Board Games

We have a collection of educational board games which can be used in training sessions and to gain CPD credits. You can play one-on-one or in teams, we can also help you facilitate the game.

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

The Drug Round Game is an educational board game which helps frontline healthcare professionals to understand, recognise and minimise medication errors.

The Game of Stools encourages discussion between players about prevention and management of infection, and increases knowledge and confidence around C. difficile, ensuring patients are cared for promptly and safely

The Infection control game challenges teams to reflect on how they manage infection and promotes teamwork and discussion to improve players confidence in managing on outbreak

The Sepsis game is designed to support the Sepsis Six care bundle and the Survive Sepsis training programme.

Stop the pressure: helping to prevent pressure ulcers game is an exciting, unusual and effective way for staff to learn about the prevention of pressure ulcers.

The Priorities Game (includes COVID-19 expansion pack) is designed to help healthcare workers and students develop their prioritisation and decision-making skills. During the COVID-19 pandemic these skills have been crucial for safe and effective care.

The Working Stress Game helps health professionals discuss work-related stress and think about coping strategies they can apply in daily practice.

Communication game is a fun, informative board game which helps anyone interacting with the public to understand the different ways people communicate and improve their own communication skills.

Antimicrobial Stewardship game is a training tool for groups of healthcare professionals. It encourages players to explore the practicalities of antimicrobial stewardship, (AMS), and the different ways we can all help to reduce antimicrobial resistance

Domestic abuse training game is the first in a series of games designed to help professionals recognise and respond to domestic abuse. 

Removing Barriers game is a fun and educational board game, designed to help anyone involved in providing a service to understand the barriers faced by disabled people.

Menopause Game presents menopause information in a fun, interactive and non-judgmental way. It empowers players to share their experiences and their concerns. It brings people together to learn together. 

The Team Resilience Game enables teams to explore the pressures they face, discuss the impact of stress and agree different ways of working together.

The Dysphagia game is a group-learning tool that helps frontline staff in any setting recognise and manage dysphagia more effectively. Now IDDSI compliant.

Hydration Game – Fun and informative game which helps health and social care staff to recognise and minimise dehydration in patients, residents or clients

Map Game workplace edition – Mental health is something that is not often discussed in the workplace. The MaP Game: Workplace Edition helps open up the conversation of mental health at work, helping staff at al levels of organisations discuss how employee mental health can be supported at work. 

Mental Health Awareness Game – help to break the culture of silence and help organisations support their employee’s mental health,

LGBT+ in the Workplace game – The game challenges misconceptions about LGBT+ issues and helps to create a positive and inclusive culture. The LGBT+ Game is a board game designed to be used by frontline teams, supported or unsupported in the workplace.

Safeguarding game – An educational board game which helps make safeguarding training memorable and effective. 

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The Library will be closed from 25th Dec 2025– 1ST Jan 2026.Please note that swipe card access to the 24 hour section of the library will continue to be available at all times.

Changes to the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub

 The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub (KLhub) is getting a fresh look from July 7 with a new and improved user interface. You will benefit from the improved search functionality with it remaining the single-best platform to browse, search and access eResources using your NHS OpenAthens account.

The new KLHub means that there are some changes that you should be aware of ahead of time.  From July any existing search alerts, custom folders and journal alerts which have been saved in MyEBSCO will no longer be available. This will affect items saved in the KLHub as well as EBSCOhost databases. Please contact library staff if you need advice on saving your searches in order to replicate them later. 

ProQuest Databases

 From July 1st the following ProQuest databases will no longer be available via NHS OpenAthens:

  • AMED, British Nursing Index (BNI), Health Research Premium Collection, PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding these changes, please contact library staff.

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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