Document supply leads to more clinical time

Worcestershire Health Libraries: Saving you time as you improve patient care

We have recently conducted an impact study on how our document supply service is utilised.

These are the results:

· 941 Documents supplied in one quarter (Feb - Apr 2011)
131 individuals – 59 replies to survey – 45% return rate
· 98% found the information increased their clinical knowledge
· 89% said the new information would contribute to a higher quality of patient care
· 170 clinical hours saved by library staff supplying documents
(4½ weeks of clinical time)
· 100% of requests reached clinicians in time
· Information received was used for clinical queries, practice development, education and research, guidelines and journal clubs

Below are just a few of the comments we received:

“extending evidence-based treatment”
“better informed decision making”
“I will assess them (patients) rather than waiting for a doctor”
“more knowledge, better understanding”
“ensuring appropriate dose of drug use”
“information on breasting feeding has been used for guidelines”
“very simple request process and timely response”


The results show that if you need information fast, Worcestershire Health Libraries will save you time and effort by delivering documents directly to your workplace whilst you focus on delivering Evidence-Based Care.