Hi everyone – I’m Bev one of the senior library assistants at the GEH. From time to time I create PowerPoint presentations to be displayed on the plasma screens in GETEC (George Eliot Training and Education Centre).Some presentations are about Read More …
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Health Information Week 2022- a review
Health Information Week (HIW) is an annual 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 Read More …
Staycation in style with Warwickshire Libraries
We’re having a break from our monthly Twitter #HealthChat until October but have invited our Warwickshire colleague Emily to write a post about all what’s available at your local public library. We are amazed at all the activities they provide Read More …
eMagazines from Warwickshire Libraries
eMagazine service from Warwickshire libraries In our recent Library Survey we were asked for Time Out/Leisure magazines for our Wellbeing Corner. Whilst we’ve a well used Time Out book collection (all donations thank you 😀 ) we are not able to Read More …
Living with dementia, Somebody I used to know
This month our Wellbeing Reading Group was privileged to host Wendy Mitchell the author of our latest read Somebody I Used to Know. Wendy wrote her memoir of being diagnosed and living with dementia alongside her co-author Anna Wharton, and Read More …
This blog may put you to sleep (but it’s meant to do that!)
Originally published on Warwickshire Public Libraries’ blog at https://librariesblog.warwickshire.gov.uk/2021/03/30/this-blog-may-put-you-to-sleep-but-its-meant-to-do-that/ March is a month when our thoughts often turn to Spring, to lighter mornings and the joyous feeling of longer days. The darker nights of Winter begin to recede and we Read More …
How BMJ Best Practice can help the changing workload of clinicians
We are blogging about other blog posts for a change – this time about a series of blog posts about BMJ Best Practice. The award winning BMJ Best Practice clinical decision-making tool is available to all NHS healthcare staff in Read More …
William Harvey Library Annual Report 2020
The Library is pleased to present its annual report for 2019-2020 (GEH network only). The last year hasn’t gone quite as expected, but the Library stayed open throughout the pandemic and services were maintained. We continue to follow our vision Read More …
Going virtual and a date for your diary
Well this novel virus is bringing many changes to our working and personal lives, so it was time for yet another new experience with our GEH Wellbeing Reading Group going virtual. Our group has been growing steadily and meeting monthly Read More …
Clinical librarian blog- what we do all day.
Morning all! Pretty murky outside my window today, but it’s warm and bright in the library as ever! I’m hoping for a quieter day today, I’ve just run through the opening up routine, and I’m looking forward to the reading Read More …