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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

This local Menopause Toolkit brings together trusted information and practical advice to support people experiencing symptoms and those working with them. Explore resources and local signposting: cheshireeast.gov.uk/livewell/health-matters/menopause

Menopause can have a significant impact on health, wellbeing and daily life.
This local Menopause Toolkit brings together trusted information and practical advice to support people experiencing symptoms and those working with them.
Explore resources and local signposting:
cheshireeast.gov.uk/livewell/health-matters/menopause

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Today is International Happiness Day. This year's World Happiness Report looks at the impact of social media and happiness. Enjoy! www.worldhappiness.report

Find you happy at work. Lessons from the largest happiness studies. Quit the time-sucking activities you hate.
Opt for variety over becoming an expert.
Try new things just for the fun of it.
Wherever possible, focus on intrinsic goals.
Work less and spend time with people you care about.
Talk to strangers.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Got any fond memories of Leighton or share tales on how it has changed?

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Listening to some of our fab improvements at the CI meeting today. It included this one to reduce un-necessary Liver Function Tests. Also need to see a bit of carbon footprint reduction there too. Well done Priyanka: www.cureus.com/articles/425...

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Congratulations to Susan the Knowledge & Library Manager for her recent addition into the 2025 AI100 list which celebrates the 100 most influential individuals driving artificial intelligence adoption across the UK. Voting is open to support the ranking: awards.digileaders.com/AI100-Home

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Meet the 2025 list members and vote for your favourites

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Clinical Waste Segregation – An e-learning guide for nursing staff. The library recycles: crisp packets, batteries, glasses & stamps. Grey bin: paper/cans/plastic. Normal bin: non-recyclables. www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/c...

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Clinical Waste Segregation – A guide for nursing staff in the safe management of healthcare waste - elearning for healthcare

Supporting NHS Net Zero Goals through Improved Clinical Waste Segregation.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Did you know you can borrow laptops from the library just like books? Sorry, we don't keep them on the shelves and they don't work with our self issues machine, so please ask at the office.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

You get to learn new stuff every day here. Today it was knee surgery evolution hasn't kept pace with that of the hip. Lots of exciting possibilities for the future and a need for more research. Here is a bit of history boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.1...

boneandjoint.org.uk

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Well done Emily for achieving distinctions across the board in Level 3 Business Admin apprenticeship and being made permanent. Always knew you could do it. Best of luck with Level 4 Improvement Practitioner.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

We are used to finding strange things in the library. Someone has been brightening up one of our study pods.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Joining us from Wythenshawe, lead employer or another Trust in the North West? Remember to update your details to make Mid Cheshire (JET Library) your home library. Log in to the catalogue on your phone to access your virtual card, or we can update on request. now.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha...

No need to re-join! Your Library membership travels with you if you move to another Trust in the NoW Consortium.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Did you know that you can explore a huge collection of medical titles, images, and videos through our library? Start using Oxford Medicine Online by logging in with OpenAthens under NHS in England academic.oup.com/oxford-medic...

Oxford medicine online: supporting every stage in a medical career.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Unlock your potential. As a newly qualified doctor you now have access to a wealth of clinical information from @BMJBestPractice, free to all NHS healthcare staff and learners in England. Learn more at: bestpractice.bmj.com.

BMJ Best Practice - It helps me become a more confident and skilled doctor. Kavi Tamilarasu, Emergency registrar.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Thanks to The London Searching and Training Forum for giving the NHS Copyright First Responders a highly commended Best Service Award. We are all quite pleased with that. Well done fellow responders!

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

What small change can you make that makes a big difference?

CI Launch Pad is coming to the crossroads Wednesday 20th Aug 11-11.15. Come hear our improver from Critical Care share their work on reducing the number of unnecessary blood tests.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Got this yesterday at last. So important to solve small problems one step at a time, to achieve greater things. Good methodology helps improve project quality to support robust, scalable change.

Improvement coaches award certificate and a blue pin badge

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Huge thx to Karen Luscombe for presenting to LIHNN on the PSIRF. Think there is a real opportunity for libraries to collaborate with each other and Patient Safety Leads to support the national and local PSIRF goals to improve patient care. www.england.nhs.uk/patient-safe...

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NHS England » Patient Safety Incident Response Framework

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Privileged to present #CILIPConf25 yesterday on AI Literacy for both librarians and NHS staff. It was so inspiring to see how far libraries are beginning to progress in this area. Here is a blog post to support those at the start of their journey: library.hee.nhs.uk/about/blogs/...

library.hee.nhs.uk

AI Literacy for Healthcare Librarians | Workforce, training and education | NHS England

What can knowledge and library services staff do about artificial intelligence (AI) literacy?

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Good luck to our Digital Clinical Systems (DCS) Team and all our staff for the roll out of our new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system. It's been a long time coming and will make such a difference to improving our patient care.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

We are in the process of checking we have all the resources needed to support our internal reading lists. Let us know what your students have been asked to read. We are also happy to discuss new topic areas to develop to support future training needs.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

As we reach the end of #MakeItClick month, we're going to highlight one step of the misinformation strategy every week. Un: Listen to your senses! If something about a post or article makes you feel unsure, it might be misinformation. Find out more at #MisinformationUnmasked.

