The Barberry Library and Uffculme Library will be closed during the festive season from Monday 23rd December 2024 – 27th December 2024
During the holiday period emails will be monitored and replied to on working days (excluding bank holidays and weekends). Send your email enquiries to bsmhft.barberrylibrary@nhs.net or bsmhft.uffculmelibrary@nhs.net
Barberry Library & Uffculme Library Opening hours – Monday 23 December 2024 to Thursday 2 January 2025
| Monday 23 December – Tuesday 24 December |
Barberry library: Closed.
Uffculme library: Closed. Staff working remotely |
| Wednesday 25 December – Thursday 26 December | Bank holiday – closed (no service). |
| Friday 27 December | Barberry library: Closed.
Uffculme library: Closed. Staff working remotely |
| Monday 30 December –
Tuesday 31 December |
Full service – Normal hours apply |
| Wednesday 01 January 2025 | Bank holiday – closed (no service). |
| Thursday 02 January 2025 | Full service – Normal hours apply |
Access clinical evidence, books, journals online at any time
Please select from our resources menu: to access journals, e-books, specialist databases and clinical evidence collections like Clinical Key Psychiatry or BMJ best Practice. You need to sign-in to your NHS OpenAthens account to view and download full text content like articles, book chapters. If you don’t yet have an NHS OpenAthens account you can register for https://openathens.nice.org.uk/. Once registered, you can login to access relevant resources: https://openathens.nice.org.uk/Hub/Resources
Find reliable healthcare information via the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub
You can search across all of our evidence collections using our NHS Knowledge and Library Hub: https://library.nhs.uk/knowledgehub/ Please sign-in with your NHS OpenAthens login to access BSMHFT content or you will be limited to national content from NHS England.
Book loans and returns
If you wish to return your books while the libraries are both closed, there is a ‘Library Book Returns Box‘ outside the library door at Barberry (available 24/7) and one outside the library door at Uffculme (except public holidays). Please note that we will not be able to issue books or provide copies from print journals during closed dates.
With best wishes,
BSMHFT Knowledge and Library Service Team
