Piecing the jigsaw together:

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• Piecing the jigsaw together
• NLH and consumer health information

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20th Century knowledge flow
informs
Is given
Knowledge
Patient
Clinician

• 21st Century knowledge flow

discusses
Is given
3
Offers reflection
Clinician
Knowledge
Patient
Seeks advice
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National Library for Health

• NLH Strategy 2005-8 aims to
• extend NHS library services to patients and the
  public for the first time

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Where does NLH fit in?

• NLH is committed to
• Working in partnership
• centrally and locally
• Working with strategic partners
• wherever its contribution is
• meaningful
• Leading
• where best placed to lead

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The digital library

• Clinical Knowledge Summaries
• Offers indepth resources
• Leaflets common health questions
• Partnership working with NHS Direct
• The Patient Hub
• 100 sites accredited by NHS Direct
• NHS Health Encyclopaedia

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The digital library

• Specialist Libraries
• Patient and Public Involvement
• Specialist Library
• Public Health Specialist Library
•  
• Search
• Cross-search across patient information, clinical
  knowledge summaries, guidelines, and evidence
  from research

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National Service Framework

• Core work of the 1,275
• SUPPORTING healthcare professionals in providing
  high quality information to patients
• PARTNERSHIP role in supporting the knowledge
  needs of those who deliver Patient Information
  Services

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Developmental aspects

• COMPLEMENTARY role in delivering information to
  the public
• COLLABORATION with voluntary statutory agencies
  
• SUPPORTING production of resources to meet the
  needs of patients the public

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A way forward? Future focus of NLH?

• STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
• NHS Choices
• NHS Direct
• Department of Health
• Public Library Services
• MLA
• FOR LIBRARIANS
• Share guidelines on referrals
• between library services
• Depict models of service
• Share good practice

• FOR PATIENTS
• CKS Patient leaflets
• Provide national focus
• for Books on Prescription
• and Bibliotherapy