WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY

(source: http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/)

( source: World Health Organization)

NO TOBACCO DAY is celebrated every year on 31st of May. Initiated by World Health Organization from 1987, it draws people’s attention to tobacco addiction and shows how dangerous it can be, especially for young adults and children.
In 2008, the theme is “TOBACCO – FREE YOUTH” and campaign focuses on the following message:

“One of the most effective ways countries can protect young people from experimenting and becoming regular tobacco users is to ban all forms of direct and indirect tobacco advertising, including promotion of tobacco products and sponsorship, by the tobacco industry, of any events or activities”.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

For more information, please visit: http://www.who.int/tobacco/wntd/2008/en/.

The access to the Health Sciences Building

The access to the Health Sciences Building from Monday 26th May 2008 is as follows:

For staff:
-Via Computer Lab B006 for staff with swipe cards enabled for out of hours access

For all users (signposting will be provided)
-via O’Briens café
-via fire door corridor beside O’Briens
-via fire door entrance on Block A (facing the Student Centre)
-via rear of building, i.e. through the cloister beside the library

Summer Opening Hours - Health Sciences Library

Monday 2nd June 2008 – Saturday 28th June 2008

(Monday 2nd June Bank Holiday - CLOSED)
Monday – Friday 0900 – 2145 (Loans Desk staffed from 9am)
Saturday 0930 – 1700 (7th, 14th, 21st & 28th)

30th June 2008 – HSL Summer Opening Hours

Monday – Friday 0900 – 1700 (Loans Desk staffed from 9am)
Saturday CLOSED

Pain Talk

Pain talk is an online discussion forum for topics on pain including chronic, acute or palliative pain management. The forum is run by an NHS specialist in inpatient pain management and is aimed at nurses, doctors and health professionals. The forum requires you to register if you wish to post or reply to exising messages but the registration process is free.

For more information check out Pain talk at http://www.pain-talk.co.uk/

URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT - WORKS IN HSL

Due to works associated with the cloister area and front entrance of the Health Sciences Building, some study areas and library material on Level 1, Health Sciences Library will be inaccessible for the week beginning 19th May 2008. Library users should expect increased noise levels within the library for the duration of the works. The contractors will be working in discreet blocks on level 1 HSL (over the HSL entrance). As the contractors will be pulling up flooring and drilling, library users will be prevented from accessing those areas where work is being carried out.
Students will be advised to ask library staff at the Loans Desk or Information Desk to retrieve items on their behalf, if the item is located in an area where the contractor is working.