From Health Authority to PCT

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From Health Authority to PCT

• Liz Farrell
• Salford Trafford HA

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Overview

• Shifting the Balance of Power
• Salford Teaching PCT and Library Services
• Library services development in Salford and
  Trafford PCTs
• Information Audit
• Implementation

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Transfer of functions under StBoP (Shifting the
Balance of Power)

• Bigger role for PCTs
• Functions transferring and therefore staff
  transferring
• Formal consultation due end of this week

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Salford PCT and Library Services

• Teaching Learning Directorate
• RD coordination
• Knowledge Management Library Services
• Education

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Library Services development

• LMEC (local multidisciplinary evidence centre)
  pilot
• Library co-operation within the local health
  economy
• LIS project post
• Knowledge Management Library Services

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Information Audit

• User profile
• Resources
• IT
• Training
• Services
• Access
• Cooperation
• Finance

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User profile

• Primary Care Group headquarters staff
• Community trust staff
• Practice staff
• GPs
• Public Health and Health Promotion
• Students

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Resources

• HA library
• Health promotion resources and leaflets
• ADITUS online databases
• e-journals and books
• Skilled library staff
• No library in Salford community trust

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IT

• Local Implementation Strategy process
• e-STABLISH pilot
• Intranet, NHSnet, internet
• Regionally funded resources
• Nationally funded resources

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Training

• Training needs from the Audit
• e-STABLISH 3 day course
• Post at Salford Royal Hospitals
• Training provided at Trafford Trust
• Induction

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Services

• Current awareness service
• Mediated searches
• Consumer health information
• Enquiry service
• User education

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Access

• Base for library with space and IT
• Equality of access for all staff
• Access at workplaces

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Co-operation

• With libraries across local health economy
• With libraries in other teaching PCTs
• Public Libraries
• Partnerships with higher education libraries

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Finance

• Agree a budget with all 3 PCTs
• Identify sharing of resources
• Identify any possible savings
• Other sources of funding

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Implementation

• Publicity and promotion
• PCT staff are the priority
• Partnerships