Clinical Librarian Service

What is the clinical librarian service?

The Clinical Librarian Service is part of the Trust library service at Salford Royal Foundation Trust. The specialist service is designed to support staff in the delivery of evidence-based practice, clinical governance, high quality patient care, education and training, lifelong learning and research.

Who can use the clinical librarian service?
The Clinical Librarian Service is available to all NHS staff working or on placement within Salford Royal.

What does the clinical librarian service offer?

Searching the evidence to support healthcare

Literature searching link please click Form

Clinical query answering service link please click Form

Literature search skills training link please click Form

Help with information retrieval

Journal club support

Current awareness – advice on how to keep up-to-date

Critical appraisal and evaluation of health information

Where is the Clinical Librarian Service based?

At the point of need; this could be ward rounds, clinical meetings, audit meetings.
The Clinical Librarian Service can visit your workplace; present to your team a demonstration of the library services and health information resources available to them.

How can I contact the clinical librarian service?

Contact Bernadette Beisty ext 61933 or email bernadette.beisty@srft.nhs.uk