Highlights

The Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland at Craigavon is located on the first floor, in the Medical Education Centre, Craigavon Area Hospital providing a service to HSC staff in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust, to HSC placement students within the Trust and to QUB staff and students.   The Library is open Mon – Thurs 9.00am-5.00pm and  Fri 9.00am-4.30pm.    

 Hazel the Librarian manages the library and purchases books. She also provides training for staff including 1-1 help with specific searches as well as carrying out literature searches for staff.   She is also the regional specialist librarian for social services and psychological therapy staff.  There are also two library assistants: Alison who works Mon & Tues and Bernie who works Wed-Fri.    You will usually find them at the desk in the library and they are always happy to help and answer any questions you have. You are welcome to call in during opening hours, or contact the library by phone Tel 375 62107 or email: healthcare.library@southerntrust.hscni.net 

The Library is a quiet relaxed place to study and it is great to see the library so well used by both students and staff.  There are study spaces in the library, in the two computer rooms and the reading room, all located on the first floor in the MEC. The computer rooms and the reading room are open 24/7. 

 Here are some of the ways we support SHSCT staff by providing them with the information, articles, research, books, help with searches etc. they need:    

• research into various treatments for patient or client care,  

• Accessing information to support ongoing study such as professional development courses, post graduate qualifications, part time undergraduate degrees etc.  

• QiP - quality improvement projects,  

• CPD, revalidation, interview preparation etc.  

Join the Healthcare Library online here.  

This resource compliments the Medline database and by searching both researchers can retrieve a good range of the biomedical research.  Embase will also be particularly useful for pharmacists as it indexes drug literature in more detail than Medline.

To access Embase:-

• Search for it via the Library search
• Go to the Database A-Z list
• access via your profession specific guide

If you have any queries or would like training please contact your subject librarian

Patrick’s previous experience includes working with students and researchers in academic libraries and he brings a wealth of experience to the role. Patrick will work alongside the rest of the Healthcare Library team in delivering and promoting effective use of information resources relevant to Healthcare Library customers.
His work will be instrumental in advancing the Healthcare Library’s mission to deliver free library and information services, expert advice and training to support patient care, evidence-based practice and Continuous Professional Development.

The Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland welcomes Patrick and looks forward to the positive impact his knowledge and skills will bring.
Pharmacy staff and healthcare managers are encouraged to contact Patrick for support on using the wide range of services available and to discover how the library can support their professional development and research needs.