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Useful resources

NHS Evidence – For Librarians

Resources and updates for librarians from NHS Evidence.

HSG (97)47: Library and information services (discontinued)

This guideline sets out key to information via the development of multi-professional principles and actions for improving access library and information services.

Lord Darzi report: Our NHS, Our Future’ review

The NHS Next Stage Review final report, High Quality Care For All, sets a new foundation for a health service that empowers staff and gives patients choice.

NHS Library Quality Assurance Framework

The NHS Library Quality Assurance Framework (LQAF) England builds upon the quality assurance tools that have been used to assess the quality of NHS library/knowledge services.

Report of a National Review of NHS health library services in England: From knowledge to health in the 21st Century, Peter Hill, March 2008

Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)

UK Council for Health Informatics Professions (UKCHIP)

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) Journal

Health Information and Libraries Journal (HILJ)

DH-Data Thesaurus

The DH-Data Thesaurus is the controlled vocabulary used by the Department of Health and libraries in the NHS to index and search for material on its library database.