NHS Evidence website - now live!

The NHS Evidence website is now live. NHS Evidence includes a simple search box, but also has a "tab" at the top of the page to "conduct a specialist search". When you click on this tab, it shows links to the electronic journals and books, healthcare databases, specialist libraries and Athens account information. Access to these is currently still from the familiar National Library for Health access points.
The old National Library for Health page is still live and functional, the only real change being the colour and the change of name "Health information resources – formerly National Library for Health".

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Knowledge Management Specialist Library Survey Now Available

The Knowledge Management Specialist Library is very interested in your views and would like to know why you use the NHS Knowledge Management Specialist Library, so why not take their short survey now!

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Official launch of the National Library for Health's Commissioning Specialist Library

The National Library for Health has launched the Commissioning Specialist Library (CSL) . The CSL is free, and aims to be a one-stop shop providing timely and efficient access to high quality information resources for all those involved in commissioning for health and wellbeing. It endeavours to include the best available evidence, examples of good practice, policy and data to support world class commissioning.
Find out more about the National Library for Health or the available specialist libraries on their websites or speak to your local NHS Librarian

Patient and Public Involvement Specialist Library

To support the government’s policy objective of engaging patients and the public, the Patient and Public Involvement Specialist Library (PPISL) has been created.
The Library is part of the National Library for Health, and managed by The King’s Fund. the The resources included are evaluated to ensure they are reliable sources of unbiased, up to date information. Information includes:
• Introduction to Patient and Public Involvement
• Methods for involving various groups
• Courses and materials
• PPI groups and organisations
• RSS Feeds (Really Simple Syndication) - a format for delivering regularly changing content.
View the Patient and Public Involvement Specialist Library now!

National Library for Health Commissioning Specialist Library

In August, the National Library for Health is launching the Commissioning Specialist Library to ensure that commissioners have access to the best evidence and resources to support commissioning activities in the NHS. Click here for more information. Update: full launch expected in November 2008.