Writing a Trust Policy? Attend the Policy authors workshops in the Library or on Teams. You can join a group session or book a one to one with one of the Library Staff.

We will look a the following areas and assist with any questions you may have around policy management.

Policy Author Workshops

DATE	DAY	START	END	REG LINK
03 June 26	Wednesday	09:00am	12:00	[LINK]
07 July 2026	Tuesday	09:00am	14:00	[LINK]
06 Aug 2026	Monday	10:00am	13:00	[LINK]
24 Aug 2026	Monday	10:00am	13:00	[LINK]
10 Sept 2026	Thursday	10:00am	13:00	[LINK]
17 Nov 2026	Tuesday	09:00am	16:00	[LINK]

Policy Author Workshops Practice Sessions 10 PLACES (Bring your policy title, to start or edit)
22 June 2026 (F2F)	Monday	09:00	12:30	[LINK] (10 Slots)
22 June 2026 (F2F)	Monday	14:00	16:30	[LINK] (10 Slots)
24 Aug 2026 (F2F)	Monday	13:00	16:00	[LINK] (10 Slots)
22 Oct 2026 (Teams)	Thursday	10:00	1400	[LINK]
10 Nov 2026 (Teams)	Tuesday	11:00	14:00	[LINK]

Link to YouTube Policy videos playlist - Here

Policy author Workshop Practice hands on sessions for beginners

Bring the title of the policy you are updating or creating from Scratch, this practice hands on session.

Policy Author Workshops Practice Sessions 10 PLACES (Bring your policy title, to start or edit)
22 June 2026 (F2F)	Monday	09:00	12:30	[LINK] (10 Places)
22 June 2026 (F2F)	Monday	14:00	16:30	[LINK] (10 Places)
24 Aug 2026 (F2F)	Monday	13:00	16:00	[LINK] (10 Places)
22 Oct 2026 (Teams)	Thursday	10:00	1400	[LINK]

Programme

1. Register for LKS

2. Complete the Literature search form using PICO & Book on Lit Search Course

3. Book on the Critical Appraisal course

4. Save correct template with updated settings & Complete policy title page

5. Add or identify all required to consult on policy

6. What other policies need to be sited in your policy (Using Copilot to ID)

7. Policy approval committee or group

8. How to use copilot: (a) Info Gov and Policies (b) Tool to ID areas (c) It can not write the policy for you (d) Clinical oversight

9. Book on a one to one session if you need more help

10. Save Materials to your individual Folders & Close by 16:15

These sessions will demonstrate the use of BMJ Best Practice, an online clinical decision support tool, to answer clinical questions and support decision making at the point of care.

This includes our Comorbidities Manager, which supports healthcare professionals to treat the whole patient when managing acute conditions.

The sessions will also cover how you can access BMJ Best Practice via our highly rated app. This will help clinicians to follow best practice, improve patient outcomes and reduce quality variation. FREE TRAINING

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EBSCO Connect presents this tutorial demonstrates the features and functionality of EBSCO's DynaMed interface. Included are searching, browsing, and following topics.

DynaMed Tutorial (PowerPoint)

Note: If you are unable to view videos on YouTube, click the following link to view this tutorial.

DynaMed Tutorial

EBSCO Connect homepage

TRAINING	DATE	START	END	Registration link
Critically Appraising a Systematic review paper	Tuesday 14 July 2026	10:00	11:30	LINK
Critically Appraising a Randomised Controlled Trial Paper	Thu 17 Sept 2026	09:30	11:00	LINK

Month	Title	Date	Start time	End time	Registration link
May	Finding evidence for research or publication	Wednesday 19 May 2026	09:30	11:00	LINK
June	Finding evidence for patient care	Tuesday 16 June 2026	09:30	11:00	LINK
July	Critically Appraising a Systematic review paper	Tuesday 14 July 2026	10:00	11:30	LINK
August	Quick access to evidence, e-journals and eBooks	Tuesday 04 Aug 2026	10:00	10:30	LINK
August	Writing for Publication	Monday 10 Aug 2026	09:30	11:00	LINK
September	Critically Appraising a Randomised Controlled Trial Paper	Thursday 17 Sept 2026	09:30	11:00	LINK
October	Finding evidence for research or publication	Wednesday 21Oct 2026	10:00	11:30	LINK
November	Writing for publication	Thursday 12 Nov 2026	9:30	11:00	LINK
December	Quick access to evidence, e-journals and eBooks	Wednesday 02 Dec 2026	09:30	10:00	LINK
December	Quick access to evidence, e-journals and eBooks	Tuesday 15 Dec 2026	10:00	10:30	LINK

Kindly click on the registration link to register for any of the training sessions.

