Harlow Healthcare Library

It's time for Misinformation to be UnMASKED. How reliable is health information? See this checklist from @stsftrust.bsky.social working with @ruthcarlyle.bsky.social & joannenaughton.bsky.social of @nhsengland.bsky.social.
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Photo shows two plushie white blood cells carrying a paper stretcher with a plushie vial of the COVID-19 vaccine on it.

Photo shows a quiz challenging people match the correct name to photos of moving and handling equipment. People are also asked to match the correct maximum weight limit to each piece of equipment.

Photo shows a display of library shelves featuring a poster and newsletter showcasing books on moving and handling topics, including injury prevention.

Have you visited Tracey's fantastic Moving and Handling information stand in the main entrance today? Come and test your new-found knowledge with our interactive quiz! Still want to know more? Ask us for a literature search, or request a book on preventing injury whilst delivering outstanding care.

Photo collage shows, clockwise from top left: 1) a table with kidney-themed colouring in sheets, 2) an end-shelf display of infographics and books about kidney care, 3) a #KidneysMatter shelf display of books and logos.

Today is #WorldKidneyDay!
Library members can catch our #KidneysMatter display in the library throughout March and sign up for a KnowledgeShare bulletin on Kidney Diseases for regular updates.

If you're elsewhere in the world, you can learn more about kidneys here: www.worldkidneyday.org

Photo shows a library book case containing pictorial books on themes such as travelling, the seaside, the world of work, and family life designed to prompt conversations with people with dementia.

Shelf snap! We have the wonderful 'In Pictures' series, too.
And the Sepsis game, which is another favourite. 🙂

Photo shows a print out of the rules and answers of the Mind-Boggling Medical History game, with themed sets of question cards, and a set of voting cards marked 'present', 'fictional' and 'past'.

Our new T-Level students did brilliantly at the Mind-Boggling Medical History game in their induction this week.

When asked for their most useful sources of prior knowledge, the top answer was...Horrible Histories!

Promotional banner for the event, "The Value of Nursing in the Digital Age". It includes an image of the torso of a person wearing scrubs and using a tablet. A web of data emerges from the tablet's screen.

In our digital world, it is important for nurses to know how digital solutions can support care. This lecture will explore digital technology in healthcare work, and highlight the developments necessary to thrive in a digital future.

📅 20 Mar 25
⌚ 16:00-18:30
📌 20 Cavendish Square
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NHS England » Nationwide roll out of artificial intelligence tool that predicts falls and viruses A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool is being rolled out across the NHS that can predict a patient’s risk of falling with 97% accuracy, preventing as many as 2,000 falls and hospital admissions…

Nationwide roll out of artificial intelligence tool that predicts falls and viruses

Photo shows a bookshelf of library books. The books are a mixture of fiction, poetry, memoirs, recipes, humour and health advice.

Happy #WorldBookDay2025!

Bibliotherapy can be an important part of wellbeing.🙂

Our Mood Boosting Books collection offers our staff and students poetry, fantasy, historical fiction, thrillers, mysteries, romance, humour, international fiction, short stories, memoirs, recipes and more!

NHS England » Tackling digital exclusion and health literacy: How libraries can help bridge the gap In today’s digital age, managing your health online should be easier than ever – yet for many, it’s still a challenge. Digital exclusion and low health literacy are significant barriers stopping…

43% of adults in England struggle with low #HealthLiteracy, that number jumps to 61% when the information includes numbers as well as words. This means many people find it hard to navigate the healthcare system, especially online

Photo shows a poster with information about apprenticeships, bright pink pens, and cupcakes with themed 'National Apprenticeship Week 2025' toppers.

We are celebrating #NationalApprenticeshipWeek2025 with our wonderful colleagues in Learning and Organisational Development 🙂.
NHS apprenticeships cover more than 350 different careers - could one of them be right for you? For more information explore www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/career-plann...

The third theme for Health Information Week is wellbeing. For high-quality resources, do look at the digital and print materials in Your Health Collection curated by the national NHS Knowledge and Library Services team with @readingagency.bsky.social #hiw2025 library.nhs.uk/yhc/

The Health Information Week logo on a blue background with the website link www.healthinfoweek.wixsite.com/healthinfoweek

It's important to write health information in a way that is easy to understand, to help people make informed choices about their health.

Try the NHS readability tool to check the reading age of text and see where you could write more clearly
readability.ncldata.dev

#HIW2025

Person smiling lying on grass looking up at the sky. Health Information Week 21st January theme is Mental Health

Today's #HIW2025 theme is Mental Health. An opportunity to reshare this page of resources we put together to support people's wellbeing during the pandemic. While created with this in mind the resources are no less relevant today. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

Photo shows a brightly coloured display board featuring bunting and posters on health literacy themes. Below the board are posters in different languages with advice on how to check the trustworthiness of information sources.

Health Information Week is well underway at Harlow Healthcare Library 🙂
Users can stop by our fabulous display board for help and resources on winter health, mental health, digital literacy, misinformation and health literacy.

The health libraries below and many others have been newly added to the Medical + Health Library Services Starter Pack.

If you'd find this useful, here it is! go.bsky.app/TZ7HeMW