Policy
HLG Reponse to European Commission
CILIP, with the help of HLG, has responded to the the 'Draft report on current practice with regard to provision of information to patients on medicinal products'. The response has been acknowledged.
Response
Widening Participation
HLG responded on behalf of CILIP to the report Learning for a change in healthcare (see http://www.wideningparticipation.nhs.uk/). Our response covers the importance of library staff in widening participation in learning, highlighted some examples of work in this area and emphasised the importance of appropriate funding. The potential contribution of library services beyond those in the NHS was also raised.
Response
29 March 2007
HLG responded on behalf of CILIP to the report Learning for a change in healthcare (see http://www.wideningparticipation.nhs.uk/). Our response covers the importance of library staff in widening participation in learning, highlighted some examples of work in this area and emphasised the importance of appropriate funding. The potential contribution of library services beyond those in the NHS was also raised.
Response
Future Proofing the profession - Update on the CILIP Health Executive Advisory Group (HEAG) report.
HLG has been selected as a pilot to investigate a new relationship between corporate CILIP and its special interest groups.
The recommendations from the Future Proofing report were agreed by the CILIP Executive.
The core group which led on the development of the report was chaired by Judy Palmer, Oxford University Services, and Jackie Lord, as Chair of Health Libraries Group, was a member of the group. The HEAG's aim was to identify and explore key agendas and challenges that LIS faces within health care.
Two of the recommendations have important implications for HLG:
HLG is to be used as a pilot to investigate a new relationship between corporate CILIP and its special interest groups. CILIP will devolve policy and advocacy work to HLG. Thus, the expertise of HLG members will be used to formulate policy whilst being able to use the necessary infrastructure and policy influencing mechanisms of CILIP.
The report emphasised the need for horizon scanning, an important building block for effective influencing.
The first step towards implementing these recommendations will take place in early December, when two HLG members including Gary Birkenhead, SCOPE, and an HLG Committee member, will attend a horizon scanning event to identify professional policy priorities for CILIP.
Jackie Lord, Past Chair, HLG
International affairs and policy
The role of HLG International Officer was established in early 2004 with the aim of promoting greater awareness of international affairs and policy within the Group. Currently we have a vacancy for this post. If you are interested please contact Melanie Brocklehurst at brocklml@lsbu.ac.uk
Updated: 26 September 2007