Clinical Librarian Service

KMPT have a dedicated Clinical Librarian Service

The clinical librarian service helps promote evidence-based practice, whilst supporting research, patient care, clinical and managerial decision making and support with CPD. We are hosted by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, but provide a dedicated service for KMPT staff.

Who is the service for?

For anyone (e.g. consultants, nurses, allied health professionals, psychologists, technical staff, managers etc) who needs to find evidence to support their work and organisational objectives.

Benefits of a Clinical Librarian Service

For you and your team

• Save valuable time by providing expert literature reviews and research support so you can focus on patient care
• Get quality-assured information instantly at your point of need
• Make confident, evidence-based decisions back by the latest research

For the trust

• Meet service improvement targets more efficiently
• Support quality and productivity objectives with solid evidence
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and questioning
• Ensure all services are backed by robust research

What services are included?

Our Clinical Librarian Services can offer a range of different services, tailored to meet your needs including evidence searches, training sessions, current awareness, journal clubs and access to resources.

To find out what services and resources are available to KMPT staff, please visit our library page.

For any questions, please contact the Clinical Librarians at mtw-tr.clinical.librarians@nhs.net