HSE Library
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/622954
2024-03-28T16:32:42ZHSE Library Strategy 2024- 2029
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/641320
HSE Library Strategy 2024- 2029
Terrrés, Ana; Lawton, Aoife; Rickard, Bennery; Leen, Brendan; Linnane, Tony
Among the key aims of the strategy will be to strengthen the network of physical libraries as
multifunctional spaces for education, research and innovation. These libraries will further
integrate their services and cooperation to provide greater access to clinical resources and to
the expertise of our information professionals.
Digital transformation is an important component of the strategy. A new library app will bring
the combined resources of HSE Library — both human and technological — to the fingertips of
busy clinicians, whether in a hospital ward or a primary care centre. Bringing these resources
fully into community and primary care settings is a key objective.
Leveraging HSE Library’s unique skills, summaries of evidence will be developed to underpin
decision making within the health service. Information skills training will support lifelong
learning at all career stages. HSE Library will expand its range of research bulletins, keeping
clinical staff up to date with the latest authoritative information in their disciplines.
By the conclusion of the strategy, with the support of requisite funding, HSE Library will have
implemented a “whole health service” approach to what will be a national electronic library
with universal access, not just for HSE staff but also for GPs and Section 38- and 39-funded
organisations. Any health and social care professional will have access to HSE Library to
support patient and service user care, regardless of their employment circumstances.
HSE Library will foster partnerships with agencies across a broad spectrum and will work with
public libraries to deliver programmes in health literacy with the aim of reducing health
inequalities by empowering people to understand and take control of their own health. This
quietly transformative, socially aware work aligns with the HSE’s overarching strategic goals.
2024-03-21T00:00:00ZHealth Library Ireland 2023 annual report
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/640275
Health Library Ireland 2023 annual report
Health Library Ireland
This year was the final implementation year of our current Library strategy. Highlights for 2023 include: the launch of the National Central Repository for National Policies, Procedures, Protocols and Guidelines with the accompanying Practical Guide; 6 subject based Research Bulletins are now regularly circulated to relevant users across the health service keeping staff up-to-date with the latest research; the first Library Resources Manager with responsibility for Community Outreach was appointed in the West; major summaries of evidence were published to support significant reforms in the health service including unscheduled care and the work of two of the Expert Review Body on Nursing & Midwifery Implementation Action Groups.
2023-12-21T00:00:00ZKeeping up to date: Review of Current Awareness Services Provided by Health Library Ireland: Review conducted by HLI Knowledge Support Team June 2023
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/637902
Keeping up to date: Review of Current Awareness Services Provided by Health Library Ireland: Review conducted by HLI Knowledge Support Team June 2023
HLI Knowledge Support Team
The purpose of this report is to investigate and analyse current awareness services provided by Health Library Ireland as follows:
Provide an overview of current awareness services in place
Collate feedback and input of key HLI staff
Recommend actions for improved service delivery
2023-09-22T00:00:00ZHealth Library Ireland annual report 2022: a year of innovation
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/635537
Health Library Ireland annual report 2022: a year of innovation
Health Library Ireland
Objectives as outlined in the HSE Service Plan 2022 were to:
Expand and promote the National eHealth Library enabling access to acute and community settings
Finalise the re-structure of the library service to enable continued implementation of the National Health Library and Knowledge Service Strategy
Strengthen the National Office for Policies, Procedures, Protocols and Guidelines
These objectives were largely achieved. Agreements were reached in 2022 with several academic institutions; voluntary hospitals and Section 38 partners to ensure that everyone in those organisations have access to the eLibrary or associated services provided through HLI. 2022 saw the appointment of the first Area Library Manager for the East (RHAs A and B), Ms. Bennery Rickard and the first Area Library Manager for the West (RHAs E and F), Mr. Anthony Linnane. This completes the restructuring of the service which is now aligned with the ongoing Sláintecare reforms including the Regional Health Areas. The National Central Repository Governance Group set up three Working Groups: 3PG National Central Repository; Non-Clinical and Clinical Groups. This has strengthened the HSE’s approach to 3PGs (Policies, Procedures, Protocols and Guidelines).
