Category: Libraries

Podcast

Bookshelfie: Ruby Wax

Source: Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast

What better way to discover new books than through recommendations from the shelves of inspiring women?

In this episode of the Women’s Prize for Fiction podcast, from October 2020, Zing Tsjeng is joined by Ruby Wax – a successful comedian, TV writer and performer of over 25 years. Ruby additionally holds a Master’s degree in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy from Oxford University, and was awarded an OBE in 2015 for her services to mental health. On this topic, she is the author of multiple best selling books. She is also the president of the UK’s leading relationship support charity Relate.

Lunch and Learn

A session around patient stories

Thank you to everyone who attended our lunch and learn session on Wednesday. Our guest speaker, Lesley Whittaker, Enhancing Experience Matron from the Experience and Engagement Team, led a very interesting and engaging session about creating and sharing patient stories.

Unfortunately we had some technical issues with the recording of the session, however we hope to share this with you soon.

In the meantime 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

Podcast

How to Fail Podcast: Holly Willoughby

Source: How to Fail With Elizabeth Day Podcast

How To Fail With Elizabeth Day is a podcast that celebrates the things that haven’t gone right. Every week, a new interviewee explores what their failures have taught them.

In this episode Holly Willoughby, co-presenter of ITV’s This Morning, joins Elizabeth to talk about her failure to be present, her failure to live by her own set of beliefs and falling into the trap of meeting other people’s expectations and her failure ‘to be an individual’.

Listen to the podcast here

Lunch and Learn – Reminder

A session around patient stories

This is just a reminder that the next Lunch and Learn session will be held via Teams on Wednesday 16th February between 12pm and 1pm.

This session will feature Lesley Whittaker, Enhancing Experience Matron from the Experience and Engagement Team, talking about creating patient stories, the process, and sharing stories from LSCFT patients..


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

Podcast

Bookshelfie: Elizabeth Day

Source: Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast

What better way to discover new books than through recommendations from the shelves of inspiring women?

Listen now, as award-winning journalist and author Elizabeth Day shares with the Women’s Prize Podcast the five books that shaped her. 

Podcast

Bookshelfie: Afua Hirsch

Source: Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast

Writer, broadcaster and bestselling author Afua Hirsch joins host Yomi Adegoke for this ‘Bookshelfie’ episode of the Women’s Prize Podcast. As well as discussing her five favourite books by women, Afua talks about finding her own role and place within her Ghanaian heritage and why she is so “passionate about children’s literature being genuinely representative and reflective of our stories”.

Library Bulletin

Making Every Contact Count

The new edition of ‘Making Every Contact Count’ bulletin is now available to view and download here.

This edition features current awareness for the following topics (with relevant articles related to the Covid 19 pandemic):

Smoking Cessation

Healthy Weight

Healthy Eating

Alcohol

Physical activity

The majority of articles have direct links to the publications, however please get in touch if you are struggling to access any of the articles within the bulletin.

Please remember to contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk with any topics you would like to see in future bulletins.

Merry Christmas

Gosall Library Updates

Happy Christmas to all our friends and colleagues. It has been another hard year for us all and we hope that next year will be much better.

This is a small reminder that the Lantern Centre will be closed from 5pm on Thursday 23rd December and will re-open at 8:30am on Tuesday 4th January 2022. 

The Library team will be operating with minimal staffing between Christmas and new year. Please see our availability below and email academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk with any enquiries. We will, of course, try our very best to reply to your emails quickly.

All the best to you all from the library team.