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Hi from Zara - New starter at Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Hi, my name is Zara Andrews. I joined the Library and Evidence Research Centre at Leeds General Infirmary in April this year, as a receptionist. This is my first time working in the NHS libraries, but I have been enjoying the challenges it brings, and the people I meet.…

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Hello from Opeyemi Soyemi – New Starter

Hello everyone, my name is Opeyemi Soyemi and I have recently joined the Library and Knowledge Service team at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation as a Trainee Clinical Librarian. This is an exciting opportunity to learn, develop and deliver support to staff and learners in the hospital.…

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Hello from Michael Boyes - New Starter

Hello everyone. My name is Michael Boyes and I am just settling nicely into my new role as Librarian in Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT [LUHFT] where I’m based principally at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital site. This is my first job following my time at the University of Liverpool where I studied for an undergraduate degree in Anatomy and Physiology, a master’s in Biomedical Sciences and finally a PhD in Cellular and Molecular Physiology.…

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Hello from Amanda Balaam - New Starter

Hello, my name is Amanda Balaam, and I’ve recently started as Evidence and Library Service Manager at Mersey Care. I am not new to the NHS, having been at the Northern Care Alliance as an Assistant Librarian for almost 5 years. Prior to this, my experience is almost 25 years in school libraries, most recently in Suffolk for 20 years, although I am a Northerner born (Yorkshire) and bred (Lancashire)!…

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Daljit Kaur Rai – Hull University Teaching Hospitals – New Starter

Hi, I’m Daljit the new Information and eResources Officer at Hull University Teaching Hospitals. I am completely new to the NHS, Hull and the North. I am from Leicester and have over 6 years experience working in Academic Libraries and Archives. I completed my Library Traineeship with De Montfort University. I’m currently studying for my MA Librarianship at the University of Sheffield and hope to complete it this September. My dissertation focuses on creating a new methodology to critically analyse academic library shelves. After which I will start my chartership.…

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