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Welcome to Bringing knowledge management together
Welcome!
The purpose of this website is to provide an integrated space focused on knowledge management where individuals from social services and health can:
- access exisiting resources such as journals, best practice guides, practical templates and sharing practice stories
- share resources that they have found useful with others
- connect with other interested individuals to share experiences
To join this community, please login using the link at the top of this page. You will need your NHS Scotland Athens username and password. Once logged in, a link will appear next to your name at the top of this page, enabling you to Join this Community. Please click the link to go to the joining page where you will be reminded to read the Terms and Conditions of use before clicking the Join button.
What will I find in this Community Website?
Knowledge management concepts
One of the main aims of this website is to provide an introduction to the basics of knowlege management concepts and theories. In this section you will find explanations and definitions of the many different approaches, tools and processes involved in effective knowledge management.
Information and resources
The information and resources section provides access to existing materials, journal articles, books and guidance documents regarding knowlege management
Practical tools
In this section you will find many different hints, tips, tools and resources to help you embed knowledge management at the heart of your organisation. Why not get involved and leave comments on your favourite resources?
Sharing practice
One of the main purposes of the knowledge management strategy for both health and social services is to avoid the constant re-inventing of the wheel. Find out what other people do in this section
Knowledge Management Strategies
Enabling Partnerships: Sharing Knowledge to build a mutual nhs is the knowledge management strategy for health.
Sharing Knowledge, Improving Practice, Changing Lives is the knowledge managment strategy and action plan for Scotland's Social Services.
Recent Activity
Resources
- Resource Added: View Resource detail for 'Easel.ly'
- Resource Added: View Resource detail for 'NHSGGC LN relationship mapping questionnaire draft'
- Resource Added: View Resource detail for 'Project Brief - relationship mapping NHSGGC'
- Resource Added: View Resource detail for 'NHSGGC relationship mapping project plan'
- Resource Added: View Resource detail for 'Visual is in'
Comments
- Comment Added: Comment: Things to mention re RefWorks at Tuesday meetin...
- Comment Added: Comment: A blog post from David Lee King got me thinking...
- Comment Added: Comment: Test comment
- Comment Added: Comment: David McCandless, author of Information is Beau...
- Comment Added: Comment: For LinkedIn users there is an 'Online Data Vis...
Members
- Member Added: Anne MacKay
- Member Added: Anne Smith
- Member Added: Melinda Cuthbert
- Member Added: Lesley Wallace
- Member Added: Karen Watson
Blogs
- Blog entry Added: Blog: A tree
- Blog entry Added: Blog: Right here goes. Im going in.
Wikis
- Wiki entry Added: Wiki: Patient UK
- Wiki entry Added: Wiki: UpToDate images in elearning modules
- Wiki entry Added: Wiki: Using extracts from Martindale's and Stockley's
- Wiki entry Added: Wiki: Images from UpToDate
- Wiki entry Added: Wiki: Screenshots from subscriptions resources
Pages
- Page Added: Page: The Book Collection Sub Group
- Page Added: Page: The Physical Space Sub Group
- Page Added: Page: The Journal Archive Sub Group
- Page Added: Page: The DDS Sub Group
- Page Added: Page: Review Evidence
Discussions
- Discussion Added: Discussion: Types of visualisation
- Discussion Added: Discussion: Visualisation tools
- Discussion Added: Discussion: Microsoft Clip art
- Discussion Added: Discussion: What is KM for me
- Discussion Added: Discussion: New to the whole KM thing
Working together to share knowledge
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'You are what you share - who you are linked to, who you network with and which ideas... or comments you share.' Charles Leadbeater (2008)
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'No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.' Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
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“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” – Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
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Social Innovation event - Knowledge into Action: Managing Knowledge as an Asset in Challenging Times
NHS Education for Scotland and the Scottish Social Services Council held a series of Social Innovation events to “co-create” Knowledge Management Action Plans for Health and Social Services Organisations. To find out more, visit our dedicated section .
View the 'Working Knowledge' planning toolkit that which defines a four-step process for creating practical, achievable action plans that will deliver measurable improvements in care and support.
