Delivering Knowledge for Health
What is an MKN?
• Managed Knowledge Networks (MKNs) aim to engage healthcare staff with a common area of interest in accessing, sharing and using knowledge to support their practice, lifelong learning and service development.
Delivering Knowledge for Health
Health and Wellbeing which covers healthy living, lifestyle, and emotional
wellbeing
Delivering Knowledge for Health
Body and Mind which covers the
functional approach to the body, and the
management of problems
following illness
Delivering Knowledge for Health
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Results are divided up into several categories according to
type
Delivering Knowledge for Health
Information Resources• Information for Patients
– NHS24, Patient UK, voluntary sector organisations• Articles
– Medline, CINAHL, AMED, EMBASE, ASSIA and Social Work Abstracts
• Cochrane Library systematic reviews and clinical trials
• Social Care Online and Research Web policy and reports
• Evidence summaries from Dynamed and Joanna Briggs Institute
• Guidelines and guidance from SIGN and NHS QIS• e-Library web resources, journals, and books
Delivering Knowledge for Health
Content for Patients
• Patient information leaflets– NHS24, Patient UK, main charities and voluntary
sector organisations
• Support groups– NHS24
• Information about patient participation in healthcare, making informed decisions– eg. HRIS, Scottish Health Council
• Patient stories and experiences
Delivering Knowledge for Health
Developing Communities• Falls • Vocational Rehabilitation• Rehabilitation Co-ordinators• Long Term Conditions