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Background
Systematic reviews have found limited evidence of effectiveness and impact of clinical librarians (CLs) due to the poor quality of reporting, scale and design of previous studies.
Objectives
To measure specific CL impact on organisational and patient outcomes using a robust approach that helps CLs develop research skills.
LB: Sorry I can't see this Journal on the spreadsheet, I assume access is via CILIP/HLG
Academics from across Australia, Wales and England will join with University Centre Shrewsbury (UCS) tutors to launch their new book which provides an introduction to mental health at each stage of life.
The publishing of Mental Health Across the Lifespan will be celebrated at a free event on Tuesday 8 March 2016, held in partnership with Routledge Publishers at UCS’ learning and research base.
People are invited to Guildhall in Frankwell Quay to hear from seven of the authors who have contributed to the book, representing a diverse range of expertise.
Staff at Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust are asking people to donate items they can use to support patients.
Helping to keep patients at the Community Hospitals in Bishop’s Castle, Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Whitchurch occupied and stimulated plays an important part in support their mental and physical health needs. This is especially important for patients with dementia.
The Royal College of Physicians' (RCP) new report Research for all: Building a research-active medical workforce has noted that the greatest barrier doctors face in engaging in research is a lack of time, even though they are eager to do so. Drawn from the findings of a survey of almost 2,000 doctors, the report shows that respondents cited the lack of time as having a ‘significant impact’ on their ability to engage in research.
GRADE is a method of assessing the certainty in evidence (also known as quality of evidence or confidence in effect estimates) and the strength of recommendations in health care. In the paper the authors acknowledge that trustworthy answers are required across different timeframes, sometimes in just hours.
A newly-revamped social care website has been launched today (Wednesday 8 June 2016) as part of the national Carers Week 2016.
Shropshire Choices, developed by Shropshire Council’s adult services team, is designed to ensure everyone in Shropshire has access to information at a time and in a format which suits them
Elizabeth Collier writes her debut blog on the REMCARE randomised controlled trial of reminiscence groups for people with dementia and their family carers.
The Patient Information Forum (PIF) has published a factsheet called ‘What source when? Creating realiable and accurate information‘, that provides an introduction to the difference sources of evidence that exist, and considers what sort of source you might want to use for different sorts of health content.
It has a range of resources to assist members at different career stages and covers a variety of issues, with practical activities as well as relevant articles and interviews from information practitioners.
The Hub is organized into specific areas focusing on different topics of interest:‘Career Management’ looks at the job searching process of with valuable advice from recruitment experts.‘Career Options’ covers the different sectors within the information profession with interviews from practitioners working in each field. ‘Challenges and Change’ highlights the difficult issues such as redundancy and provides ideas and support to help those facing such challenges.
This is an updated and revised version of A Guide to Using Social Media for Research Purposes by Matt Holland first published on this blog in March 2016.
This guide takes you though the basics of building a research profile using social media, how to maximise your impact and the tools you can use to assess your impact. If you have any comments or want to add any resources contact Matt.Holland@nwas.nhs.uk
This is a reflection on the Second part of the Three part Edward Jenner Foundations Programme. Part One is Launch and Part Three is Advanced. Launch & Foundations are free. Advanced carries a fee. The reflection on Launch can be found in a previous blog entry here.