Welcome to the home for NHS library and knowledge services (England) and the Health Education England Library and Knowledge Services Leads
This site acts as a focal point for information mainly for:
1. Knowledge for Healthcare: a development framework, 2015-2020
On 31 December 2014 Health Education England published their development framework for Library and Knowledge Services.
The HEE LKS Leads have developed an implementation plan.
You can also view the KfH blog at kfh.libraryservices.nhs.uk/
2. HEE LKS Policy
The NHS Library and Knowledge Services in England Policy was approved by the Health Education England Executive on the 29th November 2016. The policy sets out for the first time our approach to delivering on the key objective of enabling access to knowledge and evidence for healthcare decision makers. For further information see kfh.libraryservices.nhs.uk/nhs-lks-policy/
3. Find local NHS library and knowledge services at www.hlisd.org/index.aspx
4. Access electronic books, journals and databases at www.nice.org.uk/About/What-we-do/Evidence-Services/journals-and-databases
QUICK LINKS
1. NHS Library Quality Assurance Framework (LQAF) England (2.3a) April 2016
The LQAF contains the national standards for NHS library/knowledge services together with guidance on how to measure the degree of compliance with the standards. It includes which includes revisions to two criteria: 1.3c (impact) and 5.3l (patient and public information).
2. Innovations in NHS Library and Knowledge Services
You see a summary of innovation and good practice in NHS library/knowledge services and find out more details on our wiki at www.libraryservices.nhs.uk/wiki/Innovations.MainPage.ashx
2. www.libraryservices.nhs.uk/wiki
This contains an open access namespace the LKS (LQAF) Innovations and three restricted access namespaces: NHS Cost Framework , HLISD Board and HEE Library and Knowledge Services Leads.
3. NICE Community for Library & Knowledge Services Staff
Includes a range of resources including NICE Evidence Services issues, Resources for OpenAthens and Link Resolver administrators, Keeping up to date and Training materials for HDAS and NHS Evidence Search.
4. Guidance for subscribing and using @libraryservices.nhs.uk mailing lists
The guidance explains how to subscribe or change your subscription details such as email address and password and this explains how the lists work.
RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE SITE
23 April 2019 Annual statistical return part 2 - activity and finance
You can now download a copy of the Excel NHS LKS Annual Statistical return 2018-19 pt 2 finance and activity dated 23 April 2019 from www.libraryservices.nhs.uk/forlibrarystaff/information/statistics.html
It includes an activity log to support Knowledge for Healthcare's Evaluation Framework.
22 March 2018 Annual statistcical return part 1 - staffing
You can now download a copy of the Excel NHS LKS Annual Statistical return 2019-20 pt 1 staffing dated 22 March 2019. from www.libraryservices.nhs.uk/forlibrarystaff/information/statistics.html
It should be completed and returned to your HEE LKS Lead by the date they provide.
20th April 2018 - Inter_ Network Collaboration Scheme
Inter-Network Collaboration (INC) Scheme - For document supply and interlibrary loans between the geography based networks EDEN, KSS SENDS, LENDS Network, PANDDA, SWIMS Network, and WISH from 1st May 2018
Autumn 2017 - Domains that should not be blocked by IT
An updated list of the domains that should not be blocked by IT within Trusts has been produced by NARAG. Please go to www.libraryservices.nhs.uk/forlibrarystaff/information/technology.html to download the list.
13 September 2017 - WK Link Resolver Support Site
Please go to tools.ovid.com/nhs/knowledgebase/ where you can check the FAQs about the new Link Resolver and find all the guidance you need.
Page Updated 23 April 2019