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Professionals. Mar 17, 2005 hilda faragher ([log in to unmask]) has mailed you the following article: Survey Results into the Information needs of Nurses and other Health Professionals. Mar 17, 2005 http://www.informatics.nhs.uk/item/1334 Message: I found this great article on NHS informatics. Thought you might like it.Sorry sent you wrong article. Hilda ******************************************* Stay up-to-date by getting the Newswire delivered to your inbox each week. http://www.informatics.nhs.uk ******************************************* ==================================================================== Last month a detailed report of the key findings of Royal College of Nursing's survey of the Information Needs of Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Midwives and Health Visitors was published. The survey had two principle aims: 1. To review what information or knowledge is needed to improve practice in the clinical area 2. To establish information needs to support lifelong learning and formal study. The good response from registered nurses and other health care professionals ensured results to be both comprehensive and exciting. The report summarising respondent's needs concluded: There was a high demand for information skills training There was a high demand for value added services to help nurses find up to date, good quality, relevant evidence in manageable amounts Respondents want a blended service - physical as well as electronic, access to experts as well as online There was a need to work with health librarians across UK</place /></country-region /> to develop high quality information services for nurses Following this feedback, the RCN plans to examine ways of meeting the needs identified in the survey. To view the reports, along with a PowerPoint presentation go to: [http://www.rcn.org.uk/news/display.php?ID=1494] </a />http://www.rcn.org.uk/news/display.php?ID=1494 References: [1] http://www.rcn.org.uk/news/display.php?ID=1494 ==================================================================== http://www.informatics.nhs.uk ====================================================================