The winner of the Jhalak Prize 2020 has now been announced
The winner of the prize, which seeks to celebrate books by British/British resident BAME writers, is Afropean by Johnny Pitts. Read more about the book and the author here.
Jhalak Prize 2020
Category: Libraries
COVID-19 Resources
Coronavirus information for patient groups
Useful information compiled by Health Education England’s Library and Knowledge Services team may be found here
COVID-19 Resources
Health Education England COVID-19 bulletin, 14th May 2020
This update covers education and training actions.
COVID-19 Resources
Health Education England COVID-19 bulletin, 7th May 2020
This update covers education and training actions.
The King’s Fund
Bertie’s book group
2020 is the international year of the nurse and midwife. To mark this, the book group will be discussing Emma Donoghue’s novel, The Wonder.
To find out more about this virtual book group or to sign up to the newsletter click here
Online Resources
Whilst the Gosall Library is currently unstaffed and we are not able to deal with physical books on the behalf of our members, there are plenty of resources available online via OpenAthens
Please visit the Library Information page on Trustnet for more information and links to each resource. Resources available via OpenAthens include:-
Royal Marsden Manual
Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines
BMJ Best Practice
Anatomy.tv
If you do not already have an OpenAthens account you can register here. Alternatively, if you email us at academic.library@lancashirecare.nhs.uk with your job title we can set up an account for you.
Reading Ideas
How to read Shakespeare for pleasure
In recent years the orthodoxy that Shakespeare can only truly be appreciated on stage has become widespread. However, as with many of our habits and assumptions, lockdown gives us a chance to think differently. Now could be the time to dust off the old collected works and read some Shakespeare, just as people have been doing for more than 400 years.
Many people have said they find reading Shakespeare a bit daunting, so here are five tips for how to make it simpler and more pleasurable.
Public Libraries
Borrow e-books and e-audio
Find out what’s available for you and your family at home from your local library.
Read more here
Women’s Prize for Fiction
2020 Shortlist announced
The Women’s Prize for Fiction celebrates the very best full length fiction written by women throughout the world.
Read more about the prize and see the list of shortlisted books here
Free E-Books
Hachette UK offers NHS staff free e-books
Hachette UK has set up a new website to offer NHS workers across the country free e-books to thank them for their dedication during the COVID-19 pandemic. The website, which is powered by ebooks.com, will initially be available until the end of May.
See the website and download books here