Briefings for Knowledge and Library Services staff on the latest news and development opportunities.

There are currently two briefings published.

Knowledge for Healthcare Briefing

Published fortnightly on Tuesdays.

This briefing covers national and regional initiatives, training opportunities and network news.

Resource Discovery Digest

Published fortnightly on Tuesdays.  This briefing covers national and local resource discovery initiatives.

Contributions

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Email [email protected] to subcribe to the Knowledge for Healthcare Briefing or Resource Discovery Digest.

Knowledge for Healthcare Briefing

17 September 2024

Contents

Knowledge for Healthcare Learning Academy Opportunities - All workshops are online:

  • Exploring ICB Information Needs and Practical Approaches to Service Delivery, 7 October 2024, 2pm to 3pm
  • Generative AI Stay and Play Returns Workshop, 14 October 2024, 2pm to 3:30pm
  • Writing your Knowledge and Library Services Strategy: How to get going. A masterclass with Amanda Stearn, 23 October 2024, 2pm to 4pm
  • Three Practical Business Techniques to Improve the Development of your Strategy. A masterclass with Amanda Stearn and Alison Day, 12 December 2024,10am to 12pm
  • Business Story Telling for Impact and Influence. A masterclass with Amanda Stearn, 5 February 2025, 2pm to 4pm

News:

  • Darzi Review
  • Changes to Knowledge for Healthcare briefings distribution
  • Support for those of you currently writing strategies and plans for a strategy panel
  • Have you completed your End Point Assessment for the Level 3 Library, Information and Archives Assistant Apprenticeship?

  • Green Libraries Conference November 2024 – bursaries available

  • Sharing your learning

  • NHS England’s Expert Searcher pathway work needs you

  • Have you used the new toolkit of resources for working with ICBs/ICS?

  • Guidelines Community of Practice

  • Mailing list for Public Health Knowledge Specialists

  • Northern Lights - new content

 

3 September 2024

Contents

Knowledge for Healthcare Learning Academy Opportunities - All workshops are online:

  • Health Literacy Train the Trainer, 11 November 2024, 9:30am to 12:30pm
  • An Introduction to Summarising and Synthesising Evidence Cohorts 1 and 2, 21 October 2024 - 16 December 2024

News:

  • #Knowvember24
  • Health information partnership with public libraries
  • Act now to take part in the virtual celebration event on 10 December 2024
  • Read the latest newsletter from CILIP Health Libraries Group

  • Mailing list for Public Health Knowledge Specialists

  • Recording of the Knowledge and Library Services Managers' Meetings held in July 2024

 

20 August 2024

Contents 

  • Virtual Introduction to Knowledge Mobilisation, 5 December 2024, 10am to 12pm
  • Act now to take part in the virtual celebration event on 10 December 2024
  • Skills and Career Development Survey for NHS-funded Library Assistants and Apprentices
  • Bursaries now available for CILIP Libraries Rewired Conference 2024
  • Mailing list for Public Health Knowledge Specialists
  • Green Libraries Week 2024: submit your events and activities

  • Health Literacy Month: promoting health information through public libraries

 

 

 

Resource Discovery Digest

8 October 2024

Contents

  • PrintDOCs is now live
  • Building towards the new interface for the Knowledge and Library Hub
  • NHS Repositories Community of Practice
  • Free BMJ Best Practice webinar - please promote to your networks
  • Ovid Open Day 2024
  • Refresher sessions for OpenAthens and HLM - save the dates
  • Knowledge and Library Hub included on digital service catalogue
  • Blogs from elsewhere
  • Update from September’s Resource Discovery Reference Group
  • NHS Knowledge and Library Hub: known issues and enhancements

24 September 2024

Contents

  • PrintDOCs Show and Tell Sessions
  • Updating print journal holdings from 23 September 2024
  • Allied & Complementary Medicine Database (AMED) coming to the ProQuest platform
  • Updated e-Resources Usage Statistics Dashboards
  • Return of the Knowledge and Library Hub survey pop up
  • 2025 Royal Marsden Manual (RMM) training schedule
  • The Royal Marsden Manual basic training session on 24 September 2024 has been postponed
  • Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry
  • Junior doctors’ change of title to ‘resident doctors’
  •  National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Evidence Content
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) User Top Tasks Survey
  • NHS Knowledge and Library Hub: known issues and enhancements

10 September 2024

Contents 

  • PrintDOCs update
  • Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines – an update
  • Sign up for EBSCO training courses
  • Third Iron Update – 10 October 2024, 3pm to 4pm
  • OUP Landing Page Redirect
  • Recent KnowledgeShare developments
  • Collection Management Guideline – texts to support Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
  • NHS Knowledge and Library Hub: known issues and enhancements

 

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