The NHS in 2030: a people-powered and knowledge-powered health system

"The NHS has the opportunity to take advantage of two powerful and under–exploited sources of innovation that have the potential to make care better and, under the right circumstances, cheaper. These are the rapidly accelerating pace of digital technology, and the power of social innovation."

The NHS in 2030: a people-powered and knowledge-powered health system
J Bland, H Khan, J  Loder, T Symons, S Westlake
NESTA
July 2015

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Features of effective medical knowledge resources to support point of care learning

"We identified nine features that influence users' selection of knowledge resources, namely efficiency (with sub-features of comprehensiveness, searchability, and brevity), integration with clinical workflow, credibility, user familiarity, capacity to identify a human expert, reflection of local care processes, optimization for the clinical question (e.g., diagnosis, treatment options, drug side effect), currency, and ability to support patient education."

Features of effective medical knowledge resources to support point of care learning: a focus group study
DA Cook, KJ Sorensen, W Hersh, RA Berger, JM Wilkinson
PLOS One, 25th November 2013

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Explaining health managers' information seeking behaviour and use

"Managers are overwhelmed with too much information of various types and quality, yet often cannot find the information they need."

Explaining health managers' information seeking behaviour and use: final report
C Edwards, R Fox, S Gillard, S Gourlay, P Guven, C Jackson, M Chambers, V Drennan
National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and Organisation Programme
May 2013

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Doctor Know: a knowledge commons in health

"In this paper, we argue that society’s growing ability to mobilise knowledge from different fields and sources is beginning to show the potential of a ‘knowledge commons’ in healthcare: an open system of knowledge with researchers, practicing clinicians, patients, their families and communities all involved in capturing, refining and utilising a common body of knowledge in real time."

Doctor Know: a knowledge commons in health
J Loder, L Bunt, JC Wyatt
March 2013

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