Implications of the UNNDERPIN study at St George's Hospital, Morpeth, Northumberland.
UNNDERPIN (University of Northumbria at Newcastle DEvelopment of and Research into the Provision of Information to Nurses and nurse educators) was an 8-month research project at St George's Hospital, Morpeth, Northumberland. The general aim of the project has been to undertake an examination of library and information services in a climate of change where user information needs are changing and demanding changed services to be provided to meet those needs in order to support patient care and clinical developments. The paper gives an overview of the project describing its background and presenting a summary of the research findings, conclusions and wider implications of the work.
Banwell
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Department of Information and Library Management, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK.
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Day
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Walton
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