NHS Humber Health Partnership Library & Knowledge Services

Shelving unit full of books, a poster above the shelves says Book Exchange in large letters

Spoilt for choice on the book exchange this morning 📚

What are you reading?

A string of Christmas lights hanging above text that says Christmas Opening Hours on a grey background

HRI Library and CHH Library will be open as usual on Christmas Eve until 4pm, after this both libraries won't be staffed until Monday 5th January 2026

The library facilities remain open for use for those with out of hours access cards 📚

Illustration of diverse women and a child in a wheelchair united against violence with the message to open the door and take a stand.

New data show that violence against women remains a global public health crisis.

The new Violence Against Women estimates provides the most comprehensive picture yet of intimate partner and non-partner sexual violence https://bit.ly/3K4vCV9

#EndViolence #NoExcuse #16Day

A hospital tower block in the snow

It's snowing outside but warm in the library

A cartoon image of a green book and a pink book with smiley faces hugging

Today is World Kindness Day 🥰

Image of a skeleton posed as if reading a book

👻 Happy Hallowe'en 🎃

We have sweets for anyone who knocks on the library office door and says trick or treat 😁

Thank you to mortuary staff for giving a tour of the mortuary at HRI and giving us an insight into their daily duties and the care they provide.

Mortuary Tours are running on the last Thursday of the month for all staff who are interested and can be booked via HEY247

YouTube video by Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust - My Research Journey (English Subtitles)

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Anyone can get involved in research @researchhumber.bsky.social at @humbernhsft.bsky.social

👀Why not take 3 mins to watch our co-produced animation 👭Help us find new treatments and change the future of healthcare!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=96SG...

#Research #EastRidingofYorkshire #Hull

Infographic titled “5 Things to Know About Cataract”. It lists: - It’s the leading cause of blindness. - It’s cloudiness in the lens of the eye. - Cataract surgery is the only treatment. - It affects adults and children. - Regular eye exams and timely treatment can prevent vision loss.

Today is #WorldSightDay

Cataract is one of the leading causes of vision impairment and blindness, affecting 94 million people worldwide.

Don’t take your eyes for granted. Regular eye exams and timely treatment can prevent vision loss. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3IUPrO7

Lost Property

We've got a lot of lost property in the office at the moment, let us know if you think you've lost cups, bottles, chargers, body scrub or a pair of size 5.5 ladies loafers (Cinderella test may be required)

Happy Lincolnshire Day to all our Yellowbelly users 💛

Shelves with books, a poster behind the shelves says Book Exchange and has information about about the Library & Knowledge Services in smaller text

Full shelves on the book exchange this morning 📚

Black and white print of 7 images - a person restrained on a bed, the bed itself, a person wearing a straitjacket, manacles and wrist restraints

This is the first known illustration of a straitjacket (1794). Despite many seeing it as an extreme method of restraint, it was introduced as a humane solution. Although still dehumanising, it was an improvement on manacling and chaining patients to walls

cartoon image of the earth as a pestle and mortar on a pale blue background with the words Think Health, Think Pharmacist at the top of the image and fip World Pharmacist Day 25 September at the bottom

Happy #WorldPharmacistsDay to our pharmacy colleagues, we have lots of resources to help you with exams and CPD

Front cover of a dark blue book textbook titled Principles of Clinical Medicine for Space Flight

Just having a quick read through one of the books just added to our bookshelves at HRI - Principles of Clinical Medicine for Space Flight

Illustrated picture showing a hobbit day menu, featuring pictures of breakfast, second breakfast, elevenses, luncheon, afternoon tea, dinner and supper

Happy birthday to Bilbo and Frodo 🥳

Are you celebrating International Hobbit Day?

It is #InternationalLiteracyDay and this years focus is on digital literacy. Digital Literacy impacts on Health Literacy and how patients interact with the NHS. NHS Libraries can help support Digital Literacy and improve patient outcomes.

Blue board with LKS FAQs in large pale blue letters, features some Q&As and a QR code to leave questions and comments

We now have a FAQ board, scan the QR code to ask us a question or leave a comment or suggestion

A picture of Ned Flanders holding a sign saying Left Power outside The Leftorium, his left handed shop

Happy #InternationalLeftHandersDay to all our left handed friends. We have left handed resources in the library if needed 🤚

cartoon image of a blue and yellow USB cable on a pale blue background

A multi USB adaptor plug has been left in one of the quiet study pods in the HRI library - contact us if you think its yours 🙂

We've found a pair of ear pods in their case in the HRI Library - let us know if they're yours 🎵

Picture of a library card from the cartoon Arthur below yellow text that says Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card

We're having a busy day welcoming new resident doctors to the trust

Advanced Notice

The Library at HRI will be closed all day on Wednesday 6th August 2025 but staff will still be available to answer emails and calls

DW, from the cartoon show Arthur, with a mischievous look on her face and holding a library card, caption says "Now I know what true power feels like"

Hooray! Our security system for issuing out of hours access cards is now working. If you would like an access card to use the library evenings and weekends, or have one that has stopped working, then please come see us in the library between 08.30 and 15.30 📚

Poster for Bees' Needs Week 2025 that has 5 simple actions that anyone can take to help pollinators - 1. Grow more nectar rich flowers, shrubs and trees, 2. Let patches of garden and land grow wild 3. Cut grass less often 4. Do not disturb insect nests and hibernation spots 5. Think carefully about whether to use pesticides Poster has a picture of a been on lavender and has 2 QR codes at the bottom

🌼 It's Bees' Needs Week 🐝

Could you spend 10-15 minutes carrying out a FIT (Flower-Insect Timed) Count to help gather data about pollinators? ukpoms.org.uk/fit-counts

A grey wall with a cherry blossom tree decal behind a sofa, table and chairs

We've added a touch of pink to the library with this cherry blossom tree decal 💟

Screenshot of the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub for Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust showing a search bar for article searching and quick search buttons

The NHS Knowledge and Library Service has been updated.

Visit library.nhs.uk/knowledgehub/ for access to our journal subscriptions, article request service and more or contact the library for more information

Several messy piles of books across 2 desks

A busy day in the library as we sort through over 130 books that have been donated to the library from staff. The oldest is from 1930 and will be added to our history collection!

Wooden table with the outer edges of a jigsaw puzzle almost complete, with random pieces in the middle waiting to be placed

We couldn't decide whether to buy a new jigsaw puzzle or a new crossword puzzle for the wellbeing corner, so ooh-la-la, we've got two in one 🧩

The book Twas the Nighshift Before Christmas by Adam Kay is on a desk against a keyboard with a blue smiling octopus plush

🎄 It's halfway to Christmas! 🎄

Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas by Adam Kay is a great festive quick read, you can find it in the fiction section next to Kay's first book This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor 📚