Highlights

Did you know…?

With your Healthcare Library membership, you have access to the McClay library and its resources.

Members can use their library card to enter the McClay at the gates, use their library number to log onto the networked PCs there as well as browse and borrow from the McClay library’s collections.

The McClay library also has 24-hour opening, with access to the relaxation area also available 24 hours a day

Make sure you’re getting the most out of your Healthcare Library membership!

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Suggesting books for purchase

What if a book you think is essential for your specialism isn’t available at the Healthcare Library?

Our Specialist Librarians work hard to ensure our collections remain relevant and up-to-date, but if you think we’ve missed something, you can suggest a book for purchase.

You do this through your Specialist Librarian and you’ll find their contact details here so you can get in touch. They will then be able to discuss the matter with you and let you know if we are able to purchase the resource.

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Induction Events

Have you seen the Healthcare Library stand at any recent induction events?

Here at the Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland, we love to tell potential members about the benefits of joining the library and recently we’ve out and about in the Belfast and Northern Trusts encouraging new HSC staff to sign up.

The benefits of using our services are that you have access to relevant, accurate and up-to-date information and we have a wealth of expertise at your disposal which could save you time and money.

If you know of any events happening in your Trust/hospital/area, please do let us know (info@healthcarelibrary.qub.ac.uk) so that one of our friendly team could come along and promote the library services which we know will be of benefit to your colleagues.

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Check Your Healthcare Library Account Online

You can use the Library Account Checker to get a summary of your library account

The new Library Account Checker lets you see if your account is active and if you have access to e-resources. It also shows your expiry date, user group, entry history, loans and charges.

Use it if you are having problems logging in to e-resources, borrowing items, entering the McClay Library, or simply want to check your account is up to date.

Log in with your Healthcare Library credentials to get your summary by email.

https://go.qub.ac.uk/checklibraryaccount

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Celebrating Local Authors and Research

Highlighting Local Publications

This is a selection of research that has been published recently by local HSC and/or university staff.

Some authors are library members so we celebrate with them in getting their research published. Some involved collaborations with different trusts, organisations and various academic institutions, across the UK and beyond.

We know this list is not complete - more to follow in the next update.

Please get in touch if you would like us to promote your research to library members.

Books and articles

This is a list of some recent publications by Local Trust and / or University staff. We are aware this is not a complete list, so apologies if we have not included other books or articles you may be aware of. Please do get in touch if you would like to promote an article or a book you have been involved in.

Most articles include links to the fulltext, however there may be a few that are not available from library resources. Please use the place request link in the article record or on the library home page and we will send you the article free of charge.

Books – use the place request link to request

Infection prevention and control in neonatal care (2025) Damani, Nizam SHSCT

Care planning in children and young people's nursing (2024) eds Clarke,S & Corkin, D QUB

Renal nursing : care and management of people with kidney disease (2024) eds Thomas, N & Nobel, H. QUB

Articles

Improving Familial Hypercholesterolemia Detection Through Implementation of Nurse-led Cascade Screening (2025) McCarron, Eamon Patrick; Rocks, Cathy ; Hart, Pádraig; Ryan, Kathryn ; Hamilton, Paul; and O’Kane, Maurice. British Journal of Hospital Medicine 86:8, 1-12   (Belfast, South Eastern, and Western Trusts)

Personality disorder, mental capacity and compulsory intervention (2025) Davidson, Gavin; Kerr, Steph ; McDougall, Iain ; McCartan, Claire ; Hann, Patrick ; Stirling, Emily International journal of law and psychiatry 103 Belfast, Northern Trusts and QUB

A Comparative Study of the Outcomes of Surgically Versus Non-Surgically Treated Spinal Disease in Patients With Multiple Myeloma: Northern Ireland's Experience. (2025) McCalmont A, Darwish N, Donaldson D, Meguid EA EJHaem. 2025 Jun 1;6(3):e70071   Belfast Trust and QUB

A systematic review of the dosimetric consequences of the interplay effect. (2025) Ali AM, Greenwood JB, Hounsell A, McGarry C. Phys Med. 2025 Jun;134: Belfast Trust and QUB

Bridging the gap between social work and community development: implementing a post-graduate training partnership. (2023) O’Brien, F., Hawthorne-Steele, I., Pascoe, K. M., Moreland, R., Cownie, E., & Killick, C. Social Work Education, 43(8), 2218–2235. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2023.2252844 Southern Trust & Ulster Uni.

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Highlights

Healthcare Library Highlights November 2025