RWT Library & Knowledge Services: Welcome

Welcome to the Library and Knowledge Services of Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. We provide services for all staff and students on placement with the organisation. 

The Library & Knowledge Service is based in Building 11 (Wolverhampton Medical Institute) at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP

We provide the following core services;

• book loan of key textbooks
• mediated literature searching
• document supply
• advice, training and support in using online tools
• current awareness

There are a small number of PCs available in the library for staff to use, and all have MS Office and access to the world wide web via a Trust Network Account. These are social distanced to comply with COVID-19 regulations

Click here to request an urgent search of the evidence base.

Try out our new mobile site on your mobile device at https://tinyurl.com/rwtlibrary.

The library hours above are for staffed hours. RWT staff can apply for 24 hour access to access the library at anytime. Please refer to the 24 hour access information for staff and complete the online registration form under the Using the Library Service tab.

The KnowledgeHub operates a chat service between 9.00am and 3.30pm Monday to Friday. You can ask questions and find information about the KnowledgeHub team.

Open Knowledgehub Chat

Outside of these hours you can still find information by using Cedric, the KnowledgeHub's Chatbot.

Open Chat with Cedric

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Oxford Medical TextBooks and Handbooks available online

Health Education England have announced a 3 year contract to provide access to 136 Oxford Handbooks and Textbooks to NHS England staff. This includes the Oxford Textbook of Medicine, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine and many other specialist titles.

You will require an Open Athens account to access the titles.

Enter your personal Open Athens account details

Oxford Textbooks - click here

Oxford Handbooks - click here