Taking the biscuit: defining excessive quantities of free refreshments in a healthcare library

Tabner, Andrew; Spicer, Stuart; Husk, Kerryn; Blake, Holly; White, Caroline; Toft, Suzanne; Johnson, Graham

Abstract

Evidence suggests that complementary hot drinks and biscuits benefit an overworked and highly stressed healthcare workforce. But when signage in healthcare libraries asks patrons not to consume “excessive” quantities of free hot drinks and biscuits, how much is too much? Tabner and colleagues explore this resource allocation conundrum.

Citation

Tabner, A., Spicer, S., Husk, K., Blake, H., White, C., Toft, S., & Johnson, G. (2022). Taking the biscuit: defining excessive quantities of free refreshments in a healthcare library. BMJ, 379, Article e072846. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-072846

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 18, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Dec 19, 2022
• Publication Date: Dec 19, 2022
• Deposit Date: Nov 21, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 19, 2022
• Journal: BMJ
• Print ISSN: 0959-8138
• Electronic ISSN: 1756-1833
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 379
• Article Number: e072846
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-072846
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/14028470
• Publisher URL: https://www.bmj.com/content/379/bmj-2022-072846