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UHBW Library and Information Services: About Us

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About Us

UHBW Knowledge and Library Service is here to provide a platform for staff, students, patients, and the public to use the right knowledge, at the right time, and in right place. We're here to take the heavy-lifting out of getting evidence and shared-knowledge into practice, freeing up the resource of our executive and healthcare professionals so they can spend more time managing, treating, and caring for our patients. 

Where to find us: Bristol

Bristol Healthcare Library

Level 5

Education and Research Centre

Upper Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS2 8AE

Tel: 0117 342 0105

Staffed from 9.00am to 5.00pm Mondays to Thursday, and 9.00am to 3.00pm on Friday. Accessible 7.00am to 10.00pm to library members.

Where to find us: Weston

North Somerset Healthcare Library

Academy

Weston General Hospital

Uphill

Weston-super-Mare

BS23 4TQ

Tel: 01934 647 166

Staffed from 9.30am to 4.00pm Mondays to Thursday, and 9.30am to 3.00pm on Friday. Accessible 24/7 to Weston staff.

You will need your staff ID for access outside of staffed hours in both libraries. Please speak with a member of library staff regarding out of hours/ unstaffed access if you are having trouble accessing the library during these times.

Joining the Library

Who can join?
All UHBW staff and students can join the library. This includes full time, part time, bank, remote workers, and apprentices. We also provide a limited library service for Sirona employees.

What are the benefits to me?
By registering with UHBW Library, we can offer you:

  • Personal Development Opportunities: We provide bespoke 1:1 or group training for things such as critical appraisal, information searching, medical statistics and more: if there is something you need just ask! We can either provide it, or signpost you to a service that can!
  • The Gift of Time: We can undertake literature searches on your behalf, assist with systematic reviews, and source hard-to-find resources.
  • Expertise: We can offer expert advice and support on all things library and knowledge management related.
  • Evidence-Based Practice: We can help keep you up to date with the most current research in your field or speciality without inundating you with information overload.
  • Library outreach: We can bring the library to you by attending journal clubs, ward rounds and meetings where appropriate, giving you a point of contact with the library at the times where you need it the most.

How to join the library:
Complete our online registration form, or pop into one of our libraries to speak to a member of staff. If you have any trouble with your membership or registration, please contact us at library@UHBW.nhs.uk.

We aim to process new registrations within a week of submission, and we will send you an email once we have processed your membership request.

Library Declarations

We use multiple systems to provide you with with library services. You can find the privacy policies of our three main systems listed below:

Library Documents

Our vision is to help the trust become a beacon of outstanding education and research by proactively providing the platform for staff, learners, patients, and the public to use the right knowledge and evidence, at the right time, in the right place. We will constantly improve, and take the heavy-lifting out of getting evidence and shared-knowledge into practice, freeing-up the resource of our executive and healthcare professionals so they can spend more time managing, treating, and caring for our patients.

For more information about how we plan to fulfil our vision, please read the documents below:

Feedback

a blue square with a quote on itWe would love to hear your feedback on the library service and library website! 

If you have used our article request service, asked for an evidence search, or took part in a training session you can complete our online feedback form. 

You can also leave feedback on anything from books we have in stock, our range of training courses, and any thing else library related by contacting us at library@UHBW.nhs.uk. 

All feedback is used to continue improving the library service. Check out our library impact page to see how we have helped our colleagues across the Trust.