Book Lists

From living a healthier lifestyle, finding a new hobby, or improving your mental health, we have book lists covering a wide range of health and wellbeing topics in our Library.

Amongst our book lists include lists for Addiction, ADHD, Alcohol, Autism & Aspergers, Carers, Dementia, Depression, Disability, Dry October, Eating Disorders, Grief, Long-Term Conditions, Men’s Health, Menopause, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Movember, Self-esteem & Confidence, Stoptober, Stress & Anxiety and Stress Awareness.

Journals

Below are some of the wellbeing-focused journals our Library provides access to – you can browse these and other titles through our journal search tool.

• Anxiety, Stress & Coping
• Stress and Health
• Work and stress
• Journal of Loss and Trauma
• Occupational Health & Wellbeing

Literature Searching

Missing evidence to back up a new approach? Wondered about the impact of Covid-19 on staff wellbeing? What the evidence is on teaching and training resilience in health care workers, or the 5-ways to wellbeing model?

Look no further. Our Library and Knowledge Services Team can undertake a literature search for you, whether it’s to inform research, clinical teaching, service improvement or patient care. They can even supply you with any articles and books you may require – all for free! Sound good? Contact the team for further details.

Searches can be requested via the literature search request form, and article content request form.

Your Health Collection - Accessible, Inclusive and Reflective of Society

Health Education England and the Reading Agency have collaborated with health information and library specialists working in the NHS, prisons, public health and Higher Education to bring together ‘Your Health Collection’, a resource comprising of 10 books as well as 30 digital resources.

The books are in our Library available to borrow now, however the Library and Knowledge Services Team can also post them to you if you cannot visit us in person. The digital resources are accessible via the button below.

Peace and Relaxation

Sometimes you just have to get away from it all!

Visit the Library’s Quiet Room and sitting areas, used for study, agile working, relaxation, including  craft clubs and friendship groups. We also have exam flashcards and other support materials, to help make the exam period easier for those who are studying.

The Quiet Room is available to use 24/7, and also comes with an advance booking system for groups. Contact the Library and Knowledge Services Team to check for availability

Leisure Reading

The concept and accessibility of leisure time has changed radically over the years, but there’s no replacement for leisure reading. Whether you want to catch up on a murder mystery, bubblegum romance, political novel or thriller, the Library has something to fit your mood.

You can also request new content for us to add to our collections. That’s right, you heard it here first – fiction and health libraries are not at odds with each other!

To see what’s already on offer, just search the catalogue.

Requesting Content

Can’t find that book? You know, the one that everyone is talking about – it started with seemingly trivial statistic or sorts, and ended up triggering one of the biggest developments in the medical world.

If you’d like to request a book for us to purchase for our collection, either as an e-book or as print, just compete the request form here.

Donate A Book

Share the love, peace and vanilla choc-chip ice cream.

Why not donate your favourite book to the Library to share with others what you’ve figured out for yourself – that it really can and did make a difference, whether it was in the workplace, in your communities, or through your literacy inclusion campaign. Just post it to us or hand it in at the Library.

Staff Book Club

We’ll shortly be setting out plans to deliver a new Book Club, so watch this space for an announcement. All we ask is that you read our ‘current book’, which you’ll be able to choose in advance from a range of options, and are ready to chat about it online.