title: Becoming business critical: Knowledge for Healthcare.
abstract: Significant progress has been made in implementing Knowledge for Healthcare. This editorial reports the central contribution of effective partnerships and the involvement of librarians and knowledge specialists in this work. There are compelling business priorities. Key elements of work-streams on demonstrating impact, workforce development and streamlining are indicated, along with areas of growing importance - knowledge management, embedded roles and health information for the public and patients. Knowledge, and the skills to help people to use it, are business critical.
authors: Knowledge for Healthcare Programme, Health Education England. Sue.Lacey-Bryant@nhs.net.
authors: Sue
authors: S
authors: Lacey Bryant
authors: Workforce Planning and Development Group, Knowledge for Healthcare Programme Director of Health Libraries North. david.stewart@nhs.net.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Stewart
authors: Library and Knowledge Service Leads Group Head of Library and Knowledge Services Development, Health Education England, Working Across Kent, Surrey and Sussex. louise.goswami@nhs.net.
authors: Louise
authors: L
authors: Goswami
authors: Health Information and Libraries Journal. m.j.grant@salford.ac.uk.
authors: Maria J
authors: MJ
authors: Grant
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D063025:Health Information Management; D006801:Humans; D058436:Knowledge Management; D016245:Librarians; D007999:Library Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration
keywords: National Health Service; librarians; national strategies; partnerships; procurement; service redesign; work force planning; workforce development