Library Training and Event Calendar

Writing a Trust Policy? Attend the Policy authors workshops in the Library or on Teams. You can join a group session or book a one to one with one of the Library Staff.

We will look a the following areas and assist with any questions you may have around policy management. 

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Webinar: DOVE: Deliver Optimal Values Efficiently - Quality SG

Monday 12 January, 6:00pm - 6:00pm

Webinar: Welcome to BCS

Wednesday 14 January, 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Hybrid: MOSAIC – a neglected fragment of the UK’s computer story - Computer Conservation Society

Thursday 15 January, 2:30pm - 5:00pm

Open Fuse Conference - Open Source SG

Friday 16 January, 6:00pm - Saturday 26 December, 8:00pm

Get Ahead in Digital Week 2026

Monday 19 January, 11:15am - Thursday 22 January, 2:15pm

Webinar: FEDIP workshop

Wednesday 21 January, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Hybrid: CAS Annual Jasia Reichardt Lecture 2026: William Latham - Computer Arts Society

Wednesday 21 January, 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Hybrid: Vibe Coding: Building Apps at the Speed of Imagination - Kent branch

Thursday 22 January, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Hybrid: Fundamentals of AI Governance in graphs

Monday 26 January, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Hybrid: The Future of Cyber Attacks in AI Era - Beds, Bucks and Northants branch

Monday 26 January, 6:45pm - 8:30pm

Webinar: Quality Management Training Scholarship by the Quality Management Institute - Quality SG

Wednesday 28 January, 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Hybrid: The Resilience Frontier: Research, Policy, and Action on IT Threats - IT Leaders Forum

Monday 16 February, 10:00am - Tuesday 17 February, 5:00pm

Webinar: Futureproofing your degree: Skills and mindsets for Career Readiness - South Wales branch

Wednesday 18 February, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Hybrid: The Man Who Beat IBM: How Compaq Saved the PC - Computer Conservation Society

Thursday 19 February, 2:30pm - 5:00pm

Webinar: Welcome to BCS

Wednesday 25 February, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Decisions by Design: Building Value Through Better Data - SM-ITAM SG

Tuesday 3 March, 8:30am - 7:00pm

Kanban Edge 2026 - Agile Methods SG

Wednesday 4 March, 9:30am - 5:00pm

Hybrid: After IT failure - what next? - IT Leaders Forum

Monday 9 March, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Hybrid: Lisp Machines: Hardware and Software Architecture Influence - Computer Conservation Society

Thursday 19 March, 2:30pm - 5:00pm

Webinar: Welcome to BCS

Wednesday 8 April, 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Hybrid: Celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Ferranti Mk1 - Computer Conservation Society

Thursday 16 April, 2:30pm - 5:00pm

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These sessions will demonstrate the use of BMJ Best Practice, an online clinical decision support tool, to answer clinical questions and support decision making at the point of care.

This includes our Comorbidities Manager, which supports healthcare professionals to treat the whole patient when managing acute conditions.

The sessions will also cover how you can access BMJ Best Practice via our highly rated app. This will help clinicians to follow best practice, improve patient outcomes and reduce quality variation.  FREE TRAINING

These training sessions on ClinicalKey are designed to provide an in-depth understanding on how to effectively use ClinicalKey to find the most current and accurate medical information.

Overall, the training session on ClinicalKey is an excellent way to maximise your use of the platform and keep abreast of latest clinical knowledge .

During the training session, you will learn how to:

Use the advanced search features to find relevant information
Create and save searches
Access multimedia resources, such as videos, images, and podcasts
Explore topic pages, which provide comprehensive information on specific medical topics
Use the Smart Search function to quickly find answers to clinical questions
Customise their search results and preferences
The training session is interactive to engage in discussion throughout the session.

Copilot Chat in the NHS: 

Tips & Tricks for using AI at Work

Copilot Chat is a secure AI assistant built for the workplace and available to use today both online and in Microsoft Teams. Join us for this Copilot Chat Training for NHS staff, where you will learn:

• What Copilot Chat is and how it’s different from other AI chat tools
• How to use Copilot Chat
• Example Copilot Chat prompts for your day-to-day work in Healthcare

Register to join this free 1-hour live training webinar, which includes the ability to ask your questions, and receive a CPD Accreditation hour!

More live sessions to come in 2026

Come back to https://aka.ms/NHSCopilotChat for updates

Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot

Link to register for dates please click: [LINK]

Copilot is out for Summer- Copilot chat training

Viva Engage - Copilot Community Copilot Viva Engage v1.0.mp4

Copilot Events Calendar - Calendar

Copilot Cafes every Friday 45 mins [LINK]

Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot - Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot

Going Further with Microsoft 365 Copilot - Going Further with Microsoft 365 Copilot

Get Started with Copilot Chat - Get Started with Microsoft Copilot Chat

Going Further with Microsoft Word + Meet Copilot - Going Further with Microsoft Word and Meet Copilot

Going Further with Microsoft Excel + Meet Copilot - Going Further with Microsoft Excel +Meet Copilot

Microsoft Excel Pivot Mastery + Meet Copilot - Microsoft Excel Pivot Mastery + Meet Copilot

Get Started with Microsoft Forms + Meet Copilot - Get Started with Microsoft Forms + Meet Copilot

Going Further with Microsoft PowerPoint + Meet Copilot - Going Further with Microsoft PowerPoint + Meet Copilot

Get Started with Microsoft OneNote + Meet Copilot - Get Started with Microsoft OneNote and Meet Copilot

Get Started with Microsoft OneDrive + Meet Copilot - Get Started with Microsoft OneDrive + Meet Copilot

Get Started with Copilot Studio - Get Started with Copilot Studio

Get Started with Copilot Agents - Get Started with Microsoft Copilot Agents

Kindly click on the registration link to register for any of the training sessions. 

Come and see us when we are on the Mezzanine in the main hospital! 

Literature Searching

This session introduces principles and techniques for planning and carrying out systematic and effective literature search using healthcare databases. The session will cover how to define search question, identifying key concepts, alternative terms, search techniques, combining searches and handling results.   

Need help with literature searching? Watch this Literature Searching in Healthcare video for BTH staff https://youtu.be/1hYtSnCORcM?si=zBvLE58kAqU52C8j via

@YouTube

Please note the following sessions are part of our lessons learned and experiential learning from our Library Graduate trainees. "Do Once and Share" is a collaborative approach within the NHS, driven by Health Education England (HEE), for generating and distributing evidence-based resources, such as literature searches and learning, to avoid duplication and improve efficiency for healthcare staff.

Click on the link to register for our Power Automate sessions:

Here are some key drivers for sharing our learning:

- Enhancing efficiency: We aim to improve productivity by sharing our time-saving techniques with you

- Promoting collaboration: By sharing our experiences, we hope to foster better teamwork across different departments and NHS .

- Supporting digital literacy: Our efforts align with the NHS England strategy for all NHS funded libraries, which emphasises the importance of digital literacy for health literacy.

Writing for Publication

This session aims to enable participants to have confidence to write an article for publication by providing participants with tools to write and submit articles for publication. Participants will know why we publish; where to begin when deciding to write for publication; know how to structure an article; gain some useful tips and better understanding of the publishing process.