Information and Library Service
King’s Fund as an information resource supporting commissioning
Lynette CawthraInformation & Library Service Manager
King’s Fund17.7.06
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King’s Fund library
NLH Management
Future plans
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King’s Fund ILS
Supports the work of those involved in the development and management of health and social care services by:
• providing public access to a unique collection
• emphasis on ‘grey literature’
• links to Fund colleagues
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King’s Fund ILS
Health and social care London health Health inequalities Older people’s care Ethnic minority health NHS management and policy
DH documents, government reports, grey literature, statistics
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King’s Fund ILS
Reading lists Practice-based commissioning Markets in primary & community care Improving care for long-term conditions
Older material on fundholding!
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King’s Fund ILS
Public walk-in access, and email/phone enquiry service
Plus 60,000 ‘invisible’ users a month
And a resource for Fund staff
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NLH Management
Packages of quality-assessed, timely information for NHS managers
Peer-reviewed digests, ‘hot topics’ pages, news alerts and RSS feeds
Primary care a particular focus
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NLH Management
‘Hot topics’: Practice-based commissioning PCTs as commissioners GMS contract - enhanced services General Dental Services Contract
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Forthcoming attractions
NLH Patient and Public Involvement
A new way to get to our database…
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