Opening Times

COVID-19 update:

The Discovery Library is open 24 hours a day with compatible ID swipe card access, and generally staffed 0830-1730 Mon-Fri, but this may change based on national or local restrictions. Please ring 01752 439111 if you wish to check whether someone is on site.
For all other enquiries please email library.mailbox@nhs.net and include a contact telephone number and we will get back to you.

24 hour access with compatible University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust ID badge. Livewell Southwest, general practice, NEW Devon CCG and SWASFT staff need to contact library to arrange out of hours access.

About our collection

Access Policy

See https://discoverylibrary.org/ for access policy

Collections Description

The library collection of the Plymouth Medical Society covering all aspects of medicine and dating from late 1600s is housed at Discovery Library.

Document Supply

PLY

Accessibility

Staff from:
General Practices in Plymouth
Defence Medical Group (South West)- Plymouth based
Livewell Southwest
NEW Devon CCG
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust http://discoverylibrary.org/SWASFT

Students on placement at any of above organisations.

See http://discoverylibrary.org for full details

We also provide electronic resource support/training and urgent literature searches for South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) http://discoverylibrary.org/SCAS

LMS

SWIMS (Infor's V-smart, Iguana and V-insight)

Networks

SWIMS Network - South and West Resource Sharing

Sector(s)

NHS

Region

LKSS

Last updated 5 months ago

Staff

Abbie Arnold - Librarian

Benita Beeson - Library Assistant

Damer Elson - Clerical Library Assistant (AM only)

Janice Parker-Elliott - Librarian (Working days Tues-Fri)

Laura Coysh - Senior Librarian Working days Mon-Thurs

Linas Balciunas - Library Customer Service Apprentice

Rachael Hoare - Library Assistant

Sarah Johns - Library Services Manager

Tom Arnold - Librarian