can do to Blend in and hope the great Horned owl will pass me over, Not realizing his target is close and Those otherworldly yellow eyes Will focus somewhere else And I will sleep safe- safe- safe Wrapped in a merciful sky one more night.
A poem written by Marianne A. Broyles, who has been a nurse for 16 years, mostly in the field of inpatient behavioral health. She is also a writer and has published two books of poetry, The Red Window (West End Press, 2008) and Liquid Mercury Girl (Mongrel Empire Press, 2018). She is interested in how the process of writing benefits mental health and an overall sense of well-being and was able to research this further while working at Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital in Nashville, TN, as a recipient of its nurse scholar grant.
