Changes in the National Health Service and the effects on the hospital library service: case study based on the Cumberland Infirmary.
The perception of change so often differs from the reality. This article traces the effect on one hospital library of some of the major changes within the NHS during the past 10 years. It explores the importance of external factors such as location and proximity to other professional groups and questions the survival of the multidisciplinary hospital library.
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Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, UK.
D003199:Computer Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D007992:Libraries, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D016242:Library Automation; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006113:United Kingdom