Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust hosts two library services for use by NHS employees, trainees, medical students and undergraduate healthcare students who are working in the local health economy. Reference access is available to anyone in these groups during staffed hours. Reference access is also available to patients and the public. Additional services, access to e-resources and out of hours provision may also be available, dependent on your employer.
Opening Hours
Tunbridge Wells Hospital:
8:30am to 4.30pm Monday – Friday
Maidstone Hospital:
8:30am to 4.30pm Monday – Friday
Out-of-Hours access is available. Please ask a member of the team for more information.
Contacts
Tunbridge Wells Hospital:
01892 635884
Maidstone Hospital:
01622 224647
email: mtw-tr.library@nhs.net
Head of Library & Knowledge Services:
Emma Aldrich: emma.aldrich@nhs.net
01622 224874/ 01892 635871
Instagram: @mtwnhslibrary
Blog: http:\\mtwlibrary.blogspot.com
Find us
The Library, Tunbridge Wells Hospital:
Level -2, Education and Training Centre
The Library, Maidstone Hospital:
Level 1, Academic Centre
How to join
If you are a member of staff at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells or other local NHS Trusts, you may join the libraries free of charge. Students and trainees on placement within the local health economy can also join without payment. Other groups or individuals should contact the Head of Library Services to enquire about registration.
Please complete our Library Registration Form to join our libraries
Please read our Privacy Statements for further information on how we will use your personal information.
Please read our 24 hour access agreement if you sign up for out-of-hours services when you complete our registration form
Our services
We offer standard core services to all members, except where licensing arrangements for electronic resources restrict access. These core services include:
- Physical access to premises during staffed opening hours
- Book loans for 4 weeks
- Leisure reading collections
- Printing, photocopying, scanning, laminating and binding facilities (charges apply for these services)
- Access to computers
- Training (database searching, critical appraisal, study skills)
- Evidence searching (not available to students)
You can watch a brief video introducing our spaces and services here
You can find links to core services via our Library Padlet here