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It has been almost 5 years since the Hub was launched as an NHS in England wide discovery portal.

While the International Congress on Medical Librarianship showcased innovation, AI and new service models, the bursary recipients' reflections also reveal a deeply human set of themes: equity, inclusion, health literacy, professional connection and the confidence that comes from shared learning.

The National Knowledge and Library services team awarded bursaries enabling 25 knowledge and library specialist staff to attend this internationally renowned conference which took place from 14 - 16 July 2026.

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust recently identified an example of poor-quality, misleading, and unethical research published in a well-known journal.

Whether it’s finding information for people or helping researchers to get published librarians pride themselves on being the gateway to high quality information.

There was a time when conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare felt slightly theoretical. We talked about future possibilities, exciting innovations, and what might happen one day. That day has come.

If you read the news, you hear a lot about AI going wrong or being hacked. There is justified concern if you think about the British Library and concerns about US data sets. So, what problems are we facing just now?

The Knowledge and Library Hub is designed to offer a supportive tool for simple evidence searches.

Google offers AI Overviews for some queries. It aims to provide a snapshot of key information with links to make exploring the web easier.

In the recent development needs analysis, learning more about AI and algorithmic literacy was the top requirement across all staff groups.