Open AccessA best-fit solution: transforming an NHS Library and Knowledge Service in readiness for a new hospital building without a traditional library space
Author(s) -
Becky Scott
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the medical library association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1558-9439
pISSN - 1536-5050
DOI - 10.5195/jmla.2021.1167
Subject(s) - outreach , service (business) , space (punctuation) , health care , presentation (obstetrics) , medicine , medical education , library science , public relations , business , political science , computer science , marketing , law , operating system , radiology
Over a decade ago, the Hill report argued that a shift in vision was required to change the perception of National Health Service (NHS) Library and Knowledge Services (LKS) in England from "book repositories" to essential services that underpin clinical decision-making by patients, carers, and health care professionals. Health Education England's Knowledge for Healthcare: A Development Framework for Library and Knowledge Services in England 2015-2020 advocates embedding librarians within clinical and management teams in order to provide access to high-quality evidence at the point of need.