Measuring the impact of information skills training : a survey of health libraries in England
Ayre, Stephen Barbrook, John Engel, Colin Lacey, Patricia Phul, Anita Stevenson, Paul Toft, Suzanne
Ayre, Stephen
Barbrook, John
Engel, Colin
Lacey, Patricia
Phul, Anita
Stevenson, Paul
Toft, Suzanne
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George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton; Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust; Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust; Dudley Public Health; Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, West Yorkshire; Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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2015-03
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Background: 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.
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Ayre S, Barbrook J, Engel C, Lacey P, Phul A, Stevenson P, Toft S. Measuring the impact of information skills training: a survey of health libraries in England. Health Info Libr J. 2015 Mar;32(1):50-60. doi: 10.1111/hir.12079. Epub 2014 Aug 19.
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