Transcript Evidence-Based Practice A Collaborative Approach

A collaborative approach to facilitating
evidence-based practice in the Bradford
and Airedale NHS community
Caroline Storer
Rebecca Williams
Andy Arnfield
Bradford and Airedale NHS Libraries
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Bradford District Care Trust
NHS Bradford and Airedale
Bradford and Airedale Community Health Services
Links with Bradford Council
4 libraries
9 professional staff comprising:
6 librarians, knowledge manager, health evidence support
specialist, information skills trainer
9 paraprofessional staff and 1 graduate trainee
Shared Website
Shared Catalogue
Collaborative Work
Bradford and Airedale Evidence into
Practice (BEIP)
 Tool kits for Evidence-based practice
 Specialist Interest Groups (SIGs)
 Evidence-Based Practice and Research
Conferences
 Current Awareness
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Bradford and Airedale Evidence into
Practice (BEIP)
Aims
-Promote dissemination
of evidence
-Production of an
evidence-based
newsletter
-Improvement of
engagement with
existing groups
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www.learnonline.nhs.uk/
library/BEIP
BEIP Newsletters
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1 – June 2007 – First Issue
2 – October 2007 – Safer Patient Initiative
3 – January 2008 – Nutrition
4 – April 2008 – Save a Baby
5 – July 2008 –Learning Disabilities
6 – October 2008 – Diabetes
7 – January 2009 – Infection Control
8 – June 2009 – Men’s Health
9 – March 2010- Palliative Care
10 – July 2010 – Travel Health
Newsletters
Quarterly
 Topic Specific – health promotion
campaign
 Editorial, guidelines, research update,
Information Resources, Health promotion
resources, contact details
 “Just thought I’d pass on this newsletter is
really good, very informative and
crammed full of info – well done to all!”
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Tool kit for Evidence-Based Practice
•Collaboration with Health Professionals
Tool kit Contents
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Introduction
Getting Evidence
Who can help
Libraries
Information Skills
Guidelines and Research
Further Reading
Health Promotion Resources
BDCT Experience
100 Distributed Oct 2008 – Oct 2009
 Identified “Link Workers”
 Marketing Opportunity
 Link with Knowledge Management
 Follow-up with Current Awareness
Services
 Delivered additional Training to teams
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Impact of Tool kits at BDCT
Increased Profile of Library & EvidenceBased Resources
 Increase in Athens “Hits”
 Representation at Trust Committees
 Nominated for a Trust Award!
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Next Steps
Ongoing Project
 Continual updating – major update due
 Analyse recent user survey and develop
accordingly
 Adopted by other Mental Health Trusts
across the Region
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Specialist Interest Groups
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To provide a forum to deliver
evidence-based information to
health professionals
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Replaced journal clubs
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Lunchtime meetings
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Presentation or Q&A session
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Time for networking
Library Services Input
Guidance Summaries
 Relevant reports and other evidencebased information
 Promote resources
 Library news
 Education events
 Summaries of meetings with references
placed on website
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SIGs
Cardiac
 Falls and Intermediate Care
 Older Peoples Mental Health
 Diabetes
 Cross district – primary care, acute care,
community care and social services
 More SIGs especially in Mental Health and
Learning Disabilities
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Evaluation
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Used a questionnaire based on the Promoting
Action on Research In Health Services (PARIHS)
framework
Staff were taking the information back to the
workplace and sharing and implementing it
“Reinforces best practice and gives most up to
date guidance”
Falls “Information led to exploration of potential
impact of calcium/vitamin D and medication
review in care homes”
Evidence-Based Practice and Research
Conferences and Training
Organised regional EBP conferences in
2007 and 2009
 Co-run research showcase events
 Input into Trust research and clinical
governance conferences
 Deliver FY2 training
 5 Steps of EBP training with clinical
effectiveness staff
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Current Awareness
Weekly New Guidance Bulletin
 Monthly/Quarterly Bulletins on various
subjects
 Over 1500 staff on mailing lists
 CASH contributor
 SharePoint
 Need to be more collaborative
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Evaluation and EBLIP
2005 Information Needs Survey
 Library Customer survey 2009
 User Group
 Literature Search Evaluation Form
 Anecdotal feedback
 Evaluation Forms at training and
conferences
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Contact Us – Any Questions?
Caroline Storer - Health Evidence Support
Specialist
[email protected]
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Rebecca Williams – Library Manager
[email protected]
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Andy Arnfield – Knowledge Manager
[email protected]
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http://www.learnonline.nhs.uk/Library