Transcript Main drivers for LKMS

Library and
Knowledge Management Service
National Public Health Service for Wales
Main drivers for LKMS
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1 new NPHS Wales – infection & communicable
diseases; public health and service planning
14 specialty teams, 22 local PH teams
22 statutory local health boards working with NHS
trusts, local government and voluntary sector
Work programme arises from both national WAG
and from local LHB needs and priorities
IFM 22 November 2004
Margot Greer/Dinah Roberts
Other key relationships
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Velindre NHS Trust – LIS for other divisions
including Screening services and regional
offices of clinical networks
Health Promotion Division and Health
Protection Agency library services
Wales Centre for Health – Public Health
Observatory, education and training
Health Evidence Bulletins Wales – SURE @
Cardiff University/College of Medicine
LKMS Development areas
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Web-based resources for NPHS specialist
teams and localities – external resources
Standardised search strategies for public
health, health service planning, clinical
effectiveness
Unified webcat – NPHS library resources
Corporate work in progress and publications
LKMS Priorities: balance
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‘just in case’ resources – NPHS expertise and
work in progress registers, specialised
collection development, web based team
resources, access to national knowledge bases
(HOWIS)
‘just in time’ services – in depth enquiries and
‘literature’ reviews, current awareness and SDI,
project support & BIS (background information
sources) overviews
LKMS Priorities: equity
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Decentralised users – 6 main sites, 22 local PH
teams, 30+ other workplaces in Wales
Active specialist teams – 14 with members
across Wales
LKMS staff (8) with varying backgrounds and
skill mix – 3 in Mid and West Wales, Swansea
and Carmarthen
LKMS priorities: proactive
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Team librarian for each specialist team
including children and young people,
vulnerable adults, environment, pharmaceutical
PH, determinants of health, health inequalities
Team members with locality remit – local health
and social care projects, publications
Early involvement with NPHS projects
LKMS priorities: competence
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Training and supporting LKMS staff to enhance
library and knowledge management skills
Training and coaching NPHS staff to increase
their information skills to access web resources
and knowledge bases
Contact details
NPHS internet
http://www.nphs.wales.hs.uk
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NPHS NHS Wales intranet
http://nww.nphs.wales.nhs.uk
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