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Beacon Centre Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Clinical Librarian Pilot 2010 Carol-Ann Regan. Beacon Centre. Clinical Librarian. Literature Searching (finding the evidence). Dissemination of Information (circulating the evidence). Unit-Based Information Skills Training
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Beacon CentreTaunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Clinical Librarian Pilot 2010 Carol-Ann Regan
Clinical Librarian Literature Searching (finding the evidence) Dissemination of Information (circulating the evidence) Unit-Based Information Skills Training (equipping staff to find the evidence)
Practicalities • Timetable Feb 2010 to July 2010 • Desk space • Publicity • Integrating with the Team
How was the service used • Literature searching • Training • Current awareness
Evaluation • What did you use the Clinical Librarian service for? • What was the value of the service to you? • What could be done to improve the service? • Please provide any other comments about the service
End of Pilot: Where are we now? • Extension on reduced hours • Funding (Macmillan or other?) June 2011 15 hour post 2 years Musgrove Leukaemia Group Somerset Beacon funds
Reflections • 6 months too short • Out of comfort zone • Back up of library service essential • Evidence folder • Exciting, demanding, hard work