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| Information needs of United Kingdom primary care clinicians | | Author(s) | D A Swinglehurst |
| Journal title | Health Information and Libraries Journal, vol 22, no 3, September 2005 |
| Pages | pp 196-204 |
| Source | http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/hir |
| Keywords | General practitioners ; Information needs. |
| Annotation | The scope of primary care makes knowledge management in this context very challenging, especially as access to information increases and the role of primary care within the National Health service (NHS) expends. This paper reviews the literature on the information needs of primary care clinicians to enable evidence-based decision making. Drawing on the literature, and using a specific example of a clinical informaticist service (at Imperial College, London), some lessons are drawn on the role of information professionals in facilitating evidence-based health care. It was concluded that evidence-based information to clinicians' questions in a user-friendly format has the potential to facilitate changes in practice. The successful implementation of information services requires attention to both academic and service dimensions, fostering closer working relationships between clinicians and information professionals. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050926210 A |
| Classmark | QT6: UV:IK |
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