The Brighton and Sussex NHS Library and Knowledge Service Annual Report for 2016-17 has been published. It briefly illustrates some of the ways our work has made an impact on patient care, service improvement, study, research and clinical teaching over the last year.
The report shows how our services were used in comparison to previous years, with many areas showing increased activity in 2016-17. In particular, the number of evidence search requests received, the number of teaching sesssions run and the number of articles provided on request at short notice all went up this year.
Usage of the online journals and databases that we purchase remained high, with only books (both print and electronic) showing a significant dip in usage. Full details of activity and resource usage can be found in the report, along with case studies of how we made a difference to local staff and students, and updates on our changing team.
You can also read more about how our two clinical librarians are are contributing to Trust polices, guidelines and workforce planning in an earlier post.
