1. Beacon Centre Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Clinical Librarian Pilot 2010 Carol-Ann Regan

3. Beacon Centre

5. Literature Searching (finding the evidence) Unit-Based Information Skills Training (equipping staff to find the evidence) Dissemination of Information (circulating the evidence) Clinical Librarian

6. Practicalities  Timetable Feb 2010 to July 2010  Desk space  Publicity  Integrating with the Team

7. How was the service used  Literature searching  Training  Current awareness

8. Evaluation  What did you use the Clinical Librarian service for?  What was the value of the service to you?  What could be done to improve the service?  Please provide any other comments about the service

9. End of Pilot: Where are we now?  Extension on reduced hours  Funding (Macmillan or other?) June 2011 June 2011 15 hour post 2 years 15 hour post 2 years Musgrove Leukaemia Group Somerset Musgrove Leukaemia Group Somerset Beacon funds Beacon funds

10. Reflections  6 months too short  Out of comfort zone  Back up of library service essential  Evidence folder  Exciting, demanding, hard work