About us

The Library is in the Education Centre and is accessible via Swipe 24/7.

Staff are available on weekdays from 8:00 am until 4:00pm.

Contact us at bor.library@borders.scot.nhs.uk

or by phone (01896 827632 BGH x 27632/23/20)

Social media:

• Bluesky: @nhsborderslibrary.bsky.social
• Instagram: @nhsborderslibrary
• Linkedin: NHS Borders Library Service

By joining the library you will get the following amazing benefits:

Space

The library space is perfect for:

• Accessing networked and broadband PCs
• Doing your mandatory training
• Studying - in peace and quiet - accessible 24/7 - try out our new study pods
• Printing, photocopying and scanning
• Discovering our book collection, and all our digital resources
• Getting expert knowledge and advice from the library team
• Finding some quiet time and relaxation with our wellbeing collection

Books

You will have access to all the physical book holdings of NHS Scotland's libraries.  Join here.

Here at the BGH our own collection covers medical, clinical and non-clinical topics, along with fiction and wellbeing books. Our books are great at:

• Developing knowledge in your area of expertise
• Enhancing your skills in a range of different areas, such as leadership and coaching
• Assisting with any studying you are doing
• Helping you take time out and read for pleasure

After you have registered you will be able to collect a library card to use with our self-issue machine, and you can request and renew your books online.

 

Digital resources

Your membership gives you access to the Knowledge Network, your digital library for health and social care, which offers seamless access to a wealth of resources:

• eBooks: Enjoy instant access to a diverse selection of eBooks.
• Journals: The Knowledge Network contains around 7000 full text journals, all at your fingertips.
• Expert databases: Search our databases to find reliable and authoritative information that supports your research needs, both clinical and managerial.
• Clinical support tools: Enhance your clinical decision-making with BMJ Best Practice, Dynamed and ClinicalKey.
• Right Decision Service: NHS Borders clinical guidelines are on this 'Once for Scotland' website and app, made up of digital tools that include guidelines, pathways, risk scoring tools, shared decision aids and other decision support resources.

Knowledge Network Shortcuts PDF This interactive infographic gives you short cuts to all the most useful Knowledge Network resources.  Want to look at BMJ Best Practice in a hurry? Just click on the link...

 

Evidence searches

Our Librarians are experts at performing evidence searches. Let us take the heavy lifting out of finding the evidence.

If you need to find information and evidence for work or study, we can undertake a literature search on your behalf. This saves you precious time, whilst making sure a wide range of appropriate resources are searched. Searches can be on clinical or non-clinical topics, and we will communicate with you to ensure the search meets your needs.

 

Training

Would you like to get the most out of the Knowledge Network's resources, or improve your literature searching skills?  Come to us with your training need and we will help you, in the library, on Teams, or where you are.  We can also point you to lots of high quality online learning resources. See our training page for the latest courses and recordings.

What better place to find peace and serenity than the Library.

There is a permanent wellbeing collection with jigsaws, mindfulness resources, colouring books and more.  Or take a little time for yourself relaxing with a novel in one of our pods.