Library and Knowledge Services

The Library and Knowledge Services provides support to the staff and students of United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT), Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) and Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS).

If you wish to find out more about the services that are available then please watch our short introduction video.

There are some words and terms that you may come across relating to the Library and Knowledge Services. Explanations of these can be found in our glossary of terms

You can view the responses to comments about the services from our most recent survey. If you would like to make a comment or require more information about the services available then please contact us.

Knowledge and Library Hub

Health Education England (HEE) has introduced the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub as a gateway which, for the first time nationally, connects NHS staff and learners to a significant range of free, high-quality knowledge and evidence resources, services and databases.

Library Catalogue

You can search for books on the library catalogue.

Any books that you reserve can be collected from your nearest library or sent to you via the internal mail to your work address. Please allow approximately 7 days for delivery. 

If you have any books that you have borrowed and would like to return please send them via the internal mail to either the Staff Library at Pilgrim Hospital, or the Staff Library at Grantham Hospital or the Knowledge, Learning and Resources Hub at Lincoln County Hospital. Alternatively book return boxes are available at the Pilgrim, Grantham and Lincoln Library Sites.

A short video is available on how to use the library catalogue.

Discriminatory Material

We would like to ensure that all of the materials available from the Library and Knowledge Services are appropriate and non-discriminatory. If you find discriminatory information in any of the items that we hold then please report it here