A best-fit solution: transforming an NHS Library and Knowledge Service in readiness for a new hospital building without a traditional library space.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over a decade ago, the Hill report argued that a shift in vision was required to change the perception of National Health Service (NHS) Library and Knowledge Services (LKS) in England from "book repositories" to essential services that underpin clinical decision-making by patients, carers, and health care professionals. Health Education England's Knowledge for Healthcare: A Development Framework for Library and Knowledge Services in England 2015-2020 advocates embedding librarians within clinical and management teams in order to provide access to high-quality evidence at the point of need.

Case presentation

In April 2019, Royal Papworth Hospital relocated twelve miles from its historic village location in Papworth Everard to its new state-of-the-art hospita

SUBMITTER: Scott RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8485953 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature