Background Since March 2026 I have been delivering basic CoPilot training to Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) staff. The hour-long sessions were based on a mix of Susan Smith’s (JET Library, Mid Cheshire Trust) slides and those of Dr Tim Zijlstra (NHS Tayside) and my own content. Thanks to you both for…
Over recent years, I have had the opportunity to support staff with dyslexia through both group training sessions and individual one-to-one meetings. While both approaches have significant benefits, I have observed important differences in how staff engage, learn and develop confidence in each setting. The Value of Group Sessions Group sessions provide a supportive environment…
As part of my role, I spend my Wednesdays trawling through pretty much everything published in journals in the last week that has anything to do with paediatrics (and a lot that doesn’t!). I’d be lying if I said it was my favourite part of the job, but it’s an important part of what we…
At our recent AI Knowledge Café, what began as a conversation about AI personas quickly became a discussion about something much bigger. The word persona turned out to mean different things to different people. For some, it was a prompt technique: asking Artificial Intelligence (AI) to respond as a librarian, communications manager, finance director or…
I was delighted to attend ICML 2026 in Glasgow 14-16 July 2026. Can I begin by sharing my gratitude to YOHLLNet for providing a bursary and therefore making this possible. I had previously attended HLG in Scarborough in 2017, but haven’t been to a major conference since and therefore was really looking forward to the…
