How shadows spread across YOHHLNet
The kindling that stoked the fires of job shadowing across YOHHLNet arose from a yearly staff appraisal with the suggested development plan idea… I want to learn from others……
Service update for Bolton NHS FT
In no particular order, here are some of the more unusual and fun things we’ve been up to recently.…
Amber – the home of ambulance service research. An update from the Library & Knowledge Service for NHS Ambulance Services in England [LKS ASE]
The major project for LKS ASE last year (2019) and this year (2020) is amber, tagged as the home of ambulance service research. Working with Manchester University NHS Trust Library, LKS ASE has successfully achieved a number of milestones in the roll out of amber.…
Are you feeling lucky? Have a dip at MY Staff Library
How MY Staff Library got stuck into a lucky dip.…
Staff changes at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS FT
Following the retirement of Susan Bell in summer 2019, Ailsa Haigh has recently been promoted to the role of Senior Library Assistant for e-resources. The CNTW team bid farewell to Marion Bilton, based at Hopewood Park (formerly Cherry Knowle) in Ryhope, at the end of January 2020. Marion is a long serving library assistant within the team and is looking forward to her retirement. The library at Hopweood Park will be operating reduced hours from mid January.…
Reflecting on "Introduction to Health Librarianship," - a new module at Manchester Metropolitan University
For the first time, a module focusing specifically on health librarianship has been added to the programme for the MA Library and Information Management at Manchester Metropolitan University. The module is led by Dr Geoff Walton, and provides an overview of the knowledge and skills required to provide library and knowledge services to an NHS or health organisation. Students on the module, like me, were fortunate to receive guest lectures from 17 health librarians, who each gave an insight into their career as well as exploring topics related to the field of health libraries.…
LIHNN Christmas Study Day 2019
The 2019 LIHNN Christmas Study Day took place at The Studio, Manchester on the 10 December.…
Launch of the Northern Health and Wellbeing Network
The Northern Health and Wellbeing Network launch took place in November on the 15 November 2019. Presentations from the event, where available, are below.…
Obituary - Ian P.G. King, 1948-2019
Ian King, for many years the manager of health library services at Bradford Royal Infirmary and an active spokesperson for health libraries in Yorkshire, died in August of this year. Known locally and nationally, Ian was seen by numerous librarians as being, for many crucial years, the 'go to' person for help and advice, which was always unstintingly given. He was regarded with a rare blend of respect and affection by the many colleagues he helped and mentored.…
Graduate Library and Knowledge Services Trainee – 10 Month Update
My name is Amy Clancy and I am documenting my year as a Graduate Library and Knowledge Services Trainee with Greater Manchester Mental Health and Cheshire Wirral Partnership.…