Health Library News

The Government’s policy paper on obesity published in July 2020 suggested that 63% of adults in the UK are above a healthy weight, with half of those being classed as obese.  Obesity Awareness Week takes place every January to highlight the issues surrounding obesity and the associated health problems. RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES     The Health Libraries, both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer numerous resources related to this topic. In the lists below you’ll find a small selection of items from our collection. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter.  This document covers the following resources – books , journals , journal articles and patient information .   BOOKS       The ASMBS textbook of bariatric surgery ; Nguyen, N; Morton, John M; et al; 2020 (Springer); 2 nd edition. Ketogenic diet therapies for epilepsy and other conditions ; Kossoff, Eric; Turner, Zahava; et al; 2021 (Springer...

There are currently heating problems in some areas of the Clinical Education Centre. The Estates team are working hard to try to resolve but it is a major issue and not a quick fix. If you are visiting the CEC and the Health Library you are advised to wear extra warm clothing. There is also an issue with the lifts in the building and both are currently out of action.  Please note that you can access many of our resources online - ebooks, ejournals and databases. Please see our website for links for access if you would prefer to work from a different location. Apologies for any inconvenience that the above issues may cause you, but please be assured that it is hoped both issues will be resolved soon.

The Health Library at the CEC will be closing earlier than usual tomorrow evening, at 6:00 PM (Wednesday, 8th January). This is a change from our regular closing time of 8:00 PM. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you currently have a 1-Day Loan Laptop, a member of the Library team will contact you individually. Should the earlier closure create any difficulties in returning other items on time, please feel free to contact us at 01782 679500 or via email at library.help@keele.ac.uk. Thank you for your understanding.

 Make a new year's resolution this year to make the most of your Health Library! We're got facilities, resources and services to help you to succeed on your course or in your work. Watch our 40 second video for a quick overview. You can find more details on the Health Library website: Check out the facilities that you can use at the Health Library. Find out which resources you can use to find the best evidence. Learn more about our specialist services and training opportunities . Keele staff and students are automatically members of the Health Library - your Keele card is your library card. NHS staff can join the Health Library and get an NHS library card.  So this year make sure you take advantage of all the facilities, services and resources we have to support you.

 The Health Library will have reduced opening hours over the Christmas holidays : December 2024 Monday 23rd to Tuesday 24th December - 9 am - 4 pm Wednesday 25th to Thursday 26th December - Closed Friday 27th December - 9 am - 4 pm Saturday 28th to Sunday 29th December - Closed Monday 30th to Tuesday 31st December - 9 am - 4 pm January 2025 Wednesday 1st January - Closed Normal opening times will resume on Thursday 2nd January at 8.30 am. Online resources are available via the Health Library website

  “Grow a beard  for bowel cancer” Every December the charity, Bowel Cancer UK, asks people to ditch the razors and grow or style a beard to support everyone affected by bowel cancer.   According to their website, bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK, with around 44,000 people diagnosed every year. This campaign is aimed at raising awareness and funds to support research and treatment.   RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES     The Health Libraries, both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer numerous resources related to this topic. In the lists below you’ll find a small selection of items from our collection. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter.  This document covers the following resources – books , journals , journal articles and patient information . BOOKS     Multidisciplinary treatment of colorectal cancer: staging, treatment, pathology, palliation ; Baatrup, Gunnar; ...

  The Health Library will have reduced opening hours over the Christmas holidays : December 2024 Monday 23rd to Tuesday 24th December - 9 am - 4 pm   Wednesday 25th to Thursday 26th December -  Closed Friday 27th December - 9am to 4pm Saturday 28th to Sunday 29th December -  Closed Monday 30th to Tuesday 31st December - 9 am - 4 pm   January 2025 Wednesday 1st January -  Closed Normal library opening times will resume Thursday 2nd January at 8.30 am. Online resources are available via  the Health Library website .

We’ve added even more resources to the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub. The print books at the Health Library (Royal Stoke) and the Health Library at County, and more e-books can now be found in the Hub.   What does it mean? When you carry out a search in the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub, print books and e-books from our library catalogue LibrarySearch will be included in the results; along with the items from our other NHS resources.   If you wish to narrow the results down to just the items from our library catalogue   – click on the ‘Library catalogue only’ limiter on the left hand side of the screen.   This is also the best option to use if you want to restrict your results to view the print stock from both health libraries.   If you wish to filter the results to just the print stock from a particular library - scroll down the left hand side of the screen to ‘Library Location’. Click on ‘Library Location’ to open the list of libraries and select ...

  According to the charity Diabetes UK, there are 4.3 million people living with a diagnosis of diabetes in the UK.  The NHS spends approximately £10 billion a year on diabetes – almost 80% of this is spent on treating the complications. Diabetes Awareness Month takes place every November with the aim of highlighting the health challenges diabetes presents and providing help and support to those affected.    RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES     The Health Libraries, both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer numerous resources related to this topic. In the lists below you’ll find a small selection of items from our collection. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter.  This document covers the following resources – books , journals , journal articles and patient information .   BOOKS       Textbook of diabetes ; Holt, Richard I. G.; Flyvbjerg, Allan; 2024 (Wiley-Blackwell); 6 th edition....