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NHS staff can save time and money with Specialist Support from the Health Library

 Access specialist support from the Health Library and save time and money.

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Our services can get you to the information you need quickly:

Inter-Library Loan (ILL) Service – don’t waste money purchasing online articles. Our ILL service will help you to get to information sources which are not covered by our subscriptions. We will try to borrow or copy the relevant items from another library on your behalf.

Literature Search Service – request a literature search and one of our experienced librarians will do the search for you. You’ll receive a report including a list of the articles and research we have found for your topic. Complete the online form to make a request.

NHS Outreach Service – users working for the Staffordshire ICB or for North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare can contact the Outreach Librarians for help accessing resources.

We also have pages to support specific groups of staff to help you to get straight to the resources that will benefit you most.

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More support for NHS Staff - find out how we can help NHS Researchers, Nursing Validation, and Nursing and Healthcare Assistants; as well as provide Copies from Stock for hospital staff.

Access the Health Library website

The Health Library website is freely available online. You can find information about our facilities and services as well as links to access our specialist healthcare resources.

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