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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Women’s Health – March Health Chat
Being International Women’s Day on Wednesday 8th March 2023 and Ovarian Cancer Month it felt appropriate for us to focus our March #HealthChat with Warwickshire Libraries on women’s health. It’s a huge subject area so we concentrated on signposting reliable Read More …
SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group book review – The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Midnight Library was our Wellbeing Book Group choice for March. On first glance a novel about a girl committing suicide doesn’t seem like the most obvious choice for a Wellbeing Group. However this is more of an antisuicide novel, Read More …
Clinical Procedures Videos from BMJ Best Practice
Watch procedural videos on essential techniques Refresh your memory of over 25 common clinical procedures. BMJ Best Practice procedural videos give you a quick reminder on the equipment, contraindications, indications, complications and aftercare needed. Watch from your desktop or on Read More …
GEH Wellbeing Reading Group book review- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Our Wellbeing Reading Group met early in March to discuss our latest book- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. Although the book was relatively short- less than 250 pages- It was one of the more unusual reads that we’ve tackled. This fantasy Read More …
SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group book review- Between the Acts by Virginia Woolf
As last month’s title was such a long read, we thought this month we would choose something a bit briefer – Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts. Set in 1939, it is based at Pointz Hall, a country house, on the Read More …
GEH Wellbeing Reading Group book review- The Herd by Emily Edwards
OK cards on the table time. I was too busy being involved in the discussion this month to take notes. Reading group facilitator fail. Reading group discussion success! It really was an enjoyable session this month. Our book was The Read More …
SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group book review- The other Bennet sister by Janice Hadlow
The Other Bennet Sister was SWFT Reading Group’s book for January. As it came in at a hefty 655 pages, we gave everyone two months to read it. The book is the first novel by Janice Hadlow and is the story Read More …
Getting back on track for the New Year. January’s Health Chat
This month our Twitter #HealthChat focussed on getting back on track for the New Year. If, like us, you’re not a big fan of new year’s resolutions, but want to make some positive changes in 2023, read on for some Read More …
The Appeal- GEH Wellbeing Reading Group book review
The Appeal by Janice Hallett was the first book discussed by our reading group at George Eliot in 2023. It’s an unusual murder mystery novel set in a village where the Fairway Players, led by local businessman Martin and his Read More …