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Operating Department Practice: Books

Library resources for operating department practice

Finding books in the library

UoG Library book collections

Search Library Discovery for our print and eBooks. Results show the book location, organised on shelves by topic.

Remember to limit your search results to University of Gloucestershire to just display our own holdings.

Finding books with Library Discovery

Using our eBooks

eBook collections at UoG

UoG eBooks are available in Library Discovery. They can also be accessed via our eBook provider platforms.

Our main eBook provider is 

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Benefits of eBooks

  • Search book for particular words, or names
    Find relevant content on a particular topic, enabling you to locate content quickly.
  • Download eBooks
    eBooks can normally be downloaded for short 24hr periods onto your local device.

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Locating your module reading lists

Search for module reading lists

New Books

New books list

Have a look at the full list of new resources for Allied Health courses.

Inter-Library Loan service for Books

Book not in the library?

Use the Inter-Library Loan (ILL) service to obtain print books and chapters from print or electronic books not held by the university. The service is primarily for final year undergrad students, postgrads, researchers and academics. Staff and students have an initial allocation of free requests. More information is available in the Guide to Inter-Library Loans

Key subject area locations

Topic Shelf number
Research methods 001.42
Medical ethics 174.2
Social research methods 300.72
Medical law 344.041
Nursing / Healthcare law 344.0414
Leadership nursing and allied health professionals 362.1068
Patient communication 610.696
Health research methods 610.72
Nursing 610.73
Nursing research methods 610.73072
Anatomy 611
Anatomy and physiology 612
Pharmacology 615.1
Critical Care 616.028
Microbiology 616.9
Surgery 617
Patient moving and handling 617.1
Perioperative practice 617.023
Operating department practice 617.0231
Vascular surgery 617.413
Operative surgery 617.9
Surgical instruments 617.9178
Critically ill surgical patients 617.919
Airway management 617.96

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