1. Building on Learning from QAF - and Moving Forward to the National Health Knowledge Network NHS Librarians Meeting 3rd June 2010

2. Aims for today Celebrate QAF achievements Share learning from QAF
Understand next steps in the quality journey

6. Next stage in quality journey
Demonstrating value and impact:
Translating knowledge into quality of health and care.
Dealing with unprecedented challenges in financial, political and strategic context.
Consider how we can support these goals by developing:
Strategy
Organisational knowledge management
National Health Knowledge Network
Librarian role as leader and change agent

7. Learning from QAF Importance of: Strategic roadmap
Senior-level corporate buy-in
Relationships with other parts of organisation – internal and external
Impact on quality of care.
Continuous improvement process linked with corporate priorities.

8. Next steps
Review of QAF outcomes and fitness for purpose in 2010/11 compared with 2007
Coordinating Group
NHS QIS
National Health Knowledge Network Steering Group
Sound foundations within the bigger picture:
Quality strategy – impact on clinical governance standards
Financial environment
Political environment

9. Constant Focus within Changing Context
Whether applying for Level 1 or Level 2:
Strategic planning
Senior-level support
Evidence of impact on quality of care
Building relationships within organisation

10. National Health Knowledge Network
Commitment within Enabling Partnerships -
“Building a knowledge-based organisational culture.”
Representatives of healthcare organisations:
Work together to implement and further develop the KM strategy – locally and nationally.
Define and implement common standards for knowledge management – growing out of QAF standards.

11. Convening National Health Knowledge Network
Chair identified
Letter from NES CEO and Chair to NHS Board CEOs – nomination at senior strategic level to take Chief Knowledge Officer role.
Emphasis on knowledge management as:
Getting best value out of existing resources, tools and processes.
Improving quality and outcomes through knowledge.

12. Implications for Librarian network
Applying foundational skills and knowledge to demonstrate value in new context:
Achieving efficiency and best value
Improving quality and outcomes – link with Quality Strategy
Leading and facilitating role in knowledge management strategy – gaining and retaining partner and senior-level involvement.

13. Building on Learning from QAF and Moving Forward to the National Health Knowledge Network NHS Librarians Meeting 3rd June 2010