Opening Times

Mon-Fri: 9.00 - 16.30

About our collection

Access Policy

The Knowledge Resources Service is open to health and partner staff who have a health remit and who live or work within Nottingham City. The full range of services, including information literacy skills training, enquiry services and inter-library loans, are available to CCG staff, City Care staff, general practice staff, and Health Education East Midlands (LETB) staff only.

Collections Description

The library covers a wide range of health, public health and health promotion related topics, including: public health, primary care, commissioning resources, health policy, health inequalities, health management, needs assessment, research and development, evidence based practice, clinical supervision, clinical governance, nursing, nurse prescribing, CVD, nutrition, PSHE, sexual health, teenage pregnancy, diseases and conditions, learning disabilities and substance use.

Public Health, Primary Care and Health Promotion.The Resource Centre collection for loan consists of over 17,000 resources and includes books, videos, DVDs, CD ROMs, teaching packs, display boards, journals, models, posters and training equipment. The catalogue is available at: http://www.knowledgeresources.nottingham-his.nhs.uk,The Resource Centre is also the local agency for the Nottingham City area to supply (in bulk) health promotion leaflets from various national suppliers including the Department of Health, Public Health England and the fpa. An online ordering service for leaflet supplies is available: ,http://www.knowledgeresources-his.nhs.uk/leaflet.asp

Document Supply

LIND

Accessibility

Lift to 2nd floor of the building where the Resource Centre library is situated.,Wheelchair access to enquiry desk

LMS

Headfast

Networks

Inspire

National Union List of Journals

Patient Information Forum (PIF)

East Midlands NHS

NHS East Midlands Library Managers Group

Nottinghamshire HIF (Health Information Forum)

Sector(s)

Government

Last updated over 3 years ago

Staff

Amy Pellow - Resource Centre Officer. Staffs the Resource Centre and acts as local Athens administrator. Also responsible for the journal collection.

Des Conway - Head of the Knowledge Resources Service

Mandy Tidswell - Assistant Librarian. Delivers information literacy skills training and answers complex enquiries. Leads on information relating to teenage pregnancy and library stock.

Matthew Ramsey - Resource Centre Technical Officer. Responsible for processing the health promotion leaflet orders and the display board bookings.

Yvonne Finnigan - Resource Centre Officer. Staffs the Resource Centre. Also responsible for inter library loans.