Our priorities for the future

We asked you to help shape our strategy for the next five years. Read about the plans we have drawn up and how we will be assessed by Health Education England.

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Reflective writing for GP trainees

Reflective writing helps us to look back at things that we have done, make changes in what we do, and get better at what we do. It’s an important part of professional development. A group of trainee GPs enjoyed a reflective writing session in October run by Cecilia Bethencourt-Dunning, our Specialist Patient Information Librarian. They commented that it was an …

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Thumbs up from students at Brighton & Sussex Medical School!

  The National Student Survey results are in and we’re pleased to report excellent results for BSMS. Lisa McLaren, BSMS Librarian, has the details. “BSMS has done well as usual, scoring 98% overall satisfaction and sitting 3rd in the leadership table, in what was a challenging year for curriculum change. “The library service has also done incredibly well, based on …

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How did we make a difference in 2016-17? Read our latest annual report

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 …

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Making a difference to patient care

We love hearing about how the service we provide to you contributes to patient care so were delighted to receive this email: “You may be interested to know I would like this paper to give to a patient who is convinced that by being deeply critical of himself he will improve his behaviour. I think this research shows the opposite …

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100% satisfaction with our interlibrary loans service

Thank you to everyone who took part in our interlibrary loan survey in June. We are pleased to report that 100% of respondents were satisfied with the service and received the article/book in time to meet their need. If you require a book or article that is not available in the libraries or with your OpenAthens password please use the …

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