Library & Information Services
Current Awareness Services
Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre Health Library offers a range of Current Awareness Services to the members of staff of the Acute Trust, the Fylde Coast PCT's, the Mental Health Teams and other professionals who may be eligible.
Health Library Blogline
Bringing together a range of health news from media, government and educational organisations. The library's blogline is updated on a weekly basis and retains an archive news file of two months. View the Blog here.
Knowledge Insights
The library's electronic health information bulletin is produced every two months. This is a round-up of recent publications from the Royal Colleges and other bodies, as well as Department of Health recent documents. Contains material appropriate to all professions. View the latest edition Dec 2007/Jan 2008.
Management News Alerts
Health Management news alerts are circulated regularly to all staff who request them. Please contact us to request this service.
Commissioning Blog
NEW 'The Commissioner' is a monthly newsletter compiled by the North West Primary Care Librarians group. This is circulated upon request. It is also available as a blog.
Electronic Contents Pages
If you would like to receive by email the contents pages of specific clinical / professional journals of your choice on a regular continuing basis, please contact us to request this service. This can enable you to receive the latest articles, full text wherever possible, direct to your desktop.
Specialist Libraries: newsletters and alerts
The National Library for Health has a number of Specialist Libraries e.g. Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology, Surgery Theatres and Anaesthesia. Many of these libraries produce news alerts and bulletins, which are also circulated. Please contact us for more details.
News from the Royal Colleges
The library can track the news pages of the Royal Colleges and other professional bodies and will regularly forward that news by e-mail to staff who would like to receive it. Please contact us to request this service.
If you require further guidance on any of the above, please email or phone the library staff on 01253 303831.
