1. Penny Bond Professional Practice Development Officer NHS Quality Improvement Scotland

2. Implementation of Joanna Briggs Institute into NHS Scotland …creation of an alliance between JBI, NHSQIS and NHS Scotland that will promote and facilitate best practice and improve patient care…

3. Why create an alliance? Shared agenda Universal challenges Right time Opportunities for networking & sharing of good practice Economic sense!

4. Aims of programme Access, utilise and contribute to an international evidence base Strengthen local, national & global links Create opportunities to share expertise and experience Contribute to international PD agenda JBI node for NHS Scotland

5. NHS Scotland approach… 3 year programme 2007 -2010 Awareness - adherence Support board facilitators to identify opportunities Complement existing /emerging initiatives in the area of evidence-based practice /quality improvement Internal & external evaluation strategy

6. JBI COnNECT

7. Get online, get the evidence, get it into practice…… http://nhsqis.jbiconnect.org/ www.elib.scot.nhs.uk “JBI has given additional resources to enable me to support staff in a flexible way with the online resources available. The resources complement other existing programmes of work.” (JBI facilitator)