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Improving Quality NHS Geek? Nerd? Hipster? Two quizzes help users understand their strengths and weaknesses as a learner and intelligence gatherer. This poster was created by the Knowledge and Intelligence Team at NHS Improving Quality. You can contact them using the details below: Andrew Lambe Knowledge & Intelligence Manager [email protected] Jo Loughlin-Ridley Knowledge & Intelligence Lead joanne.loughlin- [email protected] Fiona Anthoney Knowledge Management Lead [email protected] Polly Pascoe Knowledge & Intelligence Coordinator [email protected] The authors Supporting materials INTELLIGENCE HANDBOOK LEARNING HANDBOOK Follow us on Twitter: @NHSIQ #IQhandbooks LEARNING Slideshare To provide rookies with a taster of the handbooks, two slide decks have been made available online. Learning before and after guidance: provides a ‘whistle- stop’ tour of the activities you can undertake to learn before and after embarking on a project or programme. Change is the end result of all learning. ‘‘ ’’ SCAN HERE to link straight to the handbooks! END OF YEAR LEARNING GUIDANCE NHS Improving Quality • NHS England • Ko Awatea, New Zealand • College of Occupational Therapists • Mid Yorkshire NHS Library • NHS Manchester CCG • NICE • University of Surrey Health Sciences Department • Library and Health Information Network NW • Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust • Health Education England • Royal College of Nursing • Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust • Arden & Greater East Midlands CSU • NHS Networks • CHAIN At NHS Improving Quality, we believe all staff within health and care should have the tools and resources available to enable them to develop the skills and knowledge to effectively ensure their work is evidence based and appropriately informed. This thinking led to the development of the Learning and Intelligence Handbooks, the first offer in a suite of guidance to support staff to effectively capture and share knowledge and intelligence. Launched in September 2014 and easily accessible in both e-book and PDF format, the handbooks have been accessed by over 2,000 people in 35 different countries. IQ Handbooks Recognised by... INTELLIGENCE HANDBOOK Leo Buscaglia What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. ‘‘ ’’ Christopher Hitchens The Intelligence Handbook guides users through the process of finding, filtering, understanding and applying what is learnt from secondary sources. It challenges users to ensure their work is underpinned by a robust evidence base. Providing an outline of the stages required to effectively gather intelligence, the handbook digs deeper, offering users guidance to effectively use OpenAthens, Boolean search terms, RSS feeds, stakeholder mapping and more. LEARNING HANDBOOK Let us learn from the past to profit by the present and from the present, to live better in the future. ‘‘ William Wordsworth The Learning Handbook guides users through the process of learning before, during and after key activities, challenging users to try new ways of capturing and sharing knowledge. Providing a host of different ways in which teams can facilitate their own learning, the handbook also offers guidance on using innovative ways of sharing and presenting knowledge such as blog, infographics and podcasts. ’’ Glossary We have outlined the terms used within the Learning Handbook below. TERM Action learning sets After action review Analyse DEFINITION A group of people within a workplace that meet with the specific intention of solving workplace problems A method of evaluation that is used when tasks have gone either particularly successful or unsuccessful. To examine (something) methodically and in detail, typically in order to explain and interpret it. OpenAthens guidance OpenAthens is an access and identity management system which allows you to use one log in to access a number of different academic resources, such as journals. Both members of the NHS and health and social care are able to access NICE resources via OpenAthens – check the eligibility criteria to see if you or your organisation benefits from this. Speed geeking Speed geeking is a method of understanding a large amount of information within smaller, more manageable chunks. Similar to speed dating a number of separate tables / areas are set-up and individuals or teams rotate around them every five to ten minutes to learn from each. Glossary We have outlined the terms used within the Intelligence Handbook below. TERM Abstract Academic literature Analysis DEFINITION A summary of the contents of a book, article, or speech. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a school, especially one of higher learning. The detailed examination of the elements or structure of something. REF: 0415/0007 IQ Handbooks Poster_Layout 1 10/04/2015 09:51 Page 1