A poster of the misinformation unmasked strategy: Feeling UNsure? Is media Manipulated? What's their Agenda? Grab a Sidekick! Do they have expert Knowledge? Where's the Evidence? Out of Date?

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

2 full days of free training on leadership, wellbeing and workplace learning by NHS Elect on 1-2 May. This is in aid of charity, so please leave a donation, or event consider donating even if you can't make it. www.nhselect.nhs.uk/Online-learn...

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NHS Elect 24-hour charity webathon

Join our 24-hour charity webathon for health and care staff. Free learning for staff in health and care, help us raise money for four charities.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Today was the kick off for the Big Conversation knowledge cafe to find out about what matters to you and how we can improve care in the future. Tomorrow at Crewe Market Hall from midday www.mcht.nhs.uk/about-us/big...

A group of people viewing the hospital plans for the future.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Workshop today with the Digital Poverty Alliance on National Delivery Plan & Digital Inclusion Action Plan response. Yesterday presented on baseline issues with out of date data with crucial gaps digitalpovertyalliance.org/national-del...

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National Delivery Plan 2024 - Digital Poverty Alliance

National Delivery Plan 2024 . Together we can end digital poverty once + for all.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

NHS England is cancelling Oxford Clinical & Specialist Handbooks and AMED, BNI, Health Research Premium Collection from July 2025. To feedback about this announcement and any impact on learning, research or direct patient care, please complete this form: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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Microsoft Forms

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Our library management system, including the self-issue machine will be down for the next couple of days due to onboarding of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust into our shared catalogue. Borrow at library counter for now. now.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha...

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

🍃 Calling all gardeners. 🎋 I am starting a seed exchange in the JET library foyer (accessible 24/7 by your staff badge). Please donate any spares. Next week I will have packets to take what your need. It would be nice to see photos if you give it a try 🪴

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Kind to Your Mind is a new public mental health portal for Cheshire & Merseyside. Has some basic tips and filter down the support schemes to local and needs. kindtoyourmind.org

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

A new Suicide Prevention Partnership in Cheshire & Mersey. It is aimed at professionals, and has a wide range of information around the topic including support after suicide, lived experience network, reports and guidance. sppcm.co.uk

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Home | Suicide Prevention

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Join us & staff Social Prescribers in Nantwich Hub Conference Room until 3pm today. Raising awareness of microbreaks & role of nature on wellbeing with Reflection on Nature: rest, recharge & reconnect. Pop in for a couple of minutes to find out more mchft.sharepoint.com/SitePages/Re...

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Been out in CCICP at Infinity House and Eagle Bridge today asking staff to Reflect on Nature: Rest, Recharge & Reconnect. Staff have submitted their letters about what small things bring them joy and happy countryside memories. Even a microbreak looking at nature will improve your mood.

Person holding their letter to the earth

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Scheduled maintenance for BMJ Journals this weekend, with likely disruptions on Sunday. BMJ Best Practice app will be upgraded Monday 17th. You will need to re-enter you login, log out and re-login again to finish the update. www.bmj.com/company/hee

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Thanks to all you attended yesterday's launch of Reflections on Nature: Rest, Recharge, Reconnect. Exhibit will be in staff gardens until 16th April, please visit and listen to Letters to the Earth & The Lost Words, provided by Wild Rumpus. #NHSGreenLibraries @alisonday.bsky.social

Ian Moston, Chief Exec listening to Wild Rumpus installation of The Lost Words.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

LKS North website will be closing at the end of this month. LIHNN has now transferred to NHS Futures and the shared current awareness resource we manage is now live on the national website. library.hee.nhs.uk/knowledge-mo...

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Current awareness bulletins | Workforce, training and education | NHS England

Details of current awareness bulletins currently being produced by NHS knowledge and library services across England.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Look out for our glowing lotus flowers until 16th April, lighting up the ECG & Ward 1/2 gardens. A reminder to stop, rest, recharge and reconnect with nature even in a passive way for the benefit of your wellbeing. #NHSGreenLibraries

Two large inflatable lotus flowers, lit up with green base and pink petal tips in the hospital garden.

A single light up large inflatable lotus flower with dark blue and pink petals and a green centre under a birch tree at night looking towards an empty hospital corridor.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Really excited to be installing our #NHSGreenLibraries project today with Wild Rumpus & MCHT Charity. After you try the exhibits, why not explore the books available in the library.

Library Manager with a copy of The Lost Words book. It is the size of her torso.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Local use of KnowledgeShare: maintaining competencies, prompted a review of stroke rehabilitation service & pathways, inputted into divisional guidelines and new evidence informed ways of working, supported antimicrobial prescribing and helped with assignments. @knowledgeshare.bsky.social

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Last week was the launch of the research champions network. Proud to be a champion and looking forward to working with the team to develop the library support effort.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Lots of discussion going on about the impact of policy on global healthcare. Great to see the work of researchers and librarians to mitigate data loss.

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MCHFT Knowledge & Library Services @mchftkls.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Flicking through an old 2012 Route map for Vasculitis by Vasculitis UK and it reads a bit like BMJ Best Practice, amazing how much our knowledge has progressed. Concerns me these are still lying about clinics, when recent information is available: bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb...

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