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Bodleian Health Care Libraries
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We support Oxford University (Medical Sciences Division) & Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We have libraries at the JR, NOC, Horton & Old Rd Campus.

OUH: https://nhs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Oxford Uni: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries
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Want to brush up on your literature searching skills but short on time? Grab a cup of coffee & watch our outreach librarian’s bitesize vids (2-6 mins) about search strategies, Medline, PubMed, MeSH terms & grey literature! Perfect for busy researchers!

libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/medsci/videos
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November 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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On November 27th the RSL is hosting a day of Bones to Brain sessions from 10am. Boost both your knowledge and wellbeing through playful learning.

Take a break - Connect - Collaborate - Learn through curiosity

go.glam.ox.ac.uk/Bones&Brain

📅27th Nov
⏰4 sessions from 10am
📍Wellbeing Room
Copy of a poster for this event. Back ground is a series of cartoonish books on shelves. A central image features an AI generated cartoon skeleton and a cartoon brain complete with eyes and eyebrows. At the top appears white text with the course title "Bones to brain: Boost your knowledge and wellbeing through playful learning." The brain has a thought bubble confirming the course is open to all medical students and the date, time and place of the session appears below the cartoon. The course strap line - "Take a break - Connect - Collaborate - Learning through curiosity" appears below along with the names of the organisers - Karine Barker of the RSL & Sharmila Rajendran DPAG
November 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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medsci.ox.ac.uk
NEWS: Oxford scientists capture genome’s structure in unprecedented detail

@rdm.ox.ac.uk scientists have achieved the most detailed view yet of how DNA folds and functions inside living cells, using a new technique called MCC ultra .
Oxford scientists capture genome’s structure in unprecedented detail
Radcliff Department of Medicine scientists have achieved the most detailed view yet of how DNA folds and functions inside living cells, revealing the physical structures that control when and how genes are switched on.
www.medsci.ox.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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The NHS Knowledge & Library Hub is the gateway to most NHS library resources and connects NHS staff to high-quality knowledge and evidence resources all in one place. Accessible from anywhere - Open Athens account needed for full access.
libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/NHS/Hub
@ouhospitals.bsky.social
image shows a model of a brain, made from shiny metal with some areas lit up with small red and white lights. Caption says "NHS Knowledge and Library Hub, connecting NHS staff to high-quality knowledge and evidence resources - accessible with an Open Athens account".
November 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Staff and students at the University of Oxford have free access to systematic review management software, Covidence. buff.ly/HIgkOgQ

Attend the free Covidence webinar on Tue 18 Nov (2pm) to learn the basics. buff.ly/nTSp2qh

@medsci.ox.ac.uk
The covidence logo: white on a blue background.
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Calling all bookworms in @ouhospitals.bsky.social & @medsci.ox.ac.uk. Come and join the Cairns Library (JRH) monthly book club - chat with fellow readers in a relaxed setting. All welcome. Next meetings are on 17 November.
@ouhospitals.bsky.social
@medsci.ox.ac.uk
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image of front cover of book "Dissolution" by CJ Sansom. Details of books clubs provided. In-person book club: Monday 17 November, 12-1pm, Beeson Training Room, Cairns Library. Online book club: Monday 17 November, 1-2pm.
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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ox.ac.uk
Today, we pause to remember those who lost their lives in conflict.

At 11AM, a two-minute silence will be held to honour them.

#LestWeForget #RemembranceDay
Red poppies in full bloom in the foreground with the tower of Magdalen College in the background.
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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This week is #PsychologicalProfessionsWeek and an opportunity to acknowledge the tremendous work of all psychological professionals in supporting mental health.
ppn.nhs.uk/ppweek
@ouhospitals.bsky.social

@medsci.ox.ac.uk
drawing of two people sitting in chairs opposite one another talking. Caption says "Psychological Professions Week, 10-14 November 2025".
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Dr Squishy is in the NOC Library, grabbing a quick break between clinics, and he's mastering the art of origami in the wellbeing corner. Wow that's a big fish you've made Doctor! If you fancy creating an origami fish or frog, come in and get folding!
@ouhospitals.bsky.social

@medsci.ox.ac.uk
image of Dr Squishy (a stress toy that looks like a medical doctor in a white coat with a stethoscope) standing on a table in front of two display stands. One stand contains a sign promoting origami and the other contains instruction cards for making an origami fish and a frog. There is green coloured paper on the table in front of Dr Squish. There is a completed origami fish made from red paper as well.
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Calling all University of Oxford Medical Students!
We have two examination couches at the Cairns Library that you can use to practice skills. The couches can be borrowed overnight provided they can be kept secure. For further information please contact hcl-cairns@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
@medsci.ox.ac.uk
photo of a medical examination couch - a foldable padded table with an adjustable head support.
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Looking for a meeting space? The Bod Health Care Libraries might be able to help. The Cairns (JRH), NOC and Knowledge Centre (nr Churchill) Libraries have group study room that you can book. Check out our rooms here:
nhs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services-and...
@ouhospitals.bsky.social

@medsci.ox.ac.uk
Photos of the 3 group study rooms located at the NOC Library, Knowledge Centre Library and Cairns Library. Rooms have desks and chairs, a display screen and the KC GSR has a flip chart.
November 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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This November, we're shining a spotlight on our 'on the shelf' ebooks at the Horton Library!

Looking for online resources but not sure where to start? Scan the QR code on one of our ebook DVD cases to find curated, up-to-date resources on a broad range of topics.

