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Future Proofing the Profession – The Report of the Health EAG: Response
from the CILIP Implementation Group
Margaret Haines, Past-President CILIP
UMSLG Conference 7.7.05
Health EAG
• Established 2002 by Cilip XB• Chaired by Judy Palmer, Oxford U.• Terms of Reference:
“To identify and explore the key agenda and challenges that LIS faces within healthcare; to consider the relevance of the developments within LIS healthcare to the LIS profession more generally; and to advise CILIP on its role and activities within the health sector”
• Two premises:– Future proofing the profession – Health as an exemplar
Main Findings
• Trends towards:– Greater role in teaching– Need for advanced search skills– Need for outreach services– Greater role in managing knowledge– Impact of ICT on delivery
• Many opportunities – new roles and skills
• But evidence that many LIS professionals are still ill-prepared or reluctant
10 Recommendations to CILIP
1. CILIP should engage in regular horizon scanning with partners
2. CILIP should give greater emphasis to CPD in health information sector with a greater variety of learning methods
3. CILIP should take the lead in developing a clear research strategy for the LIS sector
4. CILIP should develop a strategy to prepare and support emerging leaders
10 Recommendations (continued)
5. CILIP should analyse emerging job roles and provide appropriate support
6. CILIP should provide structured and accredited CPD with specialist modules
7. CILIP should link the FOQ to NHS Knowledge & Skills Framework and explore network-based and e-learning
8. CILIP to explore how to support individuals more actively throughout careers
10 Recommendations (continued)
9. CILIP should be more aggressive in advocacy and leadership within health domain
10.CILIP should use the Health Libraries Group as a pilot to investigate a new relationship between corporate CILIP and its SIGs
Implementation Group
• Chaired by Margaret Haines• Policy work led by Guy Daines*• Other members:
– Anne Brice* (National Library for Health)– Bruce Madge (UK CHIP)– Eric Davies (Policy Development Committee)– Amanda Duffy (Review of Groups WP)– Lyndsay Rees-Jones (Workforce
Development)– Tom Roper (Health Libraries Group)– Margaret Watson (FOQ consultant)
Health IG Report
• Consultation with original Health EAG and with CILIP staff, HLG, NLH, SCONUL HSG and others
• Report includes:– Summary of recommendations along 5
themes:• Research, advocacy, CPD, leadership,
devolution
– Current relevant CILIP initiatives– Recommendations to Council for further
action
Research
• (Horizon scanning, research strategy)• Work in progress:
– LIRG led research strategy approved by Council– Horizon scanning exercise last December– Access to LISA– Meetings with BAILER
• Key Proposals to Council– Support research strategy– Invest in a research portal– Work with partners on future horizon scanning– LIRG and HLG to explore R&D training
Advocacy
• (more aggressive advocacy in health)• Work in Progress:
– Very little but HEAG very visible and SCONUL HSG has started work with NLH and DOH
• Key Proposals to Council:– Co-opt HLG rep to PDC– Establish partnerships for advocacy– HLG to consider how to develop advocacy skills – HLG to synthesize the key policy drivers in
health in order to advise on CILIP policy
CPD
• (health modules, accreditation, e-learning, links to NHS frameworks, etc)
• Work in progress:– New FOQ and CILIP coursesin tune with UK CHIP – CILIP exploring new learning modules in other sectors– new e-learning approaches available e.g. ICT learning modules– CILIP becoming full accreditation body including short
courses– Database of training and development activities planned
• Key Proposals to Council:– Work with MLA, UK CHIP and NHS Skills
Frameworks– NLH and HLG to identify modules for accreditation– Undertake audit of lis training/cpd
Leadership
• (support for emerging leaders, new careers)
• Work in Progress:– FOQ and mentoring– Role models project led by Biddy Fisher
• Key Proposals to Council:– Investigate with HLG a leadership strategy– Endorse leadership seminars at branches and
groups– Set up working party to look at career
interventions, e.g. mentoring, counselling, coaching, etc
Devolution
• (use HLG as pilot)• Work in Progress:
– HLG participated in Horizon scanning– HLG establishing policy panel– HLG already active in CPD– HLG working with CILIP HQ on advocacy, research,
policy
• Key Proposals to Council:– Many embedded in other sections
Progress to Date
• Report accepted by XB September 2004• Report endorsed by Council December
2004• Implementation Group established
February 2005• Meetings and consultation in Spring
2005• Implementation Group report to Council
June 29, 2005 – endorsed• Now the hard work begins…!
For further information…
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