A LIHNN gathering at the Poetry Library in Manchester
LIHNN members catch the end of the NHS exhibition marking not only its 75th year but a poetic documentation of the lived experience of its workforce throughout the Covid-19 Pandemic.…
Introducing the new KLS team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Introducing the new KLS team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust – Mary Barden, Knowledge & Library Services Manager, and Naomi Majek, Assistant Librarian.…
Do you want a fight? Sustainability in NHS Knowledge and Library Services
"...nothing short of the reorganisation of society, and the redistribution of power and wealth, is what is required to – and I don’t feel it is overly dramatic to write this – actually save the world."…
Guardians of the Universe
Just to prove I don’t just attend these things just to have a nice day out (although a day trip to York is always very enjoyable – thank you) Nick Poole’s presentation at the YOHHLNet Summer event, June 2023, on the theme of the celebration of 100 years of CILIP got me thinking.…
New starter - Ruth Flagg-Abbey
Hello all, my name is Ruth and I started in June as Assistant Librarian at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust.…
Expanding health literacy awareness at UHMBT
In response to a number of complaints received by the Trust relating to clinical to patient communication, UHMBT Library and Knowledge Services (LKS) took part in the Health Literacy Awareness (HLA) trainer sessions provided by HEE. This was in preparation to roll out health literacy sessions for UHMBT staff groups. As the Postgraduate Education Team had teaching programme for the Foundation Year 1 (FY1) doctors, UHMBT LKS was able to deliver HLA as part of this programme. The aim was to deliver sessions to as many staff groups as possible across the Trust.…
The LIHNN AGM in Liverpool, 6th June
I’m really pleased to be sharing my experience of the recent LIHNN AGM in Liverpool, my first event of this kind. I was amazed by the generosity of the event; pastries, an endless supply of tea, a fantastic lunch and the warm welcome from the organisers.…
A Conference in Review: Looking back at Lilac 2023
Earlier this year, I received a bursary from YOHLNet to attend the Lilac Conference which was in Cambridge on 19th-21st April. This was a gathering of librarians from around the world presenting on…
Regional Library Management Systems – Full Steam Ahead!
Regional Library Management Systems (LMS) have been high on the agenda in recent years with all regions at various stages in their development. With the exception of the North East services, the rest of the north has been a little behind the rest of the country.…
Spaces for people: reflections on HDFT library services
If you ask an average healthcare library user to picture what comes into their minds when they hear the word ‘space’, they might well end up seeing stars. The average healthcare librarian isn’t quite…