Knowledge Resources

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Knowledge Resources
Promoting health in Nottingham the contribution
of the PCT Library service in partnership with
Public Libraries Des Conway Head of Knowledge
Resources
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Knowledge Resourcessummary of service provision

• Library Services at The Resource Centre
• Current Awareness Services including PCCAS
• Information Literacy Skills Training supporting
  Core Content
• Enquiry Service and Inter-Library Loans
• Campaigns and Events
• KR first-class service
• Promotion of National Library for Health
• Leaflets and Posters including online ordering
  facility

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Leaflet and Poster Supplies

• Resource Centre - designated leaflet agency for
  Greater Nottingham (PHILs/HPU 41)
• Bulk supply of materials from local and national
  agencies
• Each year the Centre processes up to 4000
  leaflet requests and distributes up to half a
  million leaflets
• Main supply agencies DH, fpa, FSA, TPU
• Orders accepted online or by phone, fax or email
  and delivered via Health Centres and Clinics
• Online leaflet ordering is preferred - available
  via
• http//www.knowledgeresources.nottingham-his.nhs.u
  k/leaflet.asp
• PHIRF and links with DH and other agencies

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Support for Campaigns Events

• Display Boards available to be booked for PCT
  Conferences and Exhibitions
• Specially produced packs for large events such
  as World AIDS Day and No Smoking Day
• Public Health Pharmacy campaigns and support to
  Libraries

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Promoting Health via Community Pharmacies
Not a new idea - Message in a bottle?
Image taken from Healthlines Issue 62, May 1999,
Health Education Authority
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Promoting Health via Community Pharmacies

• Survey by the Pharmacy Healthcare Scheme (now
  known as Pharmacy HealthLink) in 1996
• 6 million people visit pharmacies daily
• 1.8 million visits linked to prescriptions,
  buying OTC medicines and health advice (260,000)
• On an annual basis, this represents 90 of total
  population compared to 63 for GPs
• Each adult visits a pharmacy (on average) 12
  times a year
• Therefore, community pharmacies ideally placed
  (and well trusted) to deliver key public health
  messages and help the public make more informed
  health choices

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Promoting Health via Community Pharmacies

• Choosing Health through Pharmacy requires PCTs to
  deliver organised Public Health campaigns via
  Community Pharmacies. Nottingham City PCT
  initially supported up to 6 campaigns, reduced to
  4 for 2007-08
• Knowledge Resources plays a key role in
  identifying and assembling materials for each
  campaign, working closely with the Specialist
  Health Promotion team
• Heart Health in June 2007
• Mental Health in October 2007
• Sexual Health and World AIDS Day in December
  2007
• No Smoking Day in March 2008
• PCT Pharmacy Group agreed to send identical
  campaign packs to the 20 Branch Libraries at the
  same time to reinforce key messages

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Partnership workingHealth information Forum

• Nottingham Health information Forum (HiF)
  1991-2006
• A cross-sectoral networking forum
• Agencies with health-related information role
• Key partners include
• PCT / NHS Trusts / Public Libraries / NHS Direct
  / Voluntary agencies
• Key themes networking and awareness raising
  including Inspire
• HiF was extended across Notts in 2006 to take
  account of NHS reforms

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Building Partnerships for the Future Promoting
good health through Nottinghams Libraries - June
2006

• Malcolm Lewis
• Development Librarian Information
  e-government, Nottingham City Libraries
• Des Conway
• Head of Knowledge Resources, Greater Nottingham
  PCTs
• Further information on the day and the
  presentations are available via the Library and
  Information East Midlands (LIEM) website
  http//www.liem.org.uk/results.asp?keyae6d!100

Promoting good health through Nottinghams
Libraries
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Key Drivers acrossboth sectors

• One Nottingham (PCT and Council and other key
  partners)
• MLA Public Library Health Impact Measures
• Government Health agendas
• Choosing Health White Paper - 2004
• Better Information, Better Choices, Better
  Health - 2004
• Choosing Health Delivery and Action Plans - 2005
• Choosing Health through Pharmacy - 2005
• Our health, our care, our say - 2006
• Patient-led NHS and Choice agenda
• PCT Re-organisations

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Major health issues across Nottingham

• Alcohol and Drug abuse
• Avoidable Injury
• Diabetes
• Domestic Violence
• Mental Health and Self Esteem
• Sexual Health
• Teenage Pregnancy
• Cardiovascular Disease CVD - includes heart
  disease and strokes

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Health Info collections

• City of Nottingham Libraries launched their
  Health Info zones in January 2006 linked to key
  drivers and health problems. From the outset,
  supported by Knowledge Resources department, in
  terms of supplying materials and key contact
  names within the PCT.
• Health info service based on
• Books
• Leaflets
• Website with Web links
• Location now based in 20 Branch Libraries
• Staff Training
• Health-related events and displays
• Building and fostering partnerships

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Training Public Library colleagues

• Knowledge Resource department has a training
  portfolio with 5 core modules.
• One of the courses is Finding Information for
  Patients and Carers
• Delivered by Susan Dicks formerly part of NHS
  Direct
• Two-hour session delivered to group of 8 Public
  Librarians in January 2007 and another session
  arranged in north Notts for January 2008

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Meadows AliveBLF 1.4m project

• Meetings were held with the City of Nottingham
  Library Strategy manager prior to bid being
  submitted
• Official PCT letter of support was sent as part
  of the bid
• Bid was awarded 1.4m to revitalise the Meadows
  Branch library by the BLF as part of its
  Community Libraries Programme
• Building work starts in October 2008 but
  partnership work will be strengthened over coming
  months
• Meadows Alive press release

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Knowledge Resources - Contact details
The Resource Centre Nottingham City PCT Linden
House 261 Beechdale Road Aspley Nottingham
NG8 3EY ? 0115 942 8750 ? 0115 942 8611
? resource.centre_at_nottinghamcity-pct.nhs.uk
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