Library Services
Library facilities are available in the education centres at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University Hospital Lewisham. They include:
- Trust computers
- Photocopying, printing and scanning facilities
- Quiet study space
- Comfortable seating areas
- Self-issue kiosks
Locations and contact
For general library enquiries please email, LG.LKS@nhs.net
Queen Elizabeth Hospital: Library, Education Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Stadium Road, Woolwich, London, SE18 4QH
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 8am to 7pm
Tel: 020 8836 6748
University Hospital Lewisham: Library Hub, Education Centre, University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London, SE13 6LH
Opening hours: Monday — Saturday 7am to 8pm
Tel: 020 8836 6748
Lending
Our physical book stock is located at QEH Library which contains around 4,000 items, covering a wide variety of medical, nursing, allied health and management subjects. Library members can borrow up to 8 books at a time.
Our online catalogue enables members to search for, renew and reserve books, and create lists.
Inter-library loans
Our library shares its online catalogue with 22 other London healthcare libraries, with a joint collection of nearly 100,000 titles.
Members can reserve books from partner libraries via the online catalogue. Reserved books can be posted to either of our hospitals for collection.
If you require a book that does not appear in the shared catalogue, please email us. We will try to source these books from other regions if possible.
Document supply
Members can request copies of journal articles that aren’t included within our collections; however, please ensure that you check our journal holdings before placing a request.
Browse our journal collections
Request a copy of a journal article
Evidence search service
The library offers an evidence search service to support patient care, service development and improvement, quality improvement projects, clinical audits, and related work. We regret that we cannot undertake searches that form part of coursework. To request a search please email us at LG.LKS@nhs.net.