Meeting Announcement-------------------
(Apologies for Cross Posting)
Building Strong Partnerships: the NHS and Higher Education Working Together
to Support Healthcare
Friday May 11th 2001, 10.00 am to 3.30 pm
Department of Health, Skipton House, London Rd, London, SE1 6LH
(Next door to the Elephant & Castle tube station on the Northern and
Bakerloo lines)
Fee: £50
The Information Management Research Institute, School of Information
Studies, University of Northumbria, is organising this meeting on behalf of
Veronica Fraser, NHS Library Adviser
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Aim:
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To provide a forum for sharing good practice between the sectors
With opportunities to:
* contribute to developing models and local good practice
* examine the potential impact of Workforce Development Confederations
* review issues and barriers to effective co-operation between HE and the
NHS
* test the Northern & Yorkshire model arising from the British Library
Research project "Partnerships in Health"
Programme
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10.00 am Coffee
10.30 am Introduction and Welcome
Chair: Lucy Moores, Chief Executive, Workforce Development Confederation,
London
10.35 am Session One: The Northern & Yorkshire Experience - the British
Library Project "Partnerships in Health. Effective access models to higher
education and National Health Service libraries for health professionals and
students"
Susan Childs, Research Associate, Information Management Research Institute,
School of Information Studies, University of Northumbria
11.15 am Session Two: The London Experience - Service Level Agreements
between the NHS and a University Medical School
Shane Godbolt, Head of London Library and Information Development Unit and
Susan Howard, Librarian, Charing Cross Campus; Sub Librarian (NHS Liaison),
Imperial College School of Medicine
12.00 Discussion - Sharing Good Practice
12.45 pm Lunch
1.30 pm Session Three: South West Peninsula Medical School
Sally Hernando, Head of Division, Information and Library Services
Development, NHS Executive South West
2.10 pm Group Work:
* What needs to be done at national, regional and local level?
* Who needs to do what?
* Champions and allies?
* Drivers and barriers?
3.00 pm Plenary Session: Implementation Issues and Best Practice
3.30 pm Tea and Close
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Please register by e-mail ([log in to unmask]) to:
Maureen Dickson
Administrator
IMRI
University of Northumbria
Tel: 0191 227 3222
Fax: 0191 227 3671
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Please register ASAP as places are limited to 50
Please send the following information:
Name:
Job Title:
Organisation:
Postal Address:
Address for invoice (if different to the one above):
E-mail address:
Phone number:
Fax number:
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Susan Childs
Research Associate
Information Management Research Institute
School of Information Studies
Lipman Building
University of Northumbria
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
Tel: 0191 227 3723
Fax: 0191 227 3671
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
IMRI Office Tel: 0191 227 3222
IMRI Website: http://is.northumbria.ac.uk/imri/
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