A National Review of NHS Library Services:A National Review of NHS Library Services:

The Report: headlines and The Report: headlines and implementationimplementation

University Health & Medical Librarians University Health & Medical Librarians Group Spring ForumGroup Spring Forum

WoburnHouse Conference Centre, Tavistock Square, WoburnHouse Conference Centre, Tavistock Square, LondonLondon

Monday 10 March 2008Monday 10 March 2008

Professor Peter HillAssociate Director, National Library for Health

Institute of Health and Society, University of Newcastle upon TyneAppointed Member of the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board

www.library.nhs.uk/aboutnlh/review

122 pages122 pages

126 references126 references

50 recommendations:50 recommendations:in order of appearancein order of appearance

by target audienceby target audienceseparated into strategic and operationalseparated into strategic and operational

the report …the report …

context:context:one of continuing changeone of continuing changepoliticspoliticsthe tooke report on clinical effectivenessthe tooke report on clinical effectivenessthe darzi reviewthe darzi review

challenges:challenges:to provide the best possible patient careto provide the best possible patient careto improve health and reduce inequalitiesto improve health and reduce inequalitieslibrary and knowledge services actively library and knowledge services actively

supportingsupportingclinical careclinical care

context and challenges …context and challenges …

““It is inconceivable that care should It is inconceivable that care should not be founded on the best available not be founded on the best available evidence. Not to use the best evidence. Not to use the best available evidence risks harm to, or available evidence risks harm to, or even the death of, patients.”even the death of, patients.”

headlines (1) …headlines (1) …

““There’s a difference between information There’s a difference between information and knolwedge. It’s the difference and knolwedge. It’s the difference between Christy Turlington’s phone between Christy Turlington’s phone number and Christy Turlington.”number and Christy Turlington.”

P J O’RourkeP J O’Rourke(1947-)(1947-)

(Attributed)(Attributed)

the power of knowledge …the power of knowledge …

core purposes of nhs health library and knowledge core purposes of nhs health library and knowledge services:services:

clinical decisions informed by the clinical decisions informed by the best availablebest available

evidenceevidencecommissioning and health policy commissioning and health policy

decisionsdecisionsinformed by the best available informed by the best available

evidenceevidencesupport for lifelong learningsupport for lifelong learningsupport and inform researchsupport and inform research

headlines (2) …headlines (2) …

consequential issues (1):consequential issues (1):

being part of core business:being part of core business:

chief knowledge officerschief knowledge officers““team knowledge officers”team knowledge officers”

training:training:

“… “… is the beginning of a relationship”is the beginning of a relationship”an opportunity to advance the an opportunity to advance the

evidenceevidenceinto practice agendainto practice agenda

headlines (3) …headlines (3) …

consequential issues (2):consequential issues (2):

the role of regulationthe role of regulation

quality at different levels: quality at different levels: quality control in nhs organisations quality control in nhs organisations

(local)(local)quality management (sha level)quality management (sha level)quality assurance (national)quality assurance (national)

headlines (4) …headlines (4) …

consequential issues (3):consequential issues (3):

changing the culture:changing the culture:

allall nhs staff nhs staffhealth libraries and librarians as a health libraries and librarians as a

modern andmodern and essential part of a service essential part of a service

supporting the nhssupporting the nhsperformance development performance development

reviewsreviewscontinuing professional continuing professional

developmentdevelopmentpersonal development planspersonal development plans

headlines (5) …headlines (5) …

presented in a variety of wayspresented in a variety of wayscan be considered as strategic or operationalcan be considered as strategic or operationalbroadly, cover:broadly, cover:

knowledge systemsknowledge systemsbarriers to accessbarriers to accessprocurementprocurementquality and standards, including quality and standards, including

regulationregulation

the recommendations …the recommendations …

the four purposes of nhs library servicesthe four purposes of nhs library services

more and better partnerships with heimore and better partnerships with heiss

research outputs and the public purseresearch outputs and the public purse

handling information older than 10 yearshandling information older than 10 years

joint procurementjoint procurement

copyright and licencingcopyright and licencing

recommendations particularly relevant recommendations particularly relevant to uhmlg …to uhmlg …

publication and widespread distributionpublication and widespread distributionmeshing with:meshing with:

the darzi review and its outcomethe darzi review and its outcometooke and the clinical effectiveness tooke and the clinical effectiveness

agendaagendaan overview by the national library for healthan overview by the national library for healtha key role for strategic health authorities,a key role for strategic health authorities,

and their library leadsand their library leadsinfluencing nhs business planning, at all levelsinfluencing nhs business planning, at all levels

i have agreed to help:i have agreed to help:two days a week until 31 march 2009two days a week until 31 march 2009appointment as associate director to appointment as associate director to

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implementation …implementation …