Odonovan2008

Cilip/SCONUL Health Strategy Group

Kath O’Donovan, Group Chair

UHMLG Spring Forum on 10 March 2008

SCONUL/Cilip Health Strategy Group

Kath O’Donovan, Group Chair


Promoting the value of library and information skills and services to help create a healthier society


The past - origins of the Group• Joint working with Cilip and SCONUL

• SCONUL HSG worked from 2004 to 2006

• Cilip HEAG

• Key participants:• Judy Palmer

• Maggie Haines


The present – first years of HSG• Joint HSG first meeting – April 2006

• First Chair – Maggie Haines

• Second Chair – Ian Snowley

• Current Chair – Kath O’Donovan

• Next Chair – Bruce Madge – currently President of Cilip


Current membership• Kath O’Donovan• Paul Ayris • Helen Bingham • Christine Fowler • Bruce Madge• Melanie Brocklehurst • Sir Muir Gray• Peter Hill • Toby Bainton • Guy Daines



Current issues

• Hill report

• National Service Framework


Operational plan 1• Advocacy for health libraries:• Invite appropriate individuals into membership of

the Group• Establish contact with senior staff in DoH and

DfES • work with the Director of the National Knowledge

Service to identify the best ways to investigate areas of mutual interest;

• present briefing papers on areas of concern and to provide regular briefings from HSG to NKS/NLH and vice versa.


Operational plan 2

• Develop a dialogue with key stakeholders


Operational plan 3

• Respond to government consultation exercises as appropriate.


Operational plan 4

• Promote and publicise HSG.



What do you think?

• Discussion now or during the rest of the day

Documents

Odonovan2008