Medical libraries in hospitals.

Medical libraries in hospitals.

THE Sheffield Regional Hospital Board acting on the recommendation of its Medical Committee considered that it was necessary to establish an adequate library service for medical and dental staff in the Regional Hospitals and decided, in September 1963, to set up a Working Party to examine the whole question and make recommendations. Each of the five main clinical areas in the Region was asked t...

The present provision of medical libraries in hospitals.

Libraries in Mental Hospitals

Libraries in hospitals are now an accepted principle in this country and some others, but before they can reach perfection their establishment in mental hospitals calls for more study, for very ready co-operation by all concerned, and also for much imagination and sympathy. One day when going into a ward of particularly distressed and depressed women, I felt compelled to speak to one who looked...

Medical slang in British hospitals.

The usage, derivation, and psychological, ethical, and legal aspects of slang terminology in medicine are discussed. The colloquial vocabulary is further described and a comprehensive glossary of common UK terms provided in appendix. This forms the first list of slang terms currently in use throughout the British medical establishment.

Medical education and autonomy in teaching hospitals

Introduction. Despite the implementation of hospital autonomy in many developed (France, Denmark) and developing countries(Ghana, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Indonesia) since the early 1980s , relatively little research has been directed towards evaluating the experiences of these hospitals .Efficiency, equity, accountability and quality of care can be considered as four main evaluative criteria in ass...