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NHS Education for Scotlande-library supporting health informatics

• NES role and remit• Elibrary changing role and functions• Managed knowledge networks, supporting communities of

practice• Examples relevant to primary care

Lynn Caldwell, Knowledge Services Adviser

Helen McFarlane, AHP Programme Director

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About NHS Education for Scotland

Born on 1st April 2002

“To contribute to the highest quality of healthcare in NHS Scotland by promoting best practice in the education and lifelong learning of all its staff.”

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Design, Commission, Assureand where appropriate

Provide educational solutions for workforce

development to ensure improved patient care

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Our mission

…is to equip and empower organisations, staff, patients and carers with the resources, skills and confidence to seek, access and share knowledge and put it into practice, when and where it is needed.

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• NHS Scotland e-Library first launched in January 2003

• 2004: first Managed Knowledge Networks (MKNs) for Cancer, Coronary Heart Disease and Mental Health

• There are now 43 portals/associated websites.

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Support for Communities of Practice

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Knowledge Exchange: May 2005

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Shared Space: May 2006

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Falls Community: May 2008

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Where we are now….

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http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk

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• Personalisation of homepage• Tagging, Saving and Sharing• New search engine: FAST• User profiles

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FAST search engine

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“Build Your Own….”Community Builder Toolkit“Open” Community websites• Wiki• Blogs• Discussion forum

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Establishing “Good Work, Good Health” resourceLessons learnt

• Working on developing community prior to site

• Commitment from potential individuals to become members

• and develop resources to share

• Define requirements and IT support needed.

• Careful inclusion of relevant stakeholders at early stages

• Don’t be scared to use “new” technologies eg Wiki

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NHS Scotland e-Library: www.elib.scot.nhs.uk

Knowledge for Care Scotland (beta): www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk

Self-Management and Rehabilitation MKN: www.enablinghealth.scot.nhs.uk

Falls Community of Practice: www.fallscommunity.scot.nhs.uk

Good Work, Good Health (beta): www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/work

Little Things Make a Big Difference (beta):

www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/making-a-difference

GP Nursing Toolkit: www.nesgpntoolkit.scot.nhs.uk

Advanced Nursing Practice Toolkit: www.advancedpractice.scot.nhs.uk