WELCOME TO OUR CONFERENCE TODAY

Celebrating the NHS/HE Partnership

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Aims of the day• To meet colleagues from across London and

further afield

• To hear about key developments at the national

and local level

• To celebrate achievements in NHS/HE joint

working

• To explore further opportunities for collaborative working

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What do we hope to achieve• Launch of new London NHS/HE Partnership Group

• Identify key areas for collaboration over the next 2 years

• Explore how we can make our contribution to significant local & national workstreams such as the NHS London Workforce and Education strategies, NHS Evidence and the growing research agenda

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Format of the day

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• Presentations

• Networking during refreshment breaks – meeting colleagues old and new

• Time to meet our exhibitors who have kindly sponsored this event

• Time to look at the posters and vote for your favourites

Key themes for the day

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• Celebration

• Partnership

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The NHS/HE Partnership: past achievements & future opportunities

Richard Osborn

rosborn@londondeanery.ac.uk

Some facts …

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• In London, more than 40% of the total NHS workforce look to an HE library as their main service

• In London, over 56% of NHS staff have access to electronic resources procured through London Medical School deals

• HE library staff play a vital role in the life of the London Health Libraries network

Some achievements …

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• Service Level Agreements

• Electronic resources – promotion, access management, training materials

• Training & CPD, e.g. FILE

• Discussion lists, e.g. LIS-MEDICAL

• Resource sharing

More achievements …

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• M25 Consortium / London Health Libraries Joint Working Group, 2004-7

• Agreement on London-wide Student Charter for placement students

• Joint procurement, e.g. trial of Social Policy and Practice database in 2006

• Mutual support

Some opportunities …

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• Build on joint procurement activity• HE/NHS collaborative bodies – Academic

Health Science Centres, Health Innovation and Education Clusters …

• Burgeoning research networks • Joint initiatives with M25 groups, e.g.

CPD25, Resource Discovery, Walk in Access schemes

• NHS Evidence – and its key objective to get research into practice

London NHS/HE Partnership Group

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• Each HEI with a health and social care faculty will be invited to be involved

• HEIs will be asked to nominate 6 representatives for Steering Group which will meet at least twice a year. 6 NHS library representatives will also serve on group

• Sub-groups will tackle specific areas of work, as appropriate, e.g. joint procurement of electronic resources

• Annual meeting each autumn

After today …

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• I will ensure all the relevant London HEIs are informed about the new group

• Key contacts will be confirmed for each HEI

• Nominations for Steering Group will be sought after Christmas

• First meeting of Steering Group before Easter