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Working in the NHS in Staffordshire? Which Library can you use?

We support a range of NHS staff throughout Staffordshire. We also work with our library colleagues at the Library, Education and Resource Centre (LERC) (County Hospital in Stafford) and Midlands Partnership NHS FT to provide a service across Staffordshire. You can use services based at the Library and online.

Services available will depend on the Library and who you work for. Here are the Libraries available to you:

NHS Organisation
Library Service
University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM)
Health Library for North Staffordshire (CEC, Royal Stoke)
LERC (County Hospital, Stafford)
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare
Health Library for North Staffordshire (CEC, Royal Stoke)
LERC (County Hospital, Stafford)
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT)
Health Library for North Staffordshire (CEC, Royal Stoke)
LERC (County Hospital, Stafford)
Stafford Library (St George’s Hospital, Stafford)
Redwoods Library (Redwoods Centre, Shrewsbury)
Clinical Commissioning Groups, GPs and Practice Staff in Staffordshire
Health Library for North Staffordshire (CEC, Royal Stoke)
LERC (County Hospital, Stafford)
Stafford Library (St George’s Hospital, Stafford)
Redwoods Library (Redwoods Centre, Shrewsbury)

Please check which services are available to you by checking with the Library Service:

Health Library for North Staffordshire (CEC, Royal Stoke)
Contact: 01782 679500 :: health.library@keele.ac.uk :: https://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/

Library, Education and Resource Centre (LERC) (County Hospital, Stafford)
Contact: 01785 236113 Ext: 2913 :: library@uhnm.nhs.uk :: website currently under modification

Stafford Library (St George’s Hospital, Stafford)
Contact: 01785 221584 (ext 7128908) :: library@mpft.nhs.uk :: https://library.mpft.nhs.uk/

Redwoods Library (Redwoods Centre, Shrewsbury)
Contact: 01785 221584 (ext 7128908) :: library@mpft.nhs.uk :: https://library.mpft.nhs.uk/

You can find links to other Local Library Services on our website.

For information to help you use your NHS OpenAthens account please see our blog post: NHS OpenAthens Reorganisation – Who is your Admin?

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