The Library and Knowledge Service is for all our staff. They are here to help you grow personally and professionally, improve your skills, and do research. This way, you can make well-informed decisions and give excellent patient care.
Opening times
The Library at Prospect Park Hospital is staffed 8.30am until 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. It is not staffed bank holidays. Online resources are always available.
Staff based at Prospect Park Hospital can use their ID card to access the library space at any time. All other staff can access the library space by asking at Reception.
You do not need to visit the library to use the service. Books can be posted to you.
Library contact details
Call 0118 960 5012
Email library.healthcare@berkshire.nhs.uk
Library and Knowledge Service Nexus pages.
Library membership
The Library is free to use by our staff. Library membership allows you to:
- Borrow books.
- Request articles.
- Request evidence searches.
- Attend training sessions.
Complete the online membership form
OpenAthens
OpenAthens is a username and password you can use to access online resources. Fill in the OpenAthens registration form with your Berkshire Healthcare email address. You will get an email to activate your account and to create a password. Accounts work for two years. They will then need renewing.
Knowledge and Library Hub
A simple search that covers thousands of journals, eBooks, clinical decision tools like BMJ Best Practice, NICE guidelines and more. You can do a quick search using the search box below.
Bookmark this for quick access. https://library.nhs.uk/berkshirehealthcare
Searching: Health and Care Evidence, from Health Education England
Evidence searches
An evidence search is a search to look for and find the best available research and information to answer questions about health, healthcare, public health, and social care. The Knowledge Specialists (librarians) can do an evidence search for you. It must be for work or clinical purposes.
To request an evidence search fill in the evidence search request form. Please also fill in the membership form if you are not a member.
Training
The Library and Knowledge Service run a range of training sessions to help improve your skills in finding healthcare information. All the training is delivered via Microsoft Teams. Face-to-face training is available on request.
Browse Nexus eLearning for more information and to book a training session.
Keeping up to date
The Library and Knowledge Service can help you stay up to date. KnowledgeShare sends you a personalised email every two weeks. It contains details of new articles and reports that match your interests.
You can also include table of contents from specific journals when new issues are published. You will receive monthly updates of new articles published from your selected journals.
Fill in the current awareness form to stay up to date.
Want to know more?
You can find out more about the Library and Knowledge Service and the resources on the Library and Knowledge Service Nexus pages.