Collecting, organising, storing, sharing and exploiting organisational knowledge assets; ensuring that these assets remain available for future use. Includes capturing and recording knowledge, reflecting on results and sharing knowledge, skills and outcomes for the benefit of others.
The second CORE IRF was held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 29th January 2026, sponsored by the NIHR Methodology Incubator and the NIHR Innovation Observatory and hosted at Newcastle University. I presented a poster written jointly with Fiona Bell who leads the Research Institute Yorkshire Ambulance Service. Our topic was Measuring the Impact of NHS ambulance service research activity. The…
I was interested in the Facilitation Skills Programme because I deliver training frequently, but I’m not very familiar with facilitation techniques. I thought it might help me become more confident in moving away from PowerPoint presentations, as I find that I’m delivering sessions which would suit a workshop-style format more frequently. It’s also rare to…
Yay, an in-person training course in Manchester! In a building that I know, not too far from home, covering a topic on something I am still pretty rubbish at. And it was free; our Trust is currently under a total funding freeze, so free CPD is a rare and welcome find. I’ve done a few…
The Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) is reshaping how the NHS approaches patient safety. As health librarians, we have a unique opportunity to align our services with this transformative agenda—supporting learning, improving systems, and ultimately enhancing patient care. Following a recent LIHNN session with Karen Luscombe, Associate Medical Director for Patient Safety at Mid…
Behind Ted Lasso’s relentless optimism there are some life lessons about failure.
