August 2014

Summer is here (supposedly...!) And so is the latest edition of the library's newsletter. We are publishing it a little later than usual, so that we can welcome the new doctors who have arrived in the Trust, as well as other new staff members. Hello to you all!

The photo this month was taken by an ex-member of library staff, and photographer extraordinaire, James Allen. Thanks to James, as always, for letting us use his beautiful images for our blog.

The library newsletter is sent out four times a year to current members of the library and anyone else who would like to keep up to date with the latest developments in healthcare. We publish posts whenever we have news, so it's worth checking our blog from time to time.

Our first 10 stamps person



Well done Melissa!

 Our Library Loyalty Bookmark rewards our loyal users. Borrow a book and have your bookmark stamped.  After 5 stamps you'll receive a sweet.  When you have 10 stamps you can enjoy a drink and a biscuit from the library.

Our first loyal user to get a cup of tea and a biscuit is Melissa Hanton, a visiting medical student from Canada.  As well as borrowing medical texts, Melissa was an avid fiction reader and had read much of our crime fiction in her 6 months stay at Stockport.

Top Reader

Our top reader since April is Teresa Cuthbert who is a University of Manchester midwifery student.  Congratulations to her!  She will receive a very nice hessian bag.  Teresa has been reading a lot around nursing research.

So these recent additions would be of interest to her and others studying nursing...

Open Day at Stepping Hill

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust had an open day on Saturday 19th July. The theme of the day was 'Back to the Future' and the library had its own stand called 'The Information Portal'.

We ran a 'Past to Present' quiz, matching the photos with the year - apparently it was very tricky! There was also a 'Time Machine', which was a reminiscence box full of books and photos of times past. This was kindly loaned to us by Stockport Public Libraries. Children could colour an array of body parts (due to a 'Teleporter Malfunction') and play some health-related computer games. Whack-a-Bone and Poke-a-Muscle were particularly popular, although some adults preferred the Healthy Eating Self-Assessment or Health Talk Online.

However, the star attraction was a skull which had been printed out on a 3D printer. We had an accompanying display about 3D printing, including a video of a patient whose titanium hip joint was printed on a 3D printer. If you would like to take a look at our skull, it has now taken up residence in the library in Pinewood House! 

Overall, the day proved a great success for the Trust with several hundred people dropping in to take a look at the attractions. For us it was a chance to explain to members of the public how the library can contribute to medical services. There was the additional benefit of a steady stream of colleagues passing through as they took a break from their own open day duties.

New books in the library

Some brand new books have just arrived in the library, which should prove popular!

If you are a doctor and your revalidation is approaching, you should definitely take a look at 'How to get through revalidation: Making the process easy'.

Here are some other titles just in:

Apley and Solomon's Concise System of Orthopaedics and Trauma

The doctor's communication handbook

Interprofessional working in health and social care : professional perspectives

Key concepts in mental health

Physics, pharmacology and physiology for anaesthetists : key concepts for the FRCA

Safer moving and handling in the perioperative environment

Older people : issues and innovations in care

Health promotion and public health for nursing students

Physiotherapy in respiratory and cardiac care : an evidence-based approach

Making sense of the ECG : a hands-on guide

ABC of dementia

You can take a look at the list of new books by checking the library catalogue on the intranet home page (under My Applications, before logging in). Just click on 'What's New'

Resources for staff working with dementia patients

Around the world, 44 million people are living with dementia, and this number is predicted to nearly double every 20 years, with a new case diagnosed every 4 seconds* .

If you work with patients with dementia, or if you know of someone with dementia, you'll find the dementia resources in your library helpful. We have a number of books covering various aspects of the condition - ranging from living well after diagnosis and coping with early onset dementia, to guides for carers and stories of experiences from family members of dementia sufferers. Trust staff can borrow these books and show them to patients' families if they are looking for further information and advice. All the books in the library at Pinewood House are also available in Stockport Libraries, so family members can borrow these titles - and many more - from their local public library.

The staff at Stockport Libraries also offer reminiscence sessions so if you would like them to come to your department, please contact the library at Stepping Hill on 0161 419 4690 for further details.

* Figures taken from an editorial 'Addressing global dementia' in the Lancet, volume 383, issue 9936, page 2185 (28th June 2014).

Library training sessions for the autumn

Are you starting a course soon? Is your department planning an audit?

If so, why not attend a library session to brush up on your literature searching skills...

Here are the dates of our courses for the next few months:



Wednesday 10 September 2014 - Introduction to Literature Searching 1.30 - 3.30pm

Friday 19 September 2014 - In-depth Literature Searching 9am - 12pm

Wednesday 24 September 2014 - Writing patient information leaflets 9 - 11.30am

Monday 06 October 2014 - Using PubMed Effectively 1.30 - 4pm

Monday 13 October 2014 - In-depth Literature Searching 1.30 - 4.30pm

Tuesday 04 November 2014 - Writing patient information leaflets 1 - 3.30pm

Monday 10 November 2014 - The Cochrane Library - an evidence based resource 2 - 5pm

Friday 14 November 2014 - Introduction to Literature Searching 9 - 11am

Friday 21 November 2014 - In-depth Literature Searching 9am - 12pm

Friday 28 November 2014 - Introduction to critical appraisal with statistics 9.30 - 11.30am



Training dates for the spring are available from the library microsite or the library's external site.

Just ring 0161 419 4690 or e-mail library.enquiries@stockport.nhs.uk to book a place on a course.

Oh, and did we mention that all our courses are completely free?!

Library and Knowledge Service - tracking our progress

Your Information. Our Priority.

This is at the heart of everything we do in order that you may help the Trust deliver the highest level of care.

We ensure that you can access the latest evidence-based knowledge through the library’s services and resources regardless of your location, job function or the time of day. Our services save you time and the Trust money thus helping everyone, no matter what their role, contribute to delivering safe, seamless patient-centred care to the highest standards.

Our approved annual report for 2013-14 and our strategy are available to all Trust staff either on request or via the Library Microsite on the Intranet.

You can track how we are progressing via our operational plan which is also on the Intranet and is regularly updated.  It is available on request for Trust staff.

Want to get involved?  Then contact the library manager on 0161 419 5952 or email library.enquiries@stockport.nhs.uk