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Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Awareness Month takes place every year in August to raise awareness of SMA, to support individuals and families and to advocate for access to timely diagnosis and treatment.  This year, the aim is to highlight the importance of adding SMA to the Newborn Screening blood spot test in the UK. RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES     The Health Libraries, both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer 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       Pediatric neurology ; Holmes, Gregory L; Bingham, Peter M; 2016 (Oxford University Press); 2 nd edition - [ only available as an e-book – available for Keele & NHS users ] Examination of the newborn: an evide...

  The Health Library (Royal Stoke) will be closed on Monday 25 th  August for the Bank Holiday. Online resources  will be available as usual. The Health Library at County will be open on a self-service basis for customers already registered for 24/7 access. Normal opening times and staffed service will resume on Tuesday 26th August.

  Want to improve your communication skills with your patients? Are you aware of the role low literacy or numeracy can have in impacting if the health information you are providing to patients is understood? Want to e xplore practical methods that can be used to help improve health literacy and the patient experience?   The Health Library is offering a range of training sessions around Health Literacy Awareness.   Sessions: To book onto a session:  email debbie.wyatt@uhnm.nhs.uk Tuesday 30 th  September 2025, 10 am – 11 am, via MS Teams Monday 27 th  October 2025, 2 pm – 3 pm, via MS Teams Friday 28 th  November 2025, 12 pm – 1 pm, via MS Teams You will need a microphone and camera (please don't attend on a mobile phone).

The Health Libraries have a wide range of titles for topics around mental health. This flyer highlights a selection of the titles available - print books and e-books. https://uhnm-nhs.pagetiger.com/mentalhealth1 Many more resources can be found by searching: the library catalogue: Library Search   or the NHS Knowledge and Libraries Hub – login with your OpenAthens account before searching, for the best results.  

  A full range of services and resources are available to you across our Health Libraries at the Royal Stoke Hospital and County Hospital. Use the below QR code or link to access our online guide for further details of the services available, and for links to the library membership form, NHS OpenAthens account registration form, and further information. Doctors in training Library Guide  

According to the World Hepatitis Alliance, each year there are more than a million people who lose their lives to hepatitis and over 2 million new cases of hepatitis recorded each year.  They estimate that there are more than 300 million people worldwide living with the disease.  World Hepatitis Day takes place each year as part of the campaign to raise awareness about this preventable disease.   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       Hepatitis C and B: management and treatment ; Poynard, T, 2019 (CRC Press); 2 nd edition. The liver in systemic ...