Hello all,
Just to note that the CILIP Manifesto item indicated by Maurice is not
purely public health.
Manifesto item 5. Fund and enable the effective co-ordination of health
information
http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/advocacy/manifesto/Pages/default.as
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The link Maurice supplied is a little unfortunate in titling as the
document is clearly about information for health and wellbeing in a
broad sense. It does include Public Health Librarians specifically but
also all manner of other information and library services in varied
settings (NHS, Public, School, HEI etc etc). In part the naming relates
to the fact that CILIP set out a policy statement on on Publich Health &
Libraries in 2008.
SHALL Consumer Health Information Group commented on the CILIP Manifesto
ahead of publication and there were attempts to tidy up the language to
avoid confusion. No doubt things can always be improved. If people see
anything truly backwards in the document then by all means drop Guy
Daines ([log in to unmask]) a line and I am sure he would be glad
to refine the document.
I found the Manifesto a positive initiative and have already used it to
approach my MP. I understand there will be a special feature on it in an
upcoming issue of Update but you can access a lot of materials at the
link above.
Cheers
Alan
Alan Fricker
Knowledge & Library Service Manager
Newham University Hospital NHS Trust
www.newlib.demon.co.uk
Tel: 020 7363 8016
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