title: Report on accreditation learning sets in the West Midlands region of the NHS.
abstract: This article reports on the evaluation of the first year of a project, which utilized learning sets to support librarians undergoing the accreditation process, in the health libraries in the West Midlands region of the NHS. The West Midlands Health region is divided up into education consortia patches. Each group of patch librarians was allocated a local accreditation facilitator. The groups met regularly to discuss problems and progress relating to their library's accreditation. The results of the evaluation suggest that this is a valuable approach to use. The recommendations state that regular, frequent meetings are needed. Extra training and guidance would help the facilitators to be more effective in their role.
authors.affiliation: Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust, Rectory Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B75 7RR, UK. gwen.giles@goodhot.wmids.nhs.uk
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giles
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004739:England; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D016245:Librarians / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce