Health Special Interest Group
Next Health SIG meeting 21 June 2012 at 5.30 to be held at the BMA, London
The next TFPL Health SIG meeting will be held on 21st June 2012 (5.30pm start) at the BMA in London. The meeting will address:
Promoting Innovation in Healthcare - the place of Current Awareness Services in the NHS of tomorrow?
Innovation and quality improvement are central to the success of CCGs and to the future of a high quality and productive NHS. Today alerting services are delivered by some national NHS organisations (e.g. NHS Institute of Innovation and Improvement) and a handful of dedicated NHS library and information professionals around the country. In the best tradition of 'Do Once And Share' they are often made available over a wider geography. Yet what is the future of these services through transition - when we know that some leading current awareness services come from organisations which are due to close down? Some key current awareness services are:
We will hear first hand from some of these alerting services and it will be a really pivotal meeting to understand how knowledge and information services are being taken forward as the NHS goes through transition. Discussions will centre around:
- How can we encourage a coordinated approach?
- Which organisations will take responsibility and maintain these key resources?
- Will someone else, somewhere else, re-invent the wheel?
- How will clinicians, social care workers and support workers access critical knowledge and information to provide top class patient care?
This Health SIG meeting will identify some options, and take a view from some of the major national organisations as to what the position may be.
BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JP
Anne Gray, Knowledge Officer, NHS Milton Keynes
Ben Skinner, Head of Library and Knowledge Services, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
Kath Williams, Service Officer – Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH), Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
Following the main session there will be an opportunity to network over drinks. Numbers are limited, so if you are interested in attending please contact Vivienne Winterman as soon as possible to reserve your place vivienne.winterman@tfpl.com or ring +44 (0)20 7332 6088.
Past events
Health SIG event 21 February 2012 – Commissioning information needs of GPs
A very successful meeting was held in Leeds attracting over 20 attendees to continue discussion on the topic and have input from the north of England. The presentations given can be downloaded below along with the report of the meeting and discussions.
Download the event presentations
Here is a brief report of the meeting including output from the group discussions at the end.
Health SIG event 8 November 2011 – Information needs of GPs
We held a very interesting meeting on the knowledge and information needs of GPs from commissioning and clinical requirements, chaired by Sue Lacey-Bryant (Associate Director of GP Consortia Development/Chief Knowledge Officer, Milton Keynes PCT ), attended by 35 delegates coming from a mix of information suppliers (including charities), IT providers and NHS library and information professionals. The presentations and discussion outputs are given below . Please see the TFPL blog for a brief meeting report.
Download the event discussion outputs & presentations
Dr Anita Jolly gave an overview of what knowledge and information commissioning GPs need.
Anne Gray described the information services developed in Milton Keynes and their commissioning handbook.
Sarah Panzetta talked about the Camden GP site.
Health SIG event, 17 May 2011, London
The meeting focused on the provision of social care information from SCIE and NHS Evidence and how the two organisations planned to develop information resources for social workers working for Local Authorities the NHS (where there focus was on social care), the voluntary and charitable sectors. The report and presentations can be downloaded below.
Download the Health SIG event report and presentations
Health SIG event, 9 February 2011, London
Due to the very successful and informative meeting held in Leeds (12 October 2010), to look at how DH Informatics are taking KM tools and techniques out into the NHS to improve sharing of knowledge, experience and lessons learned, we decided to re-run the meeting in London for those in the south of the country to participate and hear the success stories. The format of this meeting was similar to the previous one, with the discussions building on the outcomes from the Leeds meeting, and chaired by Sue Lacey-Bryant, Associate Director of GP Consortia Development, NHS Milton Keynes. A report of the meeting can be downloaded below.
Download the Health SIG event report
Health SIG event, 12 October 2010, Leeds
The meeting held in Leeds on 12 October 2010 was welcomed as an opportunity for those based in the region and nearby to participate in a Health SIG meeting. Comments indicated a very successful networking event, with everyone making new contacts from across the public health arena. A report of the meeting can be downloaded below.
Download the Health SIG event report
If any other organisations would be interested in hosting an evening then please do contact TFPL on +44 (0)20 7332 6000 or events@tfpl.com.
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