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be of fairly general interest to health lis people.
Best wishes
MC
The Palace of Westminster
London
Dear Ms Perham
Library and Information Policy in Health
Congratulations on becoming Chair of the Parliamentary
All Party Group on Libraries.
I am writing to alert you to the work of the LINC Health Panel,
which was set up two years ago to represent all
organizations providing information services on
health matters, to speak with one voice and to act
together. Foundation Members include The
Library Association, The British Library, the
Standing Conference of National and University
Libraries, the NHS Regional Librarians Group
and the University Medical School Librarians
Group. There are currently 44 subscribing members.
Work by the Panel has included published research
into cross-sectoral provision of library and information
services for the nursing profession in universities and
the NHS, which is being followed up by policy
approaches to both the Committee of Vice Chancellors
and Principals, and the NHS Executive. We have also
published a thoroughly tested and widely endorsed
checklist for the accreditation of health library services.
We have responded constructively to a number of recent
Government and policy documents, including the
NHS consultation document "A First Class Service".
Our newest initiative is a project to test the feasibility
of a national policy or plan for provision of health
information in a multi-sectoral partnership
We hope your all party group will find space in its
busy agenda to recognise the important part which
access to knowledge plays both in the provision of
effective health care and in empowering users of
health services.
I should be happy to send further information on
any aspect of the Panel's work or that of its
members, and the Panel would welcome being
consulted should your group at any time wish to
discuss health library and information service issues.
Yours sincerely
Michael Carmel
Chair, LINC Health Panel
cc David Stewart, Veronica Fraser, Ross Shimmon
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