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Category: Quality
Health Information Week
4th – 10th July 2022
This week we are celebrating health information week. If you visit us at the Lantern centre be sure to have a look at our display in the entrance, containing key information on health literacy, how to find quality information and how to spot fake news.
We also have free fruit for anyone passing – enjoy a healthy snack on the library this week.
Please feel free to download and share our resources with your colleagues:
The library also offers training on health literacy awareness. Please get in touch with katie.roper@lscft.nhs.uk to arrange this.
New team member
Hello from your new outreach librarian
Hello everyone,
I wanted to formally introduce myself. My name is Katie Roper and I am the newly appointed outreach librarian across Lancashire and South Cumbria. I have a background in education, and it was during my time teaching in Birmingham Children’s Hospital, I realised I wanted to work for the NHS rather than alongside it.. now here we are.
My role involves supporting all staff, students, and service users to effectively and efficiently use electronic resources to make decisions and judgements based on evidence based practice.
Struggling to find evidence in your field of work? Short of time to find your own evidence? Contact the library service to aid you with a literature search. Training can also be provided to support your own professional development.
Need help keeping up to date with current information? Contact us for KnowledgeShare request forms or speak to a member of our team where alerts can be personalised to suit your needs.
Do you know where to find the latest clinical information? Contact the library team to ensure you have access to a wide range of resources- including; Athens, BMJ, Anatomy. TV, individual journals and e-books accessible at home and work.
We are here to support you throughout. Feel free to pop into the library for free tea and coffee, computer access, hotdesking spaces and relaxed meeting areas.
Looking forward to working collaboratively with you all. Please send any completed forms to: academic.library@lancashirecare.nhs.uk. Remember to subsribe to this blog, using the link on the top right of the page for daily updates, bulletins and current awareness updates. Alternatively, feel free to contact me with any questions, queries or support needs; katie.roper@lancashirecare.nhs.uk
Katie Roper
Better care for patients and service users
NHS Providers, October 2019
This report explores how different trusts have responded to feedback from the CQC and delivered improvements by exploring the leadership approaches and frontline initiatives that underpin improvements in quality.
Click here to view the report.
Involving Patients and Carers in Quality Improvement Projects: A Practical Guide
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, January 2019
This guide explains how to involve patients and carers in Quality Improvement (QI) projects. The toolkit covers topics such as:
- How to pay service users and carers
- How to recruit service users and carers
- How to run effective and inclusive meetings
- How to induct service users and carers into a QI project meeting
Click here to view the guide.