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NHS Humber Health Partnership Library & Knowledge Services
@hhplks.bsky.social
We are an NHS Library & Knowledge Service based at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital serving Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust staff as part of NHS Humber Health Partnership alongside North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust
👻 Happy Hallowe'en 🎃

We have sweets for anyone who knocks on the library office door and says trick or treat 😁
October 31, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Thank you to mortuary staff for giving a tour of the mortuary at HRI and giving us an insight into their daily duties and the care they provide.

Mortuary Tours are running on the last Thursday of the month for all staff who are interested and can be booked via HEY247
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Anyone can get involved in research @researchhumber.bsky.social at @humbernhsft.bsky.social

👀Why not take 3 mins to watch our co-produced animation 👭Help us find new treatments and change the future of healthcare!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=96SG...

#Research #EastRidingofYorkshire #Hull
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust - My Research Journey (English Subtitles)
YouTube video by Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
www.youtube.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Today is #WorldSightDay

Cataract is one of the leading causes of vision impairment and blindness, affecting 94 million people worldwide.

Don’t take your eyes for granted. Regular eye exams and timely treatment can prevent vision loss. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3IUPrO7
October 9, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Lost Property

We've got a lot of lost property in the office at the moment, let us know if you think you've lost cups, bottles, chargers, body scrub or a pair of size 5.5 ladies loafers (Cinderella test may be required)
October 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Happy Lincolnshire Day to all our Yellowbelly users 💛
October 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Full shelves on the book exchange this morning 📚
September 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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This is the first known illustration of a straitjacket (1794). Despite many seeing it as an extreme method of restraint, it was introduced as a humane solution. Although still dehumanising, it was an improvement on manacling and chaining patients to walls
September 29, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Happy #WorldPharmacistsDay to our pharmacy colleagues, we have lots of resources to help you with exams and CPD
September 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Just having a quick read through one of the books just added to our bookshelves at HRI - Principles of Clinical Medicine for Space Flight
September 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Happy birthday to Bilbo and Frodo 🥳

Are you celebrating International Hobbit Day?
September 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
It is #InternationalLiteracyDay and this years focus is on digital literacy. Digital Literacy impacts on Health Literacy and how patients interact with the NHS. NHS Libraries can help support Digital Literacy and improve patient outcomes.
September 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We now have a FAQ board, scan the QR code to ask us a question or leave a comment or suggestion
September 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Happy #InternationalLeftHandersDay to all our left handed friends. We have left handed resources in the library if needed 🤚
August 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
A multi USB adaptor plug has been left in one of the quiet study pods in the HRI library - contact us if you think its yours 🙂
August 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
We've found a pair of ear pods in their case in the HRI Library - let us know if they're yours 🎵
August 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
We're having a busy day welcoming new resident doctors to the trust
August 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Advanced Notice

The Library at HRI will be closed all day on Wednesday 6th August 2025 but staff will still be available to answer emails and calls
August 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Hooray! Our security system for issuing out of hours access cards is now working. If you would like an access card to use the library evenings and weekends, or have one that has stopped working, then please come see us in the library between 08.30 and 15.30 📚
August 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
🌼 It's Bees' Needs Week 🐝

Could you spend 10-15 minutes carrying out a FIT (Flower-Insect Timed) Count to help gather data about pollinators? ukpoms.org.uk/fit-counts
July 14, 2025 at 7:54 AM
We've added a touch of pink to the library with this cherry blossom tree decal 💟
July 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The NHS Knowledge and Library Service has been updated.

Visit library.nhs.uk/knowledgehub/ for access to our journal subscriptions, article request service and more or contact the library for more information
July 7, 2025 at 9:18 AM
A busy day in the library as we sort through over 130 books that have been donated to the library from staff. The oldest is from 1930 and will be added to our history collection!
June 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
We couldn't decide whether to buy a new jigsaw puzzle or a new crossword puzzle for the wellbeing corner, so ooh-la-la, we've got two in one 🧩
June 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🎄 It's halfway to Christmas! 🎄

Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas by Adam Kay is a great festive quick read, you can find it in the fiction section next to Kay's first book This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor 📚
June 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM