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Hello Liz, I think there may be 2 issues - one being that you should certainly try and get an SLA - The second is how you manage NHS resources as we obtain them, in effect, free of charge - would be interested to know if anyone else mentions this. Denise (St Christopher's Hosice, London) From: UK medical/ health care library community / information workers [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Hunwick, Liz Sent: 20 May 2014 10:09 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Library services to non NHS organisations Good morning, Here at Basildon, our pathology department is merging with that of Southend and a private company. The Basildon staff, about 200 will be working for a new , non NHS organisation although will still be onsite. This is something which is obviously going to happen more and more as services are outsourced to the private sector. We have been asked if they will still have access to library services. Our inclination, and that of our Education Director is that we should negotiate a contract for educational services including the library, with the new company. Does anyone have any experience of this sort of situation and how have you resolved it? Many thanks, Liz Hunwick MA, PG Dip LIS, MCLIP Librarian: Services Basildon Healthcare Library Education Centre Basildon University Hospital Nethermayne Basildon Essex SS16 5NL T: 01268 524900 Ext 8272 E: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> W: www.btuheks.nhs.uk<http://www.btuheks.nhs.uk> ============================================================================ This email has been processed by the Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust email gateway. Any executable files or known viruses have been removed. If this message has been sent to you in error please securely discard the email, notify the sender and do not open any attachments or act on the contents. This email may be subject to the Data Protection Act 1998, the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and other relevant acts and regulations. Unless the contents are clinically confidential or otherwise exempt they may be subject to disclosure. We do not accept or send emails larger than 10MB. For more information contact the IT Department, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on +44 1268 82 19 19 ============================================================================ ________________________________ St Christopher's Hospice, 51-59 Lawrie Park Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 6DZ (Registered UK Charity Number: 210667) This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may contain privileged or copyright information. You must not present this message to another party without gaining permission from the sender. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy, distribute or use this email or the information contained in it for any purpose other than to notify us. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately, and remove this email from your system. We do not guarantee that this material is free from viruses or any other defects although due care has been taken to minimise the risk. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of St Christopher's Hospice.