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image shows a table on which are several DVD cases - the inlay of each case is the cover of an ebook. There is a sign on the table which says "Not sure where to start - look out for ebooks on our shelves! Just scan the QR code and log in with Open Athens".
November 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Today is #NationalSandwichDay so we've made a Jam and Cleese sandwich. 🥪
Two books called bread, with a book about The Jam and a biography of John Cleese between them
November 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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It's #StressAwarenessWeek - the Bodleian Health Care Libraries have loanable books on a variety of mental health issues and we have leisure reading collections and wellbeing activities to help take your mind off the stresses of the day.
@ouhospitals.bsky.social
@medsci.ox.ac.uk
image of a green tree frog reclining in a relaxed pose. Caption says "look after your wellbeing in the health care libraries".
November 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Please be aware that the silent study room in the Knowledge Centre Library will be closed today and tomorrow, 3rd-4th November, while the lighting is upgraded.

More details below

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Notice saying "The silent study room in the Knowledge Centre Library will be closed from 3rd-4th November while the lighting is upgraded. The group study room and study area in the entrance of the library will remain open. Library staff will be happy to retrieve books from the silent study room for you during this time. If you are in need of a quiet study space during this time your closest libraries are the NOC Library at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and the Cairns Library at the John Radcliffe Hospital".
November 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
bodleianhcl.bsky.social
To celebrate Halloween, we thought we'd share this engraving from 'On the Fabric of the Human Body' by anatomist Andreas Vesalius (1543), which adorns our Book Collection Room at the Cairns Library.

We may or may not have doctored the image!
image of the engraving of a skeleton leaning on a table with it's right hand on top of a pumpkin.
October 31, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Where to study during Halloween? Try the spooktacular Booodleian Hell Scare Libraries - cue sinister cackling! They’re wicked!
@ouhospitals.bsky.social
@medsci.ox.ac.uk
Text says "It's Halloween so hop on your broomstick and come to the Booodleian Hell Scare Libraries! Surrounding the text are images of a witch on a broomstick, a ghost, a bat, a pumpkin and a skeleton.
October 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Advanced notice that the silent study room in the Knowledge Centre Library will be closed from 3rd-4th November while the lighting is upgraded.

More details below

@ouhospitals.bsky.social
@medsci.ox.ac.uk
Notice saying "The silent study room in the Knowledge Centre Library will be closed from 3rd-4th November while the lighting is upgraded. The group study room and study area in the entrance of the library will remain open. Library staff will be happy to retrieve books from the silent study room for you during this time. If you are in need of a quiet study space during this time your closest libraries are the NOC Library at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and the Cairns Library at the John Radcliffe Hospital".
October 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
bodleianhcl.bsky.social
We've improved our little wellbeing corner in the NOC Library. We've moved some shelves and been able to enlarge our wellbeing space so there is more room for our readers to relax, to enjoy our wellbeing activities (currently Scrabble and Sudoku) or browse our wellbeing and fiction book collection.
photograph showing a bookcase displaying wellbeing and fiction books. Beside the bookcase is a table on which is a Scrabble board and Sudoku puzzles. There are two comfy swivel chairs with cushions beside a small round coffee table. On the coffee table are some bookmarks and coloured pencils for mindful colouring.
October 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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We have a range of fortnightly and monthly news bulletins on topics such as nursing & midwifery, medical research, sepsis, healthcare leadership and more. The bulletins contain links to the latest articles and reports. Sign up now! libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/Keeping_up_t...
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image of a yellow post-it note pinned to a board. On the post-it note it says "remember to sign up to Bodleian Health Care Libraries bulletins: nursing & midwifery, healthcare leadership, sepsis, health management, Big Four".
October 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Our librarian Nia Roberts co-authored a rapid review on public users’ views on self-sampling & self-testing for infections, with colleagues @oxprimarycare.bsky.social, NIHR HPRU, @ukhsa.bsky.social @qmulwhri.bsky.social, #OA in BMC Public Health
Acceptability of self-sampling and self-testing for infections: a rapid systematic review on public users’ views - BMC Public Health
Background Self-sampling and self-testing have been increasingly used for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and quickly became widespread during the COVID-19 pandemic. User acceptability,…
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Advanced notice that the silent study room in the Knowledge Centre Library will be CLOSED from 3rd-4th November while the lighting is upgraded. More details below.
@ouhospitals.bsky.social
@medsci.ox.ac.uk
Notice saying "The silent study room in the Knowledge Centre Library will be closed from 3rd-4th November while the lighting is upgraded. The group study room and study area in the entrance of the library will remain open. Library staff will be happy to retrieve books from the silent study room for you during this time. If you are in need of a quiet study space during this time your closest libraries are the NOC Library at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and the Cairns Library at the John Radcliffe Hospital".
October 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Check out our list of healthcare-themed podcasts to help you keep up to date with the latest developments, discussions, stories and ideas. Let us know if you have any recommendations of your own.
libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/Keeping_up_t...
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heading says "Keep up-to-date with our healthcare themed podcasts" and features an image of two cartoon style green pea pods. One is saying "check out these podcasts, they're great" and the other is replying "I certainly will!".
October 23, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Our librarian Eli Harriss has co-authored a use-case analysis on ethical implications of #AI in skin cancer diagnostics with colleagues @ouhospitals.bsky.social, @warwickmed.bsky.social, Uni of Macerata & PathCheck Foundation, in the British Journal of Dermatology
Ethical implications of artificial intelligence in skin cancer diagnostics: use-case analyses - PubMed
Findings from our ethical use-case analysis of two patient-facing AI-assisted skin cancer apps suggest inadequate incorporation of bioethical norms such as justice, responsibility and transparency…
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
October 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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It's #PharmacyTechnicianDay today - a day for us to acknowledge the fantastic contributions of pharmacy technicians to patient care. Thank you to all Techs in the NHS and especially our OUH Trust.
@ouhospitals.bsky.social
image of a pharmacy technician wearing a white coat, standing behind a pharmacy counter. In the background are shelves of medications.
October 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM