About the collection
The collection focuses on non-clinical aspects of health care, public health, leadership, change management and local government. It consists of around 10, 000 books, reports, pamphlets, videos, DVDs, talking books, 200 journal titles and Department of Health Circulars from 1948.
Help searching the catalogue
Finding your book on the shelf
The library has four sections:
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books (no prefix)
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oversize books (prefix q)
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pamphlets (prefix p)
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quarto pamphlets (prefix qp)
Within each section the collection is shelved according to the Library of Congress cataloguing system.
For example, 'Raising Standards in the NHS' by the Department of Health is classified as RA 399 D.
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The first letters 'RA' indicate the main class of the subject - Public Aspect of Medicine
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The following numbers '399' indicate the subclass - Regulation of medical practice
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The final letter 'D' is the first letter of the authors surname.
To find this book on the shelf:
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As there is no prefix go to the book section
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Travel alphabetically to the R section, then progress to RA
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Then work up numerically to 399
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Within the 399 section you will find the book under D for Department of Health.