Current Projects
Assessing training and development needs of NHS library staff
This project is developing a possible model for supporting CPD for all health library staff.
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North Wales Clinical Librarian evaluation
This project is evaluating the impact of a clinical librarian working as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
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Systematic reviews in the health sector
Currently we are completing a revision of the telemedicine systematic review for the Cochrane Collaboration. This work includes a separate review on home uterine monitoring, and an MScILS dissertation student is assisting us with this review.
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Past Projects
e-PHIPP
Evaluation of resources to support production of high quality information for patients and the public (e-PHIPP).
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Evaluation of KA24 and regional database procurement
Evaluation of database procurement indicated how national core collection policy could be developed, and what the criteria used should be.
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EVINCE Project
The EVINCE project was very similar in approach and design to the Value project, but in EVINCE we studied nurses, midwives and health visitors. We examined how the information they had obtained from library services had contributed, or might contribute to their clinical competence.
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GIVTS project
One of the findings of the Value project was that there were two groups of doctors who were "underserved" by the NHS library services at the time - Senior House Officers, and GPs. The GIVTS (Getting Information to Vocational Trainees) project examined whether it was possible to improve services to vocational trainees (who are SHOs as well for part of their training).
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HEINUS
The Higher Education Institutions Network Usage Study
(HEINUS) examined the organisational and management problems network managers in universities were experiencing and how these managers viewed future trends in network usage.
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HOWIS Clinical Evidence evaluation
This was a rapid evaluation intended to inform purchasing policies within Wales for Clinical Evidence.
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HOWIS Evaluation
This project evaluated how the databases available within the Health of Wales Information Service (HOWIS) were being used by health professionals.
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NeLH communities of practice evaluation
The communities of practice research aimed to assess whether the specialist areas on the National Electronic Library for Health (NeLH) were, and should, operate as 'virtual communities of practice'. The findings showed that communities of practice were a useful framework and that the existing specialist areas could be categorised into various stages of development.
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NeLH pilot evaluation
The evaluation of the pilot National Electronic Library for Health (NeLH) website indicated that health professionals should value the provision of clinical guidelines, and that a centralised system of core database provision through the NeLH would be a cost-effective solution for the NHS.
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SWICE-R evaluation
The South West Information for Clinical Effectiveness - Rural (SWICE-R) evaluation examined how e-library resources were being used across SW England and what type of training and support was required to promote their use.
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The JUSTEIS Project
JUSTEIS (JISC Usage Surveys: Trends in Electronic Information Services) was part of a monitoring and evaluation framework established by the JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee of the funding councils).
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The VIVOS Project
The VIVOS project (Impact analysis in Virtual Outreach Information Services) worked with seven projects across the UK to examine how outreach services could be evaluated, and the findings also helped towards development of project management guidelines for virtual outreach service development.
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Training needs analysis - South Yorkshire
The training needs analysis for South Yorkshire health library staff showed that professional staff required enhanced skills in design and evaluation of training (learning theory), financial management, quantitative data analysis and statistics, principles of web design and intranet management.
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Value Project
The Value project was an impact study, to study how health library service could or did make a difference to patient care. We studied how the information doctors had obtained from health library services, e.g. through document delivery, or MEDLINE searches, had contributed or would contribute to clinical decision making.
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