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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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We have an unlimited site-wide licence for #Covidence, the systematic review management software, which helps manage and support various stages of a review. Available to Oxford University staff, researchers, and students. @medsci.ox.ac.uk
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February 12, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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OxFOS (Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship) is a Uni-wide conference for anyone interested in making research more open & trustworthy, free to attend & generally open to all, regardless of affiliation, until spaces are filled #OxFOS26

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@medsci.ox.ac.uk @ouhospitals.bsky.social
A logo for OxFOS 2026
February 11, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Calling all book lovers in @ouhospitals.bsky.social & @medsci.ox.ac.uk
The OUH Book Club at the Cairns Library meets monthly so come and dive into a new book and chat with fellow readers in a relaxed setting. Next meeting 09 March. Further details at: buff.ly/WK50PRf
A poster for the OUH Book Club at the Cairns Library, advertising the next session on The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow, held in person at 12-1pm on Monday 9th March in the Beeson Training Room, Cairns Library, and online on 9th March between 1 and 2pm.
February 10, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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There's still time to book your place on our free introductory open access course: "The Fundamentals of Open Access", taking place tomorrow, 11 Feb, 2.30-4pm. We look forward to seeing you there!
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ask/workshop...
@medsci.ox.ac.uk @ndm.ox.ac.uk @oxpop.bsky.social @rdm.ox.ac.uk
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iSkills is offering another chance to book a place on their Fundamentals of Open Access course. Now is the time to stop being baffled by Open, confused by embargoes and even the mention of golds and greens. Join the course and tame the jargon
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/Open
📅11th Feb
⏰2.30-4pm
📍Online"
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February 10, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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At the Bodleian Health Care Libraries, we have a variety of electronic devices that library members can borrow such as headphones, power banks, charging cables and laptops. Please ask library staff for more details.
@ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk
A brightly coloured image of a power bank, headphones, charging cable and laptop.
February 9, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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A further addition to our wellbeing resources at the Cairns Library is a silent piano, donated by the Oxford Music Library. Why not take the opportunity for a musical break! Library members are warmly invited to play. Headphones & sheet music provided.

@medsci.ox.ac.uk

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An image of a piano with stool underneath, on top of the piano some sheet music is displayed on a stand. There are also a pair of headphones sitting on top of the piano to the left of the sheet music. By the left of the piano is a free standing divider with some large musical notes displayed in a fun way. A front-on photo of a black electric piano and footstall. On top of the piano is some sheet music, two pot plants and some black headphones. On the right of the piano is a small, grey armchair with a multi-coloured cushion. On the left of the piano is a green divider board with paper musical notes stuck on to it. Above the piano is an A4 poster which reads: "Silent Piano".
February 6, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Knowledge & Library Hub is the gateway to NHS library resources and connects NHS staff to quality knowledge and evidence resources all in one place. You can access the Hub from anywhere. Requires an Open Athens account for full access.
libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/NHS/Hub
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A sci- fi image of a brain with wires coming out from it and different parts of the brain have little blue and red lights lit up like a computer motherboard. Above this image it says NHS Knowledge and Library Hub connecting NHS staff to high quality knowledge and evidence resources. Underneath the image it says 'accessible with an OpenAthens account'.
February 5, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Did you know that we provide a free reference checking service for our readers, ideal for people doing literature/ systematic reviews? Send us your list and we'll check the full-text availability of every item. We checked >7000 references in 2025! @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ouhospitals.bsky.social
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February 4, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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iSkills is offering another chance to book a place on their Fundamentals of Open Access course. Now is the time to stop being baffled by Open, confused by embargoes and even the mention of golds and greens. Join the course and tame the jargon
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/Open
📅11th Feb
⏰2.30-4pm
📍Online"
Graphic for the iSkills programme. Features the Bodleian & iSkills logo along with the name of this specific course.
February 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Our librarian Nia Roberts has co-authored a systematic review on the efficacy of behaviour change interventions on HPV vaccine uptake, with colleagues in @jesusoxford.bsky.social @oxprimarycare.bsky.social @ndorms.bsky.social, published #OpenAccess in BMC Cancer.
Efficacy of behaviour change interventions to influence human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake: a systematic review and behaviour change techniques analysis
Background Behaviour change interventions that increase human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake in school children have been identified, but not which behaviour change techniques (BCTs) make them effective,...
link.springer.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Looking for a meeting space? The Cairns (JRH), NOC and Knowledge Centre (nr Churchill) Libraries have group study rooms that you can book. Check out our rooms here:

nhs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services-and...
@ouhospitals.bsky.social

@medsci.ox.ac.uk
Pictures of Group Study Rooms at the NOC Library, Knowledge Centre Library and Cairns Library. Large desks with chairs around and a large screen for projecting from laptop.
February 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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BMJ Best Practice gives healthcare professionals fast and easy access to the latest information when making diagnosis and treatment decisions. OUH Trust staff - further details available in our guide:

libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/NHS/bmjbestp...

