London Health Libraries Induction – Staff Development Sarah Lawson Senior Information Specialist (NHS Support) King’s College London September 2008

Training courses Face to face – there are a number of suppliers of training courses, both London wide and nationally, e.g. CLIST, HLG, CPD25, CILIP. Information available on their websites, or discussion lists

Training courses Online – FOLIO - a programme of online learning for health librarians in the UK commissioned by the National Library for Health (NLH).

Support for qualifications Support for chartership and certification Contact Aileen Wood NVQs – Level 2 or Level 3 Information and Library Services – via Richmond on Thames NVQ Centre. Contact Richard Osborn

Networking London Health Libraries working groups Health Libraries Group (CILIP) discussion lists – Londonlinks; library assistants; lis-medical

Online resources Londonlinks – CLIST trainer’s toolkit Health Libraries Group – National Library for Health-

Other CPD methods Job swaps/shares; managing a project; shadowing; joining a learning set; working with a mentor; visiting other libraries; getting involved in Trust committees

Over to you: What would you like to see London Health Libraries offer?