The Mental Elf

An online resource to keep up to date with mental health research and guidance

Mental heath experts summarise evidence based publications relevant to mental health practice.

They find key guidance, systematic reviews and high quality research and reports to help make your practice more evidence based.

You can also join evidence based journal clubs interactive webinars targeted at your field, or suggest a paper to be discussed.

Best of all, their work is free to read and access.

To access click this link.

Online Library Resources

Want a one-stop shop way of accessing the Library on your Smartphone?

Download the NEW & FREE EBSCO Mobile App and access library resources on the move via your Open Athens account.


Apple users click here: https://apple.co/3eUuA8Q

Android users click here: https://bit.ly/2ZWSSup


For a Quick Start Guide on using the new EBSCO app please see – https://bit.ly/3eV43In


Royal Marsden Manual

Access to Royal Marsden Manual 10 via OpenAthens

We have recently been experiencing some difficulties getting access to this resource via OpenAthens but this issue has now been resolved. To access the manual log in to OpenAthens, go to the My Resources section and choose Wiley Royal Marsden Manual 10 (RMM10) from the list.

Please email the library team academic.library@lancashirecare.nhs.uk if you have any problems getting access.

Health Information Week

This week is Health Information Week, a national, multi-sector campaign promoting high-quality information for patients and the public.

Health Information Week 2020 runs from 6th to 12th July and focuses on the themes of:

• Finding information you can trust

• Wellbeing

During this week the library will be promoting both themes via the library blog and in the Gosall Library. 

Today we are promoting Physical Wellbeing with a list of useful resources

Health Information Week

This week is Health Information Week, a national, multi-sector campaign promoting high-quality information for patients and the public.

Health Information Week 2020 runs from 6th to 12th July and focuses on the themes of:

• Finding information you can trust

• Wellbeing

During this week the library will be promoting both themes via the library blog and in the Gosall Library. 

Today we are promoting Mental Wellbeing with a list of useful resources

Health Information Week

Health Information Week is a national, multi-sector campaign promoting high-quality information for patients and the public.

High quality health information can have a huge impact on people’s ability to stay healthy and manage illnesses effectively, giving them a better quality of life. We all need information that we can trust, particularly in this time of coronavirus. We also need to look after our wellbeing, whether our mental health or our physical health. In response to these needs, Health Information Week 2020 runs from 6th to 12th July and focuses on the themes of:

• Finding information you can trust

• Wellbeing

During this week the library will be promoting both themes via the library blog and in the Gosall Library. 

Please read here for general information and useful resources