Salisbury District Hospital as we know it marks its 21st year in 2014. A whole 21 years since the move from the old infirmary in town to where it sits proudly today. As part of the celebrations for this milestone, the trust is holding an open day on Saturday 5th April for Foundation Trust members. The open day will include guided tours with interactive activities on level 3 and a viewing of displays from various departments on level 5.
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| Mind blowing library display boards |
The library will be there on level 5 showcasing some of the work we've done and maybe show people that we're not just about books. We're quite keen to share with the public some of the great things that the library has contributed towards, including searching the evidence for using
coloured crockery for elderly patients, finding research and information that helped the Speech Therapy Team produce a new
handbook, and carrying out literature searches for the innovation of the now famous
'My Trusty Little Sunflower Cream'.
The literature search service continues to play a vital role in achieving evidence-based health care. This is something we're very proud of and hopefully people will come away from the day with a better understanding and appreciation of the role the library plays within the trust.
While putting together the display boards for the open day, we dug up some pretty interesting stats from last year. Of course numbers alone do not tell the whole story but there's a few from 2013 that I really want to share with you:
139 - Literature searches carried out by the library
304 - Hours spent by the librarians on literature searching - Think how much clinical time this has saved!
1954 - Articles supplied
6195 - References found
Until next time...
