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Welcome to our library and information services

The library and information service is delivered over two sites. Hirson Library is the main library at St Helier Hospital and the branch site, the Sally Howell Library is at Epsom Hospital.

The Hirson Library is on the first floor in C block next to the ECG department at St Helier Hospital. The Sally Howell Library is on the second floor in the Wells Wing at Epsom Hospital.

Our aim is to provide information to support and enable the highest possible standards of clinical care, direct patient care, evidence based practice, study, management, education, research, innovation, medical audit, clinical governance and health promotion.

The library service is available to all clinical, non clinical and support staff and students of:

  • Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust;

  • Central Surrey Health NHS Trust;

  • London and South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Trust;

  • NHS Surrey;

  • NHS Southwest London;

  • Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust;

  • St. George's Medical School;

  • Kingston and St George's School of Nursing;

  • American University of the Caribbean.

Other NHS staff and students working in the area are welcome to use the library. Please contact us in advance. Patients and the public may also use the library. Again, please contact us in advance.

Have a look at our services in more detail:

  • Joining the libraryTo join the library you must complete a membership form and produce your trust / student ID card or other evidence of NHS employment.
  • Contact usContact details for both libraries and key members of staff can be found on this page.
  • Library servicesServices offered at our libraries include books and journals, photocopying, current awareness as well as information and literature search services.
  • Training sessionsThe library offers a number of face to face training sessions. The courses that are currently offered can be found on this page.
  • Online request formsPlease fill in one of the forms on this page to request either articles, books or information/literature searches.
  • Library web feedbackWe value your feedback about our new library section. Please help us to continue to develop the website by filling in this short questionnaire.

Key contacts

Potenza Atiogbe
Library services manager
Tel: 020 8296 2430
Email: potenza.atiogbe@esth.nhs.uk

Opening hours

Hirson Library, St Helier Hospital
Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm

Sally Howell Library, Epsom Hospital
Monday - Friday, 10am - 3pm

Out of hours access to both libraries is available for library members. Please ask our library staff for more details.

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