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NHS Evidence - knowledge management

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NHS Evidence - knowledge management

Bridging the gap between knowledge and practice

 "Knowledge management is a conscious strategy for moving the right knowledge to the right people at the right time to assist sharing and enabling the information to be translated into action to improve the organizational performance." (O'Dell & Grayson 1997)

The aim of this site is to provide the best available evidence and practical examples of health professionals successfully sharing and applying knowledge and experience to their daily activities.  Research in this area is still in the early stages and for that reason, much of the current content has been selected from the business sector.  However, the material available in this collection has been chosen because the content can also be applied to the health sector. 

The criteria for selecting appropriate material for this site is detailed in the development strategy, which is available here. 

As this is a pilot site, your opinion is vital so please send your comments to us.

Transfer to NHS Evidence

As part of the transfer to NHS Evidence, the specialist libraries have changed their names and, as a group, are now called specialist collections. This individual collection is now NHS Evidence – knowledge management. You will continue to be able to access all the content and features. The existing URL for the collection will remain for now, but is likely to change later in the year as the specialist collections become fully integrated with the NHS Evidence portal.   

This specialist collection will not be maintained for the time being, while a review of all the collections takes place over the Summer. Later in the year, a decision will be made over the future of NHS Evidence - knowledge management.

The Advisory Group will continue to meet to advise on the future of this resource and the eSpace community will continue to be available for knowledge sharing and collaboration.

During April and May 2009 a survey of this collection was carried out and a report summarising the results was written. 

With many thanks for your continued support.

Workshop for Chief Knowledge Officers

A special event to discuss the role and support of Chief Knowledge Officers was held on the 16th October 2008. The presentations and supporting documents are now available.

Presentations:

• National Library for Health; NICE and NHS Evidence: Chief Knowledge Officers' Workshop
• NHS Chief Knowledge Officer
• Knowledge and knowledge management
• The Chief Knowledge Officer at University Hospital Lewisham
• NHS North East - passionate about knowledge

Supporting documents:

• Chief Knowledge Officer role description
• Team Knowledge Officer role description
• Report of a National Review of NHS Health Library Services in England: From Knowledge to Health in the 21st Century. 
• Self assessment tool

These documents are also available on the NHS Knowledge Management eSpace community, where you can discuss and share viewpoints. Click here to access them. You need to join the group to view the files. To join, you must register with eSpace and then submit a request to join the NHS Knowledge Management community.

New to knowledge management

The purpose of this section is to highlight some resources to get you started in knowledge management:

• Knowledge management briefing - short document describing knowledge management, explaining what it is, why it is so important, how to get started, and providing examples of good practice and links to further resources.
• Getting started - tips for applying knowledge management to your working practice.
• Knowledge Flow: special issue (print version) and (online version) - Knowledge Flow is the monthly newsletter for the knowledge management specialist collection, highlighting new KM resources. This special issue can be used as a handout or as an online introduction to NHS Evidence - knowledge management. It highlights the key resources in the specialist collection. Knowledge Flow: new to knowledge management, is a special issue linking to appropriate resources for people starting out in this area.
• Learning Zone - to support further learning about knowledge management.
• Glossary - a compilation of knowledge management terms, with examples where the term has been used in health settings.
• NHS Knowledge Management espace community - online community to support knowledge sharing and good practice in knowledge transfer in the NHS. To access this community, you need to register with NHS Connecting for Health eSpace and then submit a request to join the NHS KM community. 

If you have any further questions about knowledge management, please get in touch and we will try to help.

Community of Practice

'Knowledge Flow' the newsletter for NHS Evidence - knowledge management

Knowledge Sharing Networks

Gain access to knowledge and experience of innovation and improvement in other healthcare organisations by becoming a member of CHAIN. 

CHAIN (Contact, Help, Advice and Information Networks) is a free, multi-professional online network for people working in health and social care.  There are currently 4 main components:

1. Research and evidence-based practice
2. Widening participation in learning
3. Innovation and improvement
4. Macmillan Cancer Support

Click here to find out more about CHAIN. If you would like to join, click here.