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Physiotherapy Subject Guide

Some Useful Class Marks

  • Communicative DIsorders        WL340.2  
  • Disability                                           WB 320
  • Disabled Rehabilitation               WB 320
  • Exercise Therapy                          WB 541
  • Hearing Disorders                         WV 270
  • Hydrotherapy                                 WB 520
  • Movement                                       WE 103
  • Musculoskeletal   disease          WE 140
  • Occupational Therapy               WB555
  • Orthopaedicas                             WE 168
  • Paralysis                                        WL 346
  • Physiology                                    QT 260
  • Physiotherapy                            WB 460
  • Psychiatric                                WM 450.5
  • Stroke Rehabilitation             WL355

 Some Books & DVD s in the Library

  • Physiotherapy in orthopaedics   : A problem-solving approach
  • Practical evidence-based physiotherapy
  • Practical techniques of physiotherapy examination and treatment (DVD): 6 volumes

* For more books check the library catalogue

 Current journals

  • Injury
  • Nursing Times
  • Nursing Standard
  • Occupational Health
  • Orthopaedics & Trauma
  • Physical Therapy

* Check  full list of current  journals 

Online Journals

  • Physical Therapy
  • Physical Therapy Reviews
  • Physiotherapy Canada
  • Physiotherapy Practice

* Check here for more online Journals (login with NHS Athens, If you don’t have NHS Athens account register now )

Databases

Some databases available are: ( You need to login with NHS Athens acoount)

  • Allied & Complementary Medicine
  • British Nursing Index
  • Cinahl
  • Medline
  • Embase
  • Cochrane library

Useful Websites

Patricia Bowen Library Current Awareness Portal ( Click on Physiotherapy Tab)

Health Information for Patients

NHS Evidence

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Outcome Measures Database

PeDRO

Health & Care Professions Council

Intute

 

Library News & What’s new

Upcoming Library Training Sessions 

Staff  Publications  

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  • Increase the visibility and discoverability of your publications (including conference posters, presentations and case studies)?
  • Share knowledge with other NHS colleagues?
  • Create a permanent record of your achievements?
  • Showcase the work of our Trust?

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If you need more information about the repository contact: chelwest.library.infoservice@nhs.net

Library Relocation and Book Sale Announcement

Later this year, the West Middlesex Hospital Library will be relocating to a smaller space within the Diagnostic, Treatment and Education Centre (DTEC). As a result of this move, the library will be selling a large portion of its book stock.

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Health & Wellbeing Collection

Our wellbeing collection has a range of self-help and mood-boosting-books for library members to borrow. Books includes:

  • Mindfulness
  • Stress and Anxiety Management
  • Emotional Resilience
  • Meditation
  • Yoga, Pilates & Tai Chi
  • Healthy Eating

Access full list of  Health & Wellbeing Book Collection

We also have a range of resources to help staff to relax and stay healthy, including on-going jigsaw puzzles, colouring books and colouring pencils to help staff to relax and de-stress, so feel free to pop in and do a bit of jigsaw and colouring.

Board Games

We have a collection of educational board games which can be used in training sessions and to gain CPD credits. Below board games recently added to our existing collection.

Menopause Game

Team resilience game

Dysphagia game

Hydration game

Mental health at work  Map game

Mental health awareness

LGBT+ in the workplace game

Safeguarding game

If you’re interested in borrowing these board games for your CPD or training or if you have any questions please email chelwest.library.infoservice@nhs.net

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Staff Publications lists:

COVID- 19 Staff Publications

WMUH: Jan-Jun 2026

CWMH (can download only on the Trust computers)

Institutional Repository of Staff Publications

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