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dc.contributor.authorToft, Suzanne
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-22T14:45:17Z
dc.date.available2016-12-22T14:45:17Z
dc.date.issued2014-08
dc.identifier.citationHealth Information and Libraries Journal; 2014language
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12904/1396
dc.description.abstractBackground: The lack of robust research measuring the impact of NHS based information skills training prompted the West Midlands Regional Trainers’ Forum to conduct a post-training survey. Methods: This is a multi-centred study which collected data from over 60 separate organisations. Survey questionnaires were completed by learners a few weeks after the training event. Results: Five hundred and thirty-four responses were received. 82% of information skills training recipients indicated that they had implemented learning or changed practice as a result of the training. 70% of recipients indicated there had been an impact on patient care. Discussion: The beneficial results from information skills training manifest in a multitude of ways. The results of this study indicate that the learning from information skills training is being used to reduce problems and address the key issues in modern health care. Conclusion: The results clearly demonstrate the value of information skills training and its beneficial impact on patient care, lifelong learning and other key NHS functions. This study shows information skills training as an important activity which supports the information literacy agenda, and has a positive impact across the four key functions of library and knowledge services within the NHS.language
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dc.subjectEvaluationlanguage
dc.subjectInformation Literacylanguage
dc.subjectInformation Skillslanguage
dc.subjectHealth Carelanguage
dc.subjectQuestionnairelanguage
dc.subjectSurveylanguage
dc.titleMeasuring the impact of information skills training: A survey of health libraries in Englandlanguage
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