Patient Library

At Allendale Health Centre we have almost 200 books in our patient library. The medical reference books cover a wide range of topics and are there for patients to browse or borrow. We also have novels, which have a medical theme and poetry books included in our collection.
Patients can borrow the library books for a period of 4 weeks.
An honesty system is in operation and there is a register to record patient details and books borrowed. The books are all numbered to protect patients privacy.
Patients tell us that this is a very useful source of information.
We are always looking to expand the library and any suggestions for new topics are welcome.