Who we are
The Knowledge Network is managed by the knowledge services team, part of the Knowledge Management and Discovery Unit at NHS Education for Scotland. The unit consists of knowledge management professionals, digital learning specialists, eLearning experts and content management specialists.
What we do
The team administer The Knowledge Network on behalf of health and social care in Scotland. This includes the resources and software behind The Knowledge Network.
Our Mission: The Knowledge Management and Discovery Business Unit develops and manages knowledge, evidence and learning resources to support the health and social care workforce in Scotland to deliver excellence in care.
Our Values: All health and social care staff have access to learning resources, knowledge and evidence to use the right information at the right time to deliver quality evidence based care.
Policies, governance and strategies
The team work in partnership with library and knowledge services teams across NHS Scotland to provide a networked and strategically responsive approach to service delivery to ensure equitable access to trusted evidence and knowledge resources for all health and social care professionals in Scotland.
Over the years Knowledge Services Group worked with partners to implement a number of strategies 'From Knowing to Doing' (2006-2009), Enabling partnerships: sharing knowledge to build the mutual NHS (2010-2012) and Getting Knowledge into Action for Healthcare Quality: Report of strategic review and recommendations (2012).
To read about the outcome of the implementation plan, see the report Knowledge Into Action in Scotland's Health and Social Services (2016).
Supporting NHS and partner libraries across Scotland
The team supports NHS Board libraries and staff involved with helping health and social care access high quality resources.
About local library services