The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiology services.

Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in prioritisation of National Health Service (NHS) resources to cope with the surge in infected patients. However, there have been no studies in the UK looking at the effect of the COVID-19 work pattern on the provision of cardiology services. We aimed to assess the impact of the pandemic on cardiology services and clinical activity.

Knowledge for Healthcare: the future of health librarianship.

Many people are still not receiving the right care. It is imperative for health care librarians to come together around a common vision to achieve Knowledge for Healthcare so that the right knowledge and evidence is used at the right time in the right place. The authors describe five workstreams within a modernisation programme: Service Transformation, Workforce Planning and Development, Quality and Impact, Resource Discovery and Optimising Investment.

Demonstrating the positive impact of information support on patient care in primary care: a rapid literature review.

Aim: To review the literature on the positive impact of information services, or information resources, on patient care in primary care.

Objectives: To identify and summarize key papers on which librarians might draw in making the case for investment, and to highlight gaps in the research evidence Methodology: A rapid literature review was conducted in the summer of 2005.

Results: There is a small body of evidence to demonstrate the positive impact of library and information services on the direct care of patients as well as a beneficial impact on the care of future patients through the application of evidence to multiple patients.

The information needs and information seeking behaviour of family doctors.

Aims: To explore the information needs and information seeking behaviour of family doctors, identifying any differences in attitudes and behaviours deriving from membership of a training practice and investigating the impact of a practice librarian.

Methods: A case study of general practitioners (GPs) in Aylesbury Vale incorporated a quantitative study of use of the medical library, and two qualitative techniques, in-depth interviews and group discussions.

Results: A total of 58 GPs, almost three quarters of those in the Vale, participated; 19 via individual interviews and a further 39 via two group discussions.

The senior practicum.

Senior practicum offers students valuable time to apply knowledge from the entire nursing program within a supportive setting while having the benefit of direct supervision from an experienced clinician. Benefits to agencies include a well-prepared practitioner who is thoroughly oriented to agency policies and procedures. The authors describe the practicum experience of a baccalaureate nursing program and discuss the benefits from multiple points of view.