Current Awareness

We have created a Current Awareness portal to keep Trust staff up to date with current information in their specialty . This portal provides specialty updates, each “Specialty update” provides books available in the library, latest articles from relevant journals, news and also search alerts from pubmed.

The following specialty updates are available. If you want us to include any other specialty please contact us.

Accident & Emergency Update

Anaesthetics Update

Cardiovascular Update

Diabetes & Endocrinology Update

Dermatology Update

Elderly Care Update

Gastroenterology Update

Haematology Update

Health Management Update

Infection Control Update

Innovation & Improvement Update

Midwifery Update

Musculoskeletal Update

Neurology Update

Nursing Update

Obstetrics & Gynaecology Update

Oncology Update

Paediatrics Update

Pharmacy Update

Physiotherapy Update

Respiratory Medicine Update

Other updates

Find all updates

We now have access to KnowledgeShare which provide access to personalised current awareness service alerts, allowing you to receive new evidence on topics tailored to your requirements. It covers latest articles, policy documents, websites, guidance and books on topics of your interest.

All Trust staff can register for KnowledgeShare alerts. Register now to receive updates on the topics that you are interested in.

Upcoming Library Training Sessions

Staff Publications

Do you want to:

Make your research visible and share your work including unpublished research with others?
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?

Submitting your work is simple. Complete the submission form

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.

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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