IN DEPTH Bolton Health Information Partnership
An increased emphasis on ensuring greater patient and public involvement within the health and social care agenda has created a greater need for information provision tailored towards the needs of patients and the wider public. Dawn Grundy, Paula Elliott and Amanda Stevens explain how a cross-sector partnership in Bol- ton is changing the way healthcare information is accessed.
INFORMAL partnerships between health and information organisations in Bolton have been embraced and expanded with the formal creation of Bolton Health Informa- tion Partnership (BHIP). The following article looks at the formation and work of that partnership over the last two years.
Our origins
The initial consortium formed in 2017, bringing together representatives from:
l Bolton Library and Museum Services l Macmillan Cancer Information Services
l Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Library Services
l University of Bolton Library
Historically, informal partnerships between some of these organisations had resulted in library access agreements being set up and collaboration at events such as a Human Library and the annual Bolton Health Mela. However, by 2017 a new impetus to work together came with Health Information Week and the Knowledge for Healthcare initiative Developing and building local networks and partnerships which sought to bring together local library services across a range of organi- sations to provide health information. Nationally, public libraries were already delivering the Libraries Connected (formerly Society of Chief Librarians) Universal Health Off er. This builds on the recognition of libraries as trusted spaces which deliver health information and recreational activities to help people better manage their health and wellbeing. In Greater Manchester
24 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL
Paula Elliott, Library Manager, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Library Services.
Dawn Grundy, Academic Librarian, Faculty of Health & Wellbeing, University of Bolton.
Amanda Stevens, Library, Museum and Information Services Team Leader, Bolton Library and Museum Services.
public library services meet regularly to develop regional delivery of health information. However, the growing importance of patient
involvement in health and social care services was leading to the development of local
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