Providing specialist support to connect LTHT people with the evidence they need
We support staff and students on placement at Leeds Teaching Hospitals wherever they work, and offer library facilities across three hospital sites. We also work with the University of Leeds Library service to provide additional services and facilities to all Trust staff.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust staff benefit from the full range of services and resources offered by Leeds Libraries for Health, as well as the services highlighted on this page.
Libraries, opening hours and directions
Leeds General Infirmary - X35, D Floor, Old Site
Find us:
Library & Evidence Research Centre
X35 D Floor
Old Site
Leeds General Infirmary
Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3EX
Tel: 0113 39 20140
You can reach our library in 5-10 minutes from any entrance at LGI. Visual directions from each wing below:
- Access from Brotherton Wing
- Access from Clarendon Wing
- Access from Jubilee Wing
- Access from Martin Wing
Accesible 24/7 with LTHT staff access card.
Front desk staffed 8:30-16:30 Monday to Friday.
IT Facilities:
- 18 NHS networked PCs
- SecureQueue NHS printer (colour) - print, copy and scan
Bookable Rooms:
- 3 small study rooms (Lib LGI 1,2 and 5)
- 1 classroom (Lib LGI 4)
- 1 bookable IT suite (Lib LGI IT)
- View more information and book online
The Library and Evidence Research centre offers study space, IT facilities, meeting rooms, a varied collection of books for loan. It is staffed by NHS library staff, who can offer help and support with all our resources and services.
St James' University Hospital - Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building
Find us:
SJUH Library,
Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building
St. James's University Hospital
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Tel: 0113 2065638
Opening hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 - 17:00
IT Facilities:
- 4 NHS networked PCs, 5 University of Leeds PCs.
- SecureQueue NHS printer (black & white) - print, copy and scan
- MyPrint University of Leeds printer (colour) - print, copy and scan
The library in Clinical Sciences Building is staffed and operated by the University of Leeds Library Service. All NHS staff and learners are welcome to use the library, but will need to register with the University library service when they visit. The door to level 3 Clinical Sciences Building is accessed by scanning a University of Leeds card, however there is a buzzer to the right of the door for access if you do not have a card.
NHS library books and University of Leeds library books and services are both available from this library. Staff at this library work for the University of Leeds library service. If you need specific support from library staff with using NHS online resources (OpenAthens, NHS Knowledge and Library Hub, Healthcare Databases etc.), please contact the LTHT NHS library service on lthstafflibraries@nhs.net to arrange this.
St James's University Hospital - Level 7, Bexley Wing
Find us:
Library Study Centre,
Level 7, Bexley Wing
St. James's University Hospital
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Opening hours: 24/7 with LTHT staff access card
IT Facilities:
- 8 NHS networked PCs (Library Study Centre)
- 7 NHS networked PCs (IT suite)
- SecureQueue NHS printer (black & white) - print, copy and scan
Bookable Rooms:
- 1 bookable IT suite (Lib Bex IT)
- View more information and book online
Bexley Wing study centre is an unstaffed library site, offering access to NHS networked PCs, printing facilities, study space and a small collection of oncology related library stock (as well as great views!). It can be accessed at any time using your staff proximity card.
The IT suite adjoining the library study centre can be booked for training or meetings via our room booking system. When the room is not booked, all staff can use the PCs in the IT suite.
Wharfedale Hospital - Ground Floor
Find us:
NHS Staff Library
Ground Floor (Cardiology)
Wharfedale Hospital
Newall Carr Road
Otley
West Yorkshire
LS21 2LY
Directions: The library room is located on the Cardiology corridor, ground floor. Follow signs for Cardiology from either entrance.
Opening hours: 24/7 with LTHT staff access card (new style)
IT Facilities:
- 3 PCs (LTHT network)
- SecureQueue NHS printer (colour) - print, copy and scan
Wharfedale is an unstaffed library site, offering access to networked PCs, printing facilities, and a small collection of library stock.
University of Leeds Library Service - Health Sciences Library
Find us:
Health Sciences Library,
Worsley Building
6 Clarendon Way
Leeds
LS2 9NL
Directions starting from disabled parking at Leeds Dental Institute Entrance
Contact the University of Leeds Library Service
- As a member of staff at Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust you are also entitled to join the University of Leeds library service. See Membership and Admissions for further information about your entitlement.
- University library membership is separate to your registration with Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust NHS Library and Information Service. You will need to visit for the first time during the University of Leeds libraries' 'core hours', and will need to bring your Trust ID with you.
- Once registered, your university library user card allows access to any of the University Library sites during their opening hours (please check the University Library website carefully for the opening hours of each site as these vary throughout the academic year). During university term time, the university library opening hours usually include the evenings and weekends.
- Health Sciences Library is on level 7 of the Worsley Building, adjoining Leeds Dental Institute. It contains the University Library’s main medical and health-related collections, and before 6.30pm Monday-Friday it can be accessed directly from Clarendon Wing (see directions). Alternatively for disabled access, we would reccomend the disabled parking at the Leeds Dental Institute and following the lift route up to the library (see directions).
- Access when the library is open after 6.30pm and at weekends is from the university campus only. Go via the sustainable garden behind Roger Stevens Building and along the walkway beside the Garstang Building. Scan your university library card to enter or press the intercom button for library help.
Additional events and resources for LTHT staff
Staff Publications
Request a Room
Systematic reviews supported by Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust library staff
The support offered by LTHT Library and Knowledge Service to researchers includes involvement with the search stage of systematic review projects. Availability of support is dependent on staff capacity and timescales so please get in touch early if this may be a useful input to your project.
LTHT library staff are co-authors of the following recent publications:
"Wearable Sensors to Guide Remote Rehabilitation Following Knee Arthroplasty Surgery"
Does periodontal treatment improve rheumatoid arthritis disease activity? A systematic review