Recent research on the value of healthcare libraries demonstrates they save both money and time by enabling access to the best and most appropriate evidence for decision making.
The Library and Knowledge Service for NHS Ambulance Services in England (LKS ASE) serves ambulance services in England except SWASFT.*
The library is a virtual service operating primarily through the website here and works with education departments, researchers, clinicians, and managers providing access to resources through the new Knowledge and LibraryHub, created by Health Education England (HEE).
The new Hub is a “one stop shop” to search for high quality evidence and is available to all NHS staff.
If you would like more information about LKS ASE visit their website or contact the librarian Matt Holland at Matt.Holland@nwas.nhs.uk
* Other NHS healthcare library services
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service – Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland [ https://healthcarelibrary.qub.ac.uk/ ]
Scottish Ambulance Service – Knowledge Network Scotland [ http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/ ]
South Western Ambulance Service – Plymouth Discovery Library [ https://discoverylibrary.org/swasft/ ]
Welsh Ambulance Service – NHS Wales e-Library
[ https://elh.nhs.wales/ ]
NHS OpenAthens
Access to all resources in the UK NHS healthcare libraries require users to self-register for an NHS OpenAthens Account, available at https://openathens.nice.org.uk