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cartoon image of a group of hospital doctors, some wearing white coats and others surgical scrubs holding a banner saying "We've downloaded the BMJ Best Practice App!"
January 30, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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We have 2 booths at the Cairns Library! Great little 1-person spaces for video/telephone calls - bookable via Cairns library staff or our online booking tool LibCal:
nhs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services-and...
@ouhospitals.bsky.social
@medsci.ox.ac.uk
A smiling alien is imagining a Cairns booth and thinking "so here's where they keep the transport pod - at last I can back to my spaceship". Another caption says "Sorry alien friend - it's not a transport pod, it's a Cairns booth!"
January 29, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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The Bodleian Health Care Libraries are here to support staff and students in @medsci.ox.ac.uk.
Check out our January update for an overview of some of the services we provide. go.glam.ox.ac.uk/LibraryUpdat...
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January 28, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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A new programme of iSkills has started - sessions on literature searching, advanced searching and systematic reviews, facilitated by Bodleian Health Care Librarians. Staff & students in @ouhospitals.bsky.social and @medsci.ox.ac.uk are welcome to sign up.
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ask/workshop...
Image shows titles of three iSkills sessions: (a) Literature Searching in Medicine: Getting Started; (b) Systematic Reviews, Scoping Reviews and other Evidence Reviews in Medicine: Getting Started; (c) Advanced Searching for Systematic Reviews, Scoping Reviews and Evidence Syntheses in Medicine.
January 27, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Calling all book lovers in @ouhospitals.bsky.social & @medsci.ox.ac.uk. The OUH Book Club run by the Horton Hosp Library meets monthly so come and dive into a new book and chat with fellow readers in a relaxed setting. Next meeting 17 February. Further details at:
ox-ac.libcal.com/calendar/hcl...
image of front cover of book "James" by Percival Everett. Details of Horton book club provided: in-person, Tuesday 17 February, 6-7pm, Common Room, Terence Mortimer Education Centre, Horton General Hospital.
January 26, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Winter getting you down? Time for a chuckle! Here's a typo featured in a booklet called "Many A Slip", produced for the NOC and sold for the grand sum of 75p in 1980, with proceeds going to the League of Friends of the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre.
@ouhospitals.bsky.social
@medsci.ox.ac.uk
An illustration showing a large smiling fish walking away from two doctors, one of whom is holding onto a fishing rod in his pocket. The tagline reads 'She is a cheerful old sole'.
January 23, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Our book club has just finished reading the excellent City of Vengeance by @dvbishop.com, set in Renaissance Florence. dvbishop.com

Next up we're reading Wuthering Heights. @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ouhospitals.bsky.social are welcome to join us.

Sign up today: go.glam.ox.ac.uk/BHCL-Wellbeing
An overhead photo of a paperback copy of the book City of Vengeance by D. V. Bishop. A photo of a young woman sitting on a blue armchair holding a paperback copy of the book City of Vengeance by DV Bishop. The woman is smiling. On her left is a wooden, two-shelf bookcase full of books. On her left is a taller, slimmer ,wooden and metal bookcase, also full of books.
January 22, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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The Bod Health Care Libraries wish final year med students the very best of luck in their Finals.

To show our support, we’ve made a limited number of free “exam survival kits” available to collect from the Cairns Library (JR) helpdesk during staffed hours. Hurry whilst stocks last! @medsci.ox.ac.uk
A close-up photo of a small, straw basket containing 5 draw-string goody bags, made out of hemp. The bags have tags, which state: "Med student finals survival kit," and "You got this". A close-up photo of a straw basket containing draw-string goody bags made out of hemp, with various items spilling out of them, onto a wooden table. Items include a box of raisins, a packet of coconut biscuits, a small pack of colouring pencils, a sachet of lemon tea and paper flowers.
January 21, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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How are you feeling today? Why not prescribe yourself a poem for your mood! You'll find a selection of poems in the Poetry Pharmacies at the Cairns Library (JRH) and Knowledge Centre Library (near Churchill Hospital). Pick a poem and see where it takes you!
@ouhospitals.bsky.social
@medsci.ox.ac.uk
Photo of the Poetry Pharmacy at the Knowledge Centre Library. Sheets of poetry on green coloured paper sit in a leaflet stand, with tabs separating the poems into different mood groups. Two photos showing the Cairns Library poetry pharmacy in action. It consists of a set of small draws, decorated with colourful stars. Each draw is labelled with a mood, and opening it reveals a stack of poems relating to that mood.
January 20, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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DynaMedex: a clinical point of care tool, providing evidence-based drug and disease information to support clinical decision-making. Search clinically organised topics, drugs A-Z, drug interactions and more. Free access for OUH staff
libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/NHS/dynamedex
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A dynamedex poster showing a group of people in clinical clothing, holding up a sign saying 'We've got the Dynamedex mobile app!'.
January 19, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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In need of some quiet time? Pop in to one of the Health Care Libraries - purrrrfect places to relax! Cairns Library (JRH), NOC Library, Horton Hospital Library (Banbury) and Knowledge Centre Library (nr Churchill, in Old Rd Campus Research Building).
@ouhospitals.bsky.social

@medsci.ox.ac.uk
A poster divided into 3 sections. At the top section on a pale green background is written Need a break? Pop into one of the Bodleian Healthcare Libraries. in the next section is a phot of a cat lying down wiht the cat's face looking at the viewer of the poster. The next section on the pale green background is the words Purrrrfect places to relax!
January 16, 2026 at 11:01 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
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An image of a blue medical examination couch set up with the headrest slightly raised. There is another examination couch in the corner of the room folded up.
January 15, 2026 at 11:01 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 & more. The bulletins contain links to the latest articles and reports. Sign up now! libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/Keeping_up_t...
@ouhospitals.bsky.social
A bright yellow poster with a red drawing pin at the top. The poster says 'Remember to Sign up to Bodleian Healthcare Libraries Bulletins: Nursing and Midwifery Healthcare Leadership Sepsis Health Management Big Four (BMJ, Lancet, NEJM, JAMA)
January 14, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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We have an unlimited site-wide licence for #Covidence, the systematic review management software, which helps manage and support various stages of a review. Available to Oxford University staff, researchers, and students. @medsci.ox.ac.uk
support.covidence.org/help/univers...
Covidence logo with Systematic Review Management Software written underneath that. Underneath the title is an image of a laptop half open with cyan, magenta and yellow coloursalternating over the whole image.
January 13, 2026 at 11:02 AM