Clinical Staff

Clinical Staff from NHS Trusts

Free Membership including restricted borrowing rights and PC Access is available to Clinical staff from NHS Trusts with whom the Universities at Medway Partner Institutions have placement agreements.

View the list of eligible Trusts.

London NHS

  • Bexley Care Trust
  • Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Bromley Primary Care Trust
  • Greenwich Teaching Primary Care Trust
  • Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
  • Lambeth Primary Care Trust
  • The Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust
  • Lewisham Primary Care Trust
  • Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust
  • Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust
  • South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
  • Southwark Primary Care Trust

NHS South East Coast

    Dartford and Gracesend NHS Trust Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust East Kent Hospitals University NHS Trust Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Medway NHS Foundation Trust West Kent Primary Care Trust

NHS Trusts outside of this area will be considered on an individual basis.

What we can offer:

  • Access to the Drill Hall Library
  • Reference access to over 100,000 academic texts and academic journals
  • Use of 250 Study spaces
  • Use of photocopying facilities, binding machines and video and DVD playback equipment
  • Access to Daily Newspapers
  • Reference access to Specialist career advice book collection
  • A Personal Library account - You can borrow up to 5 ordinary loan items from the Drill Hall (Medway campus) Library stock at one time. To avoid any misunderstanding, however, please note that Short Loans are only available for reference and not borrowing. Study Loans, Counter Materials, Inter–site loans, Inter Library loans and reservations are excluded from the scheme. Additionally due to educational licence agreements, electronic databases, electronic books and journals and specialist software are available only to registered members who make up the Universities at Medway.
  • Use of Public PCs

The Drill Hall Library catalogue is available online if you wish to check our stock before visiting.

How to Apply:

To register as a Clinical Staff member you will need to complete a Drill Hall Library registration form or alternatively you can obtain a copy from the Library Counter.

You will need to bring with you: your NHS Trust Staff Identification Card and a letter from your manager on Trust headed notepaper confirming employment plus proof of your home address e.g. drivers licence, utility bill etc. in addition to a passport size photograph.

On completion of our registration process we will issue you with a Universities at Medway Library card, your library account number and a Drill Hall Library Information Leaflet. Membership is valid for one year.

Subsequent visits once you have registered and received your Library card

You will need to bring your Universities at Medway Library card with you on every visit and sign in at Reception in order to gain entry to the Drill Hall Library.

Any Questions:

If you have any questions or require further information please contact us:

Drill Hall Library
North Road
Chatham Maritime
Kent
ME4 4TB
UK
01634 88 3278

We hope that you enjoy your Drill Hall Library membership.