It is well known that book clubs can have a positive impact on mental and emotional wellness. Reading has been shown to reduce stress, improve memory/cognitive function, and even boost self-esteem.
A book club experience is a social connection; it helps you to broaden your horizons, hear new perspectives. It is a great way to learn about the world and to get you outside your comfort zone and around people you may not have the opportunity to interact with otherwise.
More than that, book clubs offer you an opportunity to develop your personal wellbeing.
By joining our book club sessions, you can reap these benefits while also engaging in meaningful conversations with others, which can help to combat feelings of stress and anxiety associated with work!
Detaching yourself from work, commitments, the hustle and bustle of daily life just for 30 minutes or an hour every couple of months and getting immersed in a friendly and healthy conversation on a book that you have read, or haven’t yet, is like breathing new air. It helps you decrease stress and increase your memory and attention level.
Our Book Club is open to OHFT staff and students. Every two months, we hold a couple of sessions between 1-2pm over MS teams.
As a rule, all chosen copies can be sourced by local libraries, be listened to on Audible, or purchased for around £10.
To sign up, or if you have any enquiries, email us: library.enquiries@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Autistic Voices Book Club
Autistic Voices Book Club
Would you like to read and discuss books by autistic authors? A new Book Club is launching for Oxford Health Staff, hosted by the Reasonable Adjustment Service, open to anyone who would like to learn and think more about neurodivergence from those with lived experience.
If you are interested in joining us, please complete the brief MS Forms below, in order to give your preferences for day/time and frequency of meetings, as well as to vote on our first book!
Please complete MS teams form: here
To vote on the first book, please complete form: here
To read more about the choices, please see below.
If you have any questions please feel to email us on: AutisticVoicesBookClub@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Women Support Group Book Club
Women Support Group Book Club
Our Virtual Women Book Club is open to all women around the Trust, every two months we hold a session between 1-2pm over MS Teams.
For the next meeting we will discuss “The List of Suspicious Things” by Jeannie Godfrey, on the 5th of June 1pm.
Join our women support network book club and find more about the Gender Equality Staff Network.
We appreciate your feedback so that we can try improve the club. Please click here to access our quick evaluation form.
Thank you for your interest, and we hope to hear back from you soon!
Want to start your own book club?
Email us: library.enquiries@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk to find how we can support you.
