Levers for change
A summary of the levers for change which we can all use to promote the difference that your knowledge and library services make to healthcare.
Legislation
Health and Care Act 2022: 14Z40 Duty in respect of research
Each integrated care board must, in the exercise of its functions, facilitate or otherwise promote—
(a) research on matters relevant to the health service, and
(b) the use in the health service of evidence obtained from research.
Strategy
Knowledge for Healthcare 2021-26.
Independent Investigation of the National Health Service in England, 2024 Lord Darzi
Care Quality Commission, 2024: Guidance for assessing the well-led key question for NHS trusts outlines the role that proactive NHS knowledge and library services play in well led organisations to improve education, lifelong learning, research, the spread and adoption of innovation and evidence-based practice.
NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, 2023.
NHS Long Term Plan, 2019.
Topol Review, 2019.
Contract
NHS Education Funding Agreement 2024-27. Schedule 1, section 5: Knowledge and Library Services (Placement Providers) sets out requirements.
Digital transformation
What Good Looks Like framework: Success measure 6 - Improve care.
Your ICS embeds digital and data within their improvement capability to transform care pathways, reduce unwarranted variation and improve health and wellbeing. Digital solutions enhance services for patients and ensure that they get the right care when they need it and in the right place across the whole ICS.
Standards
Knowledge and Library Services Quality and Improvement Outcomes Framework.
Policies
Value proposition
The Gift of Time. Professionally staffed health knowledge services deliver a cost-benefit ratio of 1:2.4. Where knowledge managers provide evidence searching and summarising services cost-effectiveness increases to 1:3.85.
Professional development
Equitable funding for KLS staff training and development.
Establishment of the Knowledge for Healthcare Learning Academy offering accredited learning and development for the specialist workforce.
Funded innovations since 2020
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Small grants to raise awareness and share knowledge about sustainability within NHS knowledge and library services
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2-year proof concept funding for vanguard to embed librarian knowledge specialists within Primary CareTraining Hubs.
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local funding for specific purposes including place-based initiatives and partnership working
Partnerships
Concordat on digital knowledge resources.
Integrated care systems
Template business case for ICS-wide knowledge and library services for local customisation.