NHS library membership

Information on how members of staff and students on placement at partner NHS Trusts with whom we hold a Service Level Agreement can join and access UCL's libraries.

NHS Staff and Students

Staff and students employed at partner NHS Trusts wishing to apply for UCL library membership to access and use the facilities and resources at their home library should complete the online registration form and attach:

1. A passport style photo of yourself (colour, facing camera).
2. Photo/scan of your NHS staff ID card.
3. Photo/scan of proof of address (for instance, valid driving license or recent utility bill).

*Library cards will need to be collected from the location stated in the confirmation email.

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NHS Visitors

NHS staff with a temporary (less than 3 months) appointment, non-medical students on placement, and other visitors to partner NHS Trusts, are entitled to reference access to their home library. Those wishing to apply should complete the online registration form and attach:

1. A passport style photo of yourself (colour, facing camera).
2. Photo/scan of your NHS ID card (non-photo ID must bear the Trust logo).
3. Photo/scan of proof of address (for instance, valid driving license or recent utility bill).

*Library cards will need to be collected from the location stated in the confirmation email.

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Further information

• NHS Home Library
• Other NHS library services
• Honorary UCL Contracts for NHS Staff
• RNID Staff Reference
• NHS staff employed by the Whittington Health NHS Trust

NHS Home Library

NHS staff are assigned to their nearest medical library site, which is their "Home" library. Please see respective library site webpages for full details of their opening hours and services.

If the end of contract is less than three months from the date of application to join the Library, membership will be for reference use only and borrowing will not be possible.

For staff on rotation, Home library privileges apply while the staff member is based on site. If staff rotate to a site served by another UCL Library, Home library status normally moves with them. If staff rotate to a Trust not covered by the Library Service Agreement, library privileges over and above reference access are governed by local agreements, and may vary from site to site. Reference services only are provided to non-medical students on placement.

Partner NHS Trusts

The following table shows the NHS Trusts affiliated with UCL as part of our Library Service Level Agreement and the respective locations of their UCL "Home" libraries.

Other NHS library services

There are other Libraries supporting Trusts covered by the Library Service Agreement, which are not part of the agreement:

• Whittington Health Library (Whittington Health, more information below)
• CAMLIS (Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine)

NHS Staff with Honorary Contracts

NHS Staff with UCL Honorary Contracts are eligible to access the full range of UCL's electronic library resources both on and off-site. Once confirmation of the UCL Honorary Contract is received, the appropriate departmental computer representative should be contacted to request access to an ISD computing account.

RNID Staff

RNID staff (but not members) are entitled to reference access to Library Services. As the Ear Institute and Action on Hearing Loss Libraries are now closed, RNID staff can submit applications via the online process.

To apply

To apply for membership, RNID staff must complete the online registration form and attach:

1. A passport style photo (colour, facing camera).
2. A photo/scan of your RNID staff card or other evidence of current RNID staff status.

NHS staff employed by the Whittington Health NHS Trust

Whittington Health NHS Trust staff are entitled to reference access to Library Services. Please contact the Library Membership Team (lib-membership@ucl.ac.uk) to apply.