Have a couple of spare minutes?
Work in UK healthcare?

We’d be grateful if you could contribute to some light-hearted research attempting to define the ‘Bog Standard’ - the minimum toilet/staff ratio for wellbeing in the workplace.

Please share!

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I bet her fingers are worn down to STUMPS

Looking forward to tonight's Medical Museum 'photo album' workshop with paper Artist Matt Edwards. These are just fab, made by staff all inspired by a Nurses' photo album in our heritage collection The National Lottery Heritage Fund Midlands & East Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity 💙 UHDB Library & Knowledge Service Matt Bookbinder #book #photo #art

Artist opportunity! The UHDB Medical Museum Project are looking for an Derbyshire/Staffordshire based Artist to be inspired by the iconic and everyday people at the heart of our NHS heritage. For more info contact: [email protected] Deadline 1st April UHDB Library & Knowledge Service

After a long fought battle from staff, student and patients alike, the Sherlock puzzle was finally finished by our DFN Project SEARCH Derby intern. Many thanks to everyone who contributed, new puzzle inbound. #UHDB #library #LKS #Jigsaw #Wellbeing

E J Lance's ear anatomy inspired drawing turning into an ammonite! The work is informed by UHDB Medical Museum collection and will be the inspiration for sculptures by Simon Watson which will be used in clinical workshops @uhdblibrary The National Lottery Heritage Fund Midlands & East Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity 💙 #draw

Brilliant sculpture work by UHDB staff with sculptor Simon Watson inspired by the anatomy objects in our Medical Museum collection UHDB Library & Knowledge Service The National Lottery Heritage Fund Midlands & East University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity 💙 #clay #sculpture #heritage #anatomy #museum

Health inequalities are avoidable, unfair and systematic differences in health between different groups of people. So what really are #health inequalities, and how can they be measured? Find out in our explainer. kingsfund.org.uk/publications/w…

Fab to see the art we commissioned for the UHDB Medical Museum project being installed by our lovely Visual Arts Manager Kate, in it's permanent new home at Royal Derby Hospital The National Lottery Heritage Fund Midlands & East UHDB Library & Knowledge Service Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity 💙 #museum #art #medicine #exhibition

Congratulations to our mystery person who completed the jigsaw in the wee hours this morning! Pictured is Eric looking smug as he gets his placeholder shot for the wall of winners. #UHDB #Library #Jigsaw #LKS

We are a trustworthy bunch!

Congratulations to our latest jigsaw completer 😁 Libby will be going up on our Wall of Winners shortly. The next one is ready and waiting - a nice cuddly dog I believe... If you've got any 500 piece jigsaws to donate for the library, our doors are open!

'It's not just a privilege to have literature, it's a right.'

Sir Michael Morpurgo, author and president of BookTrust, has written an open letter with all former children's laureates to the government asking for investment in books and reading for kids under seven.

#R4Today

☕️This winter we're working with Warm Welcome UK to highlight the #WarmSpaces scheme across the UK. If you want to download the guidance to set up a hub in your community, or find your nearest space, read on: cilip.org.uk/general/custom…

The ProQuest team are offering FREE webinars on the ProQuest and Dialog platforms over the next couple of months for NHS workers. Great way to train yourself up. Schedule in image and you can find the registration links here: proquest.libguides.com/nhs/home#s-lg-…

A very amusing find in the library recently! While checking stock, one of our Library Assistants found this note. We managed to track down Brendan, who is now a Professor of Mathematics at Munster Technological University. He has fond memories of cleaning books for £40 a week in the summer of 1983!

📢 We're excited to launch our NEW Winter Wellbeing Timetable, delivering a wealth of colleague support including:

🍎🍇 🥦 Healthy eating & nutrition
🗣️💙 Long Covid peer support
💚 Psychological support
👟 Short activity burst sessions

More info ➡️bit.ly/3LAkUDu

Here are our Christmas opening times. Please note that any days we are closed, 24 hour access will be available as usual, we will just be unstaffed. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our library users 🧑‍🎄🎄