Knowvember: Strengthen service development and innovations

Many of the searches we undertake are for health care staff in local health and social care organisations who are creating guidelines and policies or developing new initiatives. Below are just some examples from last year:       You can request an evidence search using our online request form, or contact us for more information.

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Knowvember: Informing patient care

Our libarians are experts in searching and will find you the best evidence to inform treatment for your patients.  Below are case-studies of just some of the evidence searches we completed last year and the impact they had on patient care. You can request an evidence search using our online request form, or contact us for more information.

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Speed up your access to evidence!

The Library and Knowledge Service offers a variety of services to help implement evidence in practice. We find evidence to answer your specific clinical or managerial questions. We run teaching to refresh your skills in finding, evaluating and managing healthcare research. We send you short updates on the latest publications in your field. Now all of these services can be …

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Primary Care matters

We’re very pleased to say that our very own Kevin Burgoyne has a new role in supporting the information needs of Primary Care and CCG staff. Read more about Kevin and his work below: “Hello! I’m Kevin, Primary Care Specialist Librarian. Having worked at the Royal Sussex site for the last 10 years, I’ve recently taken on this really interesting …

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50 ways to use your library

To paraphrase Paul Simon’s well-known song, there are indeed many ways to use your library. For example, You could be creating a new Trust-wide policy: “I needed to prepare a policy document about storage of medicines and could not find much research to support it. The research you provided was cited in my policy, which will ensure that staff will …

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Let us find the evidence to inform your decision-making

“I was submitting an Individual Funding Request to prescribe secukinumab as a first line treatment for psoriasis, which was to cost around £5,000. The report you provided was vital and I would not have been able to make the request without your help. Thanks to your report the drug company has agreed to cover the patient’s medication for the year.”     …

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Speed up your access to evidence!

The Library and Knowledge Service offers a variety of services to help implement evidence in practice. We find evidence to answer your specific clinical or managerial questions. We run teaching to refresh your skills in finding, evaluating and managing healthcare research. We send you short updates on the latest publications in your field. Now all of these services can be …

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