title: Fifty years of patients' libraries.
abstract: This article uses a thematic approach to describe 50 years of hospital libraries for patients under the National Health Service. The strengths and weaknesses of the patients' library movement in the United Kingdom are discussed, followed by a number of recommendations for future opportunities in this field.
authors.affiliation: Health Promotion Library Scotland, Health Education Board for Scotland, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Forrest
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006293:Health Promotion; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D007992:Libraries, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D010358:Patient Participation; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom