IFMH
Inform Volume 17, Number 2
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CONTENTS:
Access to
knowledge, information and the evidence-base of health and social
care
Joan Hunter, Library and Knowledge Services
Manager, East of England Strategic Health Authority
Adequate knowledge, information
resources and services are essential for the development and
implementation of evidence-based practice. The Skills for Care
Learning Resource Network in the East of England has funded a
project to increase access to library, knowledge and information
services for social care staff. If successful, it will provide an
excellent example of integrated working between the NHS and social
care. This article
is based on a presentation given at the CILIP Health Libraries
Group annual conference at Eastbourne in July 2006.
NHS libraries
working with the hospices and universities in Leeds
Helen Thompson, Librarian, 5 Leeds PCTs
Health Informatics Service,
Leeds North West
Primary Care Trust
The Leeds NHS
librarians, together with their higher education colleagues, are
working towards a vision of seamless services across the Leeds
Health Community. This article outlines two of the areas of work
of the Partnership Group, which is one of the work streams
involved in delivering this vision. The link between the NHS and
St Gemma’s Hospice has been developing over several years,
providing personal computers (PCs) for the hospice library, and
facilitating information skills training for both organisations.
A joint bid has also been written for the creation of the post of
Clinical Librarian for Palliative Care. The NHS libraries are
working with both universities in the city, via the practice
learning facilitators, seeking to ensure that the information
needs of the mentors of students on placement are fully
supported. “Transferable skills lectures” for final year students
have also been trialled. The objectives and benefits achieved from
the collaborations are discussed.
This
article is based on a presentation given at the CILIP Health
Libraries Group annual conference at Eastbourne in July 2006.
Benefits of collaboration across the NHS, HE and
public library sectors
Pam Bailey, Principal Information
Specialist, Northumbria University Library, and
Sheena Hanes, Library & Knowledge Services Manager,
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust
In
2002, a study at Northumbria University Library examined learning
resources provision for health students in the clinical setting.
A key recommendation was the need for more effective collaboration
between university library staff, NHS library staff and academics.
This imperative was used to shape a project that delivered a CD
based information literacy programme for post-registration health
students, which would help students make effective use of NHS and
university learning resources.
IFM Healthcare News Maria J Grant, Chair, Information
for the Management of Healthcare (IFMH)
IFMH Committee meeting: 8th
June
2006: digest of minutes
Karen Macpherson, Secretary, Information for the Management of
Healthcare (IFMH)
Partnership
Working and Collaboration:
Resource Guide
Richard Bridgen, Knowledge and Informatics Librarian, Lincolnshire Health Information and Library
Service
Surf's Up - Internet sites of interest
Anthea
Sutton, Information Officer (Reviews and Special Projects), SCHARR,
and Caron Hartley, Research Librarian, King's Fund Information and
Library Service
Sidelines
Julie Glanville, Su Golder, Kate Light, Lindsey Myers and Kath
Wright, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination,
University of York
E-Library Scotland Update
Dr Ann Wales, Programme Co-ordinator for Knowledge Management,
NHS Education for Scotland, Knowledge Services Group, and Sandra
Davies, Information Architect, NHS Education for Scotland,
Knowledge Services Group
Focus on NHS Wales: Collaborative Working and
Partnership
Kate Allen, Information Services Officer,
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
National
Library for Health Update Colin Davies,
Manager - National Service Framework, National Library for Health (NLH)
NLH Management News Lynette Cawthra, Joint Project Manager,
NLH Management
Health Management
Specialist Library Management Briefing 04/06: Undertaking
Cross-Cutting Working
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