As a fledging librarian who has recently completed a post graduate diploma in Library and Information Management at Manchester Metropolitan University, I was delighted to be able to get one of three student places offered to this years’ cohort to attend It’s Great Up North.…
Deciding to make a poster for It’s Great Up North was no quick decision. I sat on the idea for a week at least, ummed and ahhed about the pros and cons before going for it.…
East Lancashire Hospital NHS Trust (ELHT) held their annual Health & Wellbeing event at Royal Blackburn Hospital on Wednesday 22nd May 2019. It’s an all-day event with lots of information stands and activities promoting services including Quit Squad -smoking cessation, electric bikes, Unison, and walking activities to name but a few. The Trust library service has always gone to these events to promote our wellbeing resources and support staff; however, this year we did things slightly differently.…
Having done a Leeds Libraries for Health patch-wide “Christmas advent calendar” style campaign for a few years, we decided to try something a bit different – a January campaign reminding busy NHS staff about the simple joys of reading.…
It's Great Up North - Posters, Bake Off, Exhibitors and Winners…
It's Great Up North took place in Harrogate on the 6-7 June 2019. The programme for day 2 of the event is below with links to presentations where available.…
It's Great Up North took place in Harrogate on the 6-7 June 2019. The programme for day 1 of the event is below with links to presentations where available.…
There is a need for colleagues in NHS and Higher Education Library Knowledge Services (HE LKS) to maintain and develop links. HE students are the future staff members of the health service, with HE students taking clinical placements in Trusts served by NHS LKS. HCLU have held an annual meeting with colleges working in HELKS across the North West to provide them with an overview of the wider NHS and offer the opportunity for informal liaison at HEI LKS level.…
When I did my postgraduate diploma in Library and Information Management at Manchester Metropolitan University recently, doing a placement was strongly encouraged. It was an opportunity I was keen to take up, as I hadn’t worked in a library before.…
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals won a bronze award for their Summer Reading Journey Campaign at CILIP’s Publicity and Public Relations Group Marketing Excellence Awards Conference…
