Information and Library Service

King’s Fund as an information resource supporting commissioning

Lynette CawthraInformation & Library Service Manager

King’s Fund17.7.06

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King’s Fund library

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Future plans

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King’s Fund ILS

Supports the work of those involved in the development and management of health and social care services by:

• providing public access to a unique collection

• emphasis on ‘grey literature’

• links to Fund colleagues

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King’s Fund ILS

Health and social care London health Health inequalities Older people’s care Ethnic minority health NHS management and policy

DH documents, government reports, grey literature, statistics

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King’s Fund ILS

Reading lists Practice-based commissioning Markets in primary & community care Improving care for long-term conditions

Older material on fundholding!

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King’s Fund ILS

Public walk-in access, and email/phone enquiry service

Plus 60,000 ‘invisible’ users a month

And a resource for Fund staff

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Packages of quality-assessed, timely information for NHS managers

Peer-reviewed digests, ‘hot topics’ pages, news alerts and RSS feeds

Primary care a particular focus

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‘Hot topics’: Practice-based commissioning PCTs as commissioners GMS contract - enhanced services General Dental Services Contract

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Forthcoming attractions

NLH Patient and Public Involvement

A new way to get to our database…