Glan Clwyd Hospital Library
Rhyl

The Library is located within the hospital and provides an information service to all Health Board staff, GPs and students on placement.

Glan Clwyd Hospital Library Rhyl

About Us

The Library was established with the opening of the newly built Glan Clwyd Hospital in 1980. In 1988, it moved to its present location on the 1st floor, a short distance from the North Wales Clinical School.

Within the library there is an open plan area for group study, a training room, computer room, well-being corner and quiet study room and a coffee room. Glan Clwyd Hospital Library is part of BCU Library Service within Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

Opening Hours

Out of hours Access / Arrangements :

The Library and its facilities are accessible to staff 24/7 with a BCUHB ID badge. A self-service kiosk is available to registered library members who wish to issue, renew or return books.

Library Facilities / Access

Access is available to all BCUHB staff, GPs and to students on placement.

Study and IT Facilities:

25 Open Access Computers
26 study spaces
Cardiff University Citrix Desktop Service is available on 4 PCs
Free access to Wi-Fi Spark

Main Services:

Literature Searching
Evidence based healthcare support
Article supply
Book loans and requests
Information literacy support including training in database searching (please call or email to pre-book a session with a librarian)
Photocopying, printing & scanning
Wellbeing Corner

Joining the Library:

To join the library please contact us in person, by phone, email, or by using the online form.

Borrowing Books:

You may borrow a maximum of 10 books
Loans are for either 4 or 2 weeks but you may renew on request
You will receive regular email reminders about your loans
Books not on site can usually be requested via our Inter-Library Loans Service.

Literature Searches:

We can assist you in conducting literature searches for research, clinical audit, service improvement, patient information and education. We will only carry out a literature search on your behalf if the search is for direct patient care or service improvement. Please use the online form.

Databases:

Access to a range of health databases e.g Medline, British Nursing Database, Embase etc are available via the NHS Wales eLibrary for Health

Evidence Summaries:

Access to BMJ Best Practice is supplied through the NHS Wales eLibrary for Health
UpToDate is supplied through BCU Libraries

Article & e-Journal Access:

A wide range of e-journals are now available to NHS Wales staff online via LibrarySearch
Please contact your local Library for assistance with article access.
Articles not available through NHS Wales LibrarySearch may be obtained via our Inter-Library Loans Service.

The Student Liaison Librarian is Nia Jenkins. Please contact her for library support and database training during your placement.

Please contact us if you have any queries about the library service and we will be happy to help.