Beacon CentreBeacon CentreTaunton & Somerset NHS Taunton & Somerset NHS

Foundation TrustFoundation Trust

Clinical Librarian PilotClinical Librarian Pilot20102010

Carol-Ann ReganCarol-Ann Regan

Beacon CentreBeacon Centre

Literature Searching

(finding the evidence)

Unit-Based Information

Skills Training(equipping staff to find the evidence)

Dissemination of Information

(circulating the evidence)

Clinical Librarian

PracticalitiesPracticalities Timetable Feb 2010 to Timetable Feb 2010 to

July 2010July 2010

Desk spaceDesk space

PublicityPublicity

Integrating with the Integrating with the TeamTeam

How was the service usedHow was the service used Literature searchingLiterature searching

TrainingTraining

Current awarenessCurrent awareness

EvaluationEvaluation What did you use the Clinical What did you use the Clinical

Librarian service for?Librarian service for? What was the value of the service What was the value of the service

to you?to you? What could be done to improve the What could be done to improve the

service?service? Please provide any other Please provide any other

comments about the servicecomments about the service

End of Pilot: Where are we now?End of Pilot: Where are we now? Extension on reduced hoursExtension on reduced hours Funding (Macmillan or other?)Funding (Macmillan or other?)

June 2011June 2011 15 hour post 2 years15 hour post 2 years Musgrove Leukaemia Group Musgrove Leukaemia Group

Somerset Somerset Beacon fundsBeacon funds

ReflectionsReflections 6 months too short6 months too short

Out of comfort zoneOut of comfort zone

Back up of library service essentialBack up of library service essential

Evidence folderEvidence folder

Exciting, demanding, hard workExciting, demanding, hard work