2022-12-01T00:00:00ZInterlibrary loan and document supply policy September 2021
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/634724
Interlibrary loan and document supply policy September 2021
Walker Headon, Niamh
Internal Health Library Ireland policy covering inter-library loans and document supply.
2022-11-30T00:00:00ZHealth Library Ireland Customer Charter
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/634723
Health Library Ireland Customer Charter
Farrell, Margeurite
Health Library Ireland customer charter
2022-10-18T00:00:00ZDeveloping and Sustaining a National eHealth Library to Improve Patient Care in Ireland: An Independent Report
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/631722
Developing and Sustaining a National eHealth Library to Improve Patient Care in Ireland: An Independent Report
Chad, Ken
This report — completed by Ken Chad Consulting — provides an independent insight into the best way to develop and sustain a National eHealth Library with the aim of ensuring that authoritative and up-to-date research information is available to support healthcare professionals in making evidence-based clinical decisions. This is essential to improve patient care, reduce errors, avoid adverse events, and save clinicians' time.
2022-03-01T00:00:00ZHSE National Health Library & Knowledge Service annual report 2020: a year of change (includes executive summary)
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/628935
HSE National Health Library & Knowledge Service annual report 2020: a year of change (includes executive summary)
National Health Library & Knowledge Service
2020 has been a testing year. In times of crisis, plans are tested. In our case, having a strategic plan was absolutely essential. It facilitated the library response to COVID-19 when it struck in March. There was an immediate redeployment of the majority of library staff to urgent roles in public health. All libraries shut for a time to enable this with some exceptions. Our existing strategic plan made it easy to determine what the essential services are and what support services are in the context of the pandemic. Swift decision making was required to put in place additional services aligned to the needs of healthcare workers on the ground. Our Digital and Evidence are essential services and were kept in place albeit with reduced staff. A national call was issued for other librarians across Ireland to join the COVID-19 Evidence team and librarians from many different sectors answered this calland we are grateful to them. Physical libraries became even more essential places in our hospitals for several core functions: to temporarily accommodate public health response teams and other hospital staff with social distancing requirements, to provide areas of respite for hospital staff overwhelmed particularly during the first wave, to continue their primary function: to enable access to information online or in person to inform practice, education, patient care, research and personal development.Additional services essential to support the HSE COVID-19response was a new HSE COVID-19Clinical Repository of Guidance and Evidence. Librarians worked with colleagues in Research and Evidence and Clinical Design and Innovation to develop the repository making guidance and evidence available for immediate frontline practice. In addition, a virtual reference desk was set up with a virtual assistant using IBM Watson technology, named ‘LAMA’ (Library Ask Me Anything). In person information skills training switched to online with weekly sessions available to all staff on an ongoing basis since September 2020.
2021-02-01T00:00:00ZNational Health Library & Knowledge Service annual report 2019
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/627079
National Health Library & Knowledge Service annual report 2019
National Health Library & Knowledge Service
2019 saw the beginning of the implementation of our five-year strategy
“Turning Knowledge Into Action: enabling care, improving health 2018 –
2023. It was a productive and positive year for both our service and our
staff. Highlights include long-overdue renovations to some of our physical
hospital libraries, making the working and learning environments more
welcoming and suitable for use. Librarians working in the HSE are employed at administrative
Grade VI level, aligning to the Standards for Irish health libraries for the first time since their
publication in 2005. A Steering Group overseeing the implementation of our strategy was set
up in June, and had three successful meetings ensuring overall alignment of our service with
the priorities of our organisation. The integrated library management system was
successfully implemented, with all collections visible to all staff on our online catalogue and
available to borrow from any library. We celebrated 10 years of Lenus the Irish Health
Repository – now an established authoritative resource for everyone working in the Irish
health system.
2020-01-01T00:00:00ZHSE National Health Library & Knowledge Service Annual Report 2017
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/623991
HSE National Health Library & Knowledge Service Annual Report 2017
HSE National Health Library & Knowledge Service; Lawton, Aoife
This is the first annual report of the new National Health Library and Knowledge Service. It
brings together a snapshot of the value that library staff, library infrastructure and centralised library services bring to the broader health service in 3 key areas: knowledge mobilisation, evidence informed healthcare and value for money.
2017-12-01T00:00:00Z