Cancer Knowledge Services Strategy
Consider Cancer portal development and integration with the
e-health program MKN development and communities of practice -
Sharing best practice NHS Librarian support and cross boundary
initiatives
Produce for April 2006
Development
Statement of Aim Objectives Map of process
Analysis of existing strategies relating to cancer and knowledge management
Review of external influences and factors Interview senior stakeholders Map opportunities and challenges Develop Scenarios
Cancer MKN Network Development Plan
Developing the portal and services
Developing the community aspects
Portal developments
1. Additional functionality
Developing the portal
1. Additional functionality
2. Patient journey and access to the evidence : Providing access to the evidence from stages within the patient journey.
Patient Journey
Investigate how the patient journey model could influence systems
Practical example to test generic model Lung cancer
SIGN SCAN British Thoracic Society Scottish Referral Guidelines
Link the evidence to each stage of the journey
Patient Journey cont.
Set of questions at each stage Look for resources from the point of view of
Clinician Social care Management Patients / carers
Developing the portal
1. Additional functionality
2. Patient journey and access to the evidence : Providing access to the evidence from stages within the patient journey
3. Integrating portal with CPD activities : Providing support for continuing profession development from the portal
Developing the portal
1. Additional functionality
2. Patient journey and access to the evidence : Providing access to the evidence from stages within the patient journey
3. Integrating portal with CPD activities : Providing support for continuing profession development from the portal
4. User interface changes and additional cross – searching interface changes : Access to results of searches on a variety of websites and targets
Accessing, sharing knowledge and building communities
1. Knowledge Exchanges : Encourage use of the tool
Accessing, sharing knowledge and building communities
1. Knowledge Exchanges : Encourage use of the tool
2. Outreach : Increase awareness of the Cancer MKN and portal
Accessing, sharing knowledge and building communities
1. Knowledge Exchanges : Encourage use of the tool
2. Outreach : Increase awareness of the Cancer MKN and portal
3. Information Exchange : Facilitate the sharing of access to local and national websites from the cancer portal
Accessing, sharing knowledge and building communities
1. Knowledge Exchanges : Encourage use of the tool
2. Outreach : Increase awareness of the Cancer MKN and portal
3. Information Exchange : Facilitate the sharing of access to local and national websites from the cancer portal
4. Open access repository : Demonstrate the benefits of an Institutional Open Access Repository to share best practice
Accessing, sharing knowledge and building communities
1. Knowledge Exchanges : Encourage use of the tool2. Outreach : Increase awareness of the Cancer MKN
and portal3. Information Exchange : Facilitate the sharing of
access to local and national websites from the cancer portal
4. Open access repository : Demonstrate the benefits of an Institutional Open Access Repository
5. Cross sectoral partnerships and support : Supporting cancer information services in the NHS and voluntary sector
Would like to be involved?
Support for MKNs and communities and raising the profile of librarian services
Promotion of your library services to support MCNs Work closer with staff to understand their needs Back up support and occasional training for public
librarians and the voluntary sector Sharing services eg CAB, expert searches Support for Lorraine, cancer portal editor Support the ‘Help Desk’