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    Library and knowledge service update.
    (The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust., 2022-06-01) Collins, Pamela
    RWT's Library and Knowledge Service now has an institutional subscription to BMJ Case reports - the world's largest online repository of case reports. If you would like to publish your case report, contact the rwh-tr.Belllibrary@nhs.net. Staff will be able to give you guidance and the Trust's fellowship number. This service is free of charge.
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    Available tools to evaluate digital health literacy and engagement with eHealth resources: a scoping review.
    (Elsevier., 2022-08-23) Singh, Baldev
    Background: As eHealth and use of information and communication technologies (ICT) within healthcare becomes widespread, it is important to ensure that these forms of healthcare are accessible to the users. One factor that is key to accessing eHealth is digital health literacy. Objectives: This scoping review assesses available tools that can be used to evaluate digital health literacy. Methods: A systematic literature search was made in MEDLINE, CINAHL, APA PsychInfo, Ageline, AMED, and APA PsychArticles to present the tools currently in use to assess digital health literacy. A qualitative synthesis of the evidence was carried out using a data charting form created for this review. Extracted data included details of the population of investigation and digital health literacy tool used. A report was produced following PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Results: In total, 53 papers with adult participants and 3 with adolescent participants (aged between 12 and 19 years) were included in the scoping review. 5 questionnaires were identified that measured digital health literacy or attitudes towards the internet, of which the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) was the most commonly used questionnaire for both adults and children. Two children's questionnaires were often accompanied by a second task to verify the accuracy of the responses to the eHEALS questions. Conclusions: eHEALS is the most commonly used method to assess digital health literacy and assess whether an individual is able to engage actively with eHealthcare or virtual resources. However, care needs to be taken to ensure that its administration does not exclude digitally disadvantaged groups from completing it. Future research would benefit from assessing whether digital health literacy tools are appropriate for use in clinical settings, working to ensure that any scales developed in this area are practical and can be used to support the allocation of resources to ensure that people are able to access healthcare equitably.
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    RWT staff publications repository launch 9th November 2020: the new home for RWT published research.
    (The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, 2020-11-09) Collins, Pamela;
    The publications repository was launched on 9th November 2020.
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    #Nogoingback: Moving forward ----- Supporting at a distance
    (The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, 2020-10-21) Collins, Pamela
    The COVID-19 pandemic has given the library challenges and opportunities to improve the services for users on site and working at a distance. There are number of exciting services now available to support you in your clinical work and academic study.
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    Demonstrating the financial impact of clinical libraries: a systematic review.
    (Wiley, 2016-09-01) Collins, Pamela
    Objective: The purpose of this review is to evaluate the tools used to measure the financial value of libraries in a clinical setting. Methods: Searches were carried out on ten databases for the years 2003-2013, with a final search before completion to identify any recent papers. Results: Eleven papers met the final inclusion criteria. There was no evidence of a single 'best practice', and many metrics used to measure financial impact of clinical libraries were developed on an ad hoc basis locally. The most common measures of financial impact were value of time saved, value of resource collection against cost of alternative sources, cost avoidance and revenue generated through assistance on grant submissions. Few papers provided an insight into the longer term impact on the library service resulting from submitting return on investment (ROI) or other financial impact statements. Conclusions: There are limited examples of metrics which clinical libraries can use to measure explicit financial impact. The methods highlighted in this literature review are generally implicit in the measures used and lack robustness. There is a need for future research to develop standardised, validated tools that clinical libraries can use to demonstrate their financial impact.