Caroline Storer  

Caroline was appointed in 2002 as Health Evidence Support Specialist for the Bradford & Airedale NHS Libraries.and works across the Bradford & Airedale NHS community in primary and acute care. Her previous post was Project-Co-ordinator of regional audits at the Northern and Yorkshire Cancer Registry and Information Service. Caroline started her career in quality audit and project management at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. She is currently completing an MSc in Health Research.

Abstract

A Health Evidence Support Service in Bradford

A Health Evidence Support Service (HESS) has been available to all staff in the Bradford NHS Health Partnership for four years. HESS was implemented as an extension of the existing Library and Information Services to work proactively with clinical and healthcare teams in primary, secondary and community care to make more effective use of health evidence. A large part of the job involves collaborating with research groups and clinical teams.

An evaluation project using questionnaires was undertaken in 2005. Initial analysis suggests health professionals have welcomed the service and find it extremely useful. The Health Evidence Support Service was a new post both to Northern and Yorkshire and we believe country wide. Feedback suggests the post has ensured that relevant evidence-based information reaches frontline staff and has led to a change in clinical practice. As a result of the success of this post, another Health Evidence Support Specialist has recently been appointed at another health community in West Yorkshire.

This page was last updated on: 23 May, 2006