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Berkshire Health Promotion Resources  
   
 
     
 
 
 
Contact:

Tel: 01753 63 8678
Fax: 01753 63 8677
Email: ann.willmot@berkshire.nhs.uk

Health Promotion Resources, Old George Ward, St. Mark's Hospital, St. Mark's Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 6DU
 
 
 
 

Berkshire Health Promotion Resources is a free lending library, funded by the NHS, to support anyone in Berkshire involved in health promotion

What can we provide?

We have a wide range of materials covering almost every health topic.

Our supply and lending items include:

  • Leaflets
  • Posters
  • Books
  • Videos
  • Teaching Packs
  • Audio-visual and display equipment

The leaflets and posters are 'supply' items that we provide in quantities to keep.  The rest are 'lending' items that have to be booked out and returned, like a library.

Who can use the service?

The service is open to anyone working in Berkshire (paid or voluntary), in a 'health promoting' role.  This generally means that you are in a position where you can pass on health related information to groups of people.

This will include:

  • Teachers & lecturers
  • Youth group leaders, e.g. Scouts
  • GP Practice Managers
  • Health Visitors
  • Public library staff
  • Businesses
  • Nurses

And many more.

Using the service

Catalogue

The service is entirely mail order and all of our items are available to view on our on-line catalogue.

Each item has one or more preview allowing you to view photographs, read the leaflets and even watch the first five minutes of the videos - all on your computer screen!

Once you have registered with us you can also book and order items straight from the catalogue too.

The system is easy to use but, like anything new, may seem awkward and slow the first few times you use it.

Receiving and returning items

Items you have booked or ordered get sent to you via the NHS Internal Mail.  If you're not based on an NHS site then there are various collection points across Berkshire that you can use, or you might be able to arrange with a local surgery to act as a collection/return point.

The Internal Mail delivers and collects items to virtually all NHS sites across Berkshire, and is completely free.

If you work at an NHS site and have the NHS Internal Mail then please always select this as your delivery method.  Items will then be delivered straight to you and we provide an address label for it's return.

Where are the Collection/Return Points?

There are seven Collection/Return Points across Berkshire:

Bracknell - Great Hollands Health Centre - Staff Common Room - Ask at main Reception

Maidenhead - St. Mark's Hospital - Resource Service office

Newbury/Thatcham - West Berkshire Community Hospital - Patient Information Point

Reading - Reading PCT, 57-59 Bath Road - Post Room

Slough - Upton Hospital, Old Post Room

Windsor - King Edward VII Hospital - Reception

Wokingham - Wokingham Hospital - Reception

Please see our maps and directions page for opening times, maps and directions.

Using the Catalogue

Make sure you download and read the Basic User Guide before trying to use the catalogue. It will show you the easiest way to use the system and help you avoid the common mistakes.

The best advice is 'keep it simple':

  • Log in
  • Choose your subject of interest and click Search
  • Browse down the page of items
  • Click the Booking Calendar or 'Order copies' link of anything you want
  • Confirm your complete order and click Send to send it to us
  • That's it!

No Internet?

If you do not have access to the Internet at your place of work then there are several options. You could use a public library with an Internet facility or an Internet café. There are more details further down this page.


On-line Resources Catalogue

Resource preview imagesOur only catalogue of items is on-line. Click the Catalogue button on the main Resource Service page to go to it.

Make sure you download and read the Basic User Guide before trying to use the catalogue. It will show you the easiest way to use the system and help you avoid the common mistakes people make on their first attempts.

You can search for items in various different ways. The search results include descriptions, photographs, PDF previews of leaflets and 5min video clips of videos.

What do I need to view these?

The catalogue should work perfectly well on almost any computer, however you may need to install some software to view all the previews.

PDF leaflet previews

You will need to have a PDF viewer installed to view these. The best reader, with the most features, is the original Adobe Acrobat Reader, but others are available.

It may already be installed as it often comes included with other software, but it can be downloaded for free from the Adobe web site www.adobe.com

Video clips

The clips are designed to work well even on a dial-up modem connection.

The clips are in Windows Media format so you will need the Windows Media Player to view them.  Windows PCs usually have this installed by default, but if you use an Apple Mac then you will need to check that you have it installed and download it if necessary.

It can be downloaded for free from the Microsoft web site at: www.microsoft.com/mediaplayer

 

Training Visits Available on Use of Resources Web Site

Training sessions are available on how to use the web site catalogue and ordering system.

Resources staff can visit your place of work, anywhere in Berkshire, and hold training sessions for groups of 3 to 20, taking one or two hours as required.

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The sessions will be adapted to the current level of knowledge in the group, and can start from no computer skills at all if required.

 
If you are interested in booking a visit, please call our main number: 01753 63 8678, or email us at: enquiries@bhpresources.org.uk