Sara
 
We have been working with teams working towards Bournemouth University PDU accreditation for a couple of years.
 
Each team seems to want a slightly different input from librarians. The following are a list of the things we are doing:
 
attend multiprofessional team meetings
attend network meetings e.g. CNS meetings
attend PDU meetings
searches e.g finding the evidence to support clinical pathways, succession planning etc
training e.g. search skills, critical appraisal, IT skills such as using publisher & hot linking
set up and support journal clubs
current awareness, alerting service
dissemination of information using Trust web sites and shared network drives
provide a non-clinical viewpoint
 
Several of our teams have attained accreditation status and are now working towards their reviews, and some teams are just starting.
 
Once we got ourselves involved (via champions and just being plain pushey) we have all found it very rewarding. For additional feedback see the "Clinical Librarian Project Report"  under library documents on our web site http://www.wehct.nhs.uk/library/
 
Good luck
 
Brenda
 

Brenda Goddard
Library and Knowledge Services Manager
Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust
MP50
Healthcare Library
Romsey Road
Winchester
Hampshire SO22 5DG
01962 824421

-----Original Message-----
From: Stock Sara (RDE) Essex Rivers [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 11 August 2005 09:33
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Subject: practice development units

Dear all (or at least - all those of you not currently on a beach somewhere...!)
 
One of our mental health nurses tells me their trust is working towards having practice development unit status. Is anyone out there aware of similar developments elsewhere? And, if so, what kind of support have you been asked for or able to give, and how have you been involved? I believe that somewhere in Bournemouth is doing something similar, so if that's you I'd love to hear from you!
 
Thanks, as ever
 
Sara
 

Sara Stock BA (Hons) DipLib MCLIP
Library Services Manager
Essex Rivers Healthcare NHS Trust
Colchester General Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
Essex
CO4 5JL
T 01206 742146
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