Overview of sessions

Literature Searching

This session introduces principles and techniques for planning and carrying out systematic and effective literature search using healthcare databases. The session will cover how to define search question, identifying key concepts, alternative terms, search techniques, combining searches and handling results.

Month	Title	DATE	Start time	End time	Registration link
May	Finding evidence for research or publication	Wed 19/05/2026	09:30	11:00	LINK
June	Finding evidence for patient care	Tuesday 16/06/2026	09:30	11:00	LINK
August	Quick access to evidence, e-journals and eBooks	Tue 04/08/2026	10:00	10:30	LINK
October	Finding evidence for research or publication	Wed 21/10/2026	10:00	11:30	LINK
December	Quick access to evidence, e-journals and eBooks	Wed 02/12/2026	09:30	10:00	LINK
December	Quick access to evidence, e-journals and eBooks	Tue 15/12/2026	10:00	10:30	LINK

Need help with literature searching? Watch this Literature Searching in Healthcare video for BTH staff https://youtu.be/1hYtSnCORcM?si=zBvLE58kAqU52C8j via

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Writing for Publication

This session aims to enable participants to have confidence to write an article for publication by providing participants with tools to write and submit articles for publication. Participants will know why we publish; where to begin when deciding to write for publication; know how to structure an article; gain some useful tips and better understanding of the publishing process.

Month	Title	Date	Start time	End time	Registration link
August	Writing for Publication	Mon 10/08/2026	09:30	11:00	LINK
November	Writing for publication	Thu 12/11/2026	9:30	11:00	LINK

Library Induction

Title

Date

Start time

End Time

Registration Link

AHPs

13 May 2026

12:00pm

12:30pm

LINK

Additional Clinical Services

14 May 2026

13:30pm

14:00pm

LINK

Medical & Dental

17 June 2026

11:00am

11:30am

LINK

AHPs

15 July 2026

12:00pm

12:30pm

LINK

Medical & Dental

24 September 2026

11:00am

11:30am

LINK

AHPs

7 October 2026

12:00pm

12:30pm

LINK

Medical & Dental

9 November 2026

12:00pm

12:30pm

LINK

AHPs

19 January 2027

12:00pm

12:30pm

LINK

Medical & Dental

1 March 2027

11:00am

11:30am

LINK

Please note the following sessions are part of our lessons learned and experiential learning from our Library Graduate trainees. "Do Once and Share" is a collaborative approach within the NHS, driven by Health Education England (HEE), for generating and distributing evidence-based resources, such as literature searches and learning, to avoid duplication and improve efficiency for healthcare staff.

Click on the link to register for our Power Automate sessions:

DATE	DAY	START TIME	FINISH TIME	POWER AUTOMATE WORKSHOP SESSION	LEARNING OBJECTIVES	REG LINK	TRAINER

Mon 22nd June 26	Mon	09:30AM	10:30AM	Post message in Teams when a Planner task is completed	When a task is completed in Planner, post a message to Microsoft Teams.	[LINK]	Chris
Mon 29th June 26	Mon	12:30PM	13:30PM	Automate Sharepoint file uploads with Power Automate	Send an email when a new item is created in SharePoint.	LINK	Michel
Mon 20th July 26	Mon	09:30AM	10:30AM	Track Microsoft Forms response in Excel and notify through Teams and email	Track Microsoft Forms responses in an Excel Online (Business) spreadsheet. Send notification through Microsoft Teams and send an Office 365 Outlook email.	[LINK]	Chris
Mon 27th July 26	Mon	12:30PM	13:30PM	Automate MS Forms to Microsoft Lists	Create a new Microsoft List item from each MS Forms submission.	LINK	Michel
Mon 17th Aug 2026	Mon	09:30AM	10:30AM	Approve a Microsoft Forms response to add a row to an Excel spreadsheet	When a new response is submitted to Microsoft Forms, start an approval process. If approved, record the response in an Excel spreadsheet and send an email. Otherwise, send an email notifying that the approval was declined.	[LINK]	Chris
Mon 21st Sept 2026	Mon	09:30AM	10:30AM	Sharepoint -Send an email when a new item is created in SharePoint.	Send an email when a new item is created in SharePoint.	[LINK]	Chris
Tue 29 Sept 2026	Tue	12:30PM	13:30PM	Automate Excel Entry with Power Automate from Microsoft Forms Responses.	Learn how to use Power Automate with MS Excel to record form responses and keep track of submissions.	LINK	Michel
Mon 12th Oct 2026	Mon	12:30PM		Automate Sharepoint file uploads with Power Automate	Send an email when a new item is created in SharePoint.	LINK	Michel
Mon 19th Oct 2026	Mon	09:30AM	10:30AM	Create a daily summary of Planner Tasks by Bucket	On daily basis receive an email containing daily summary of planner tasks by bucket.	[LINK]	Chris
Mon 16th Nov 2026	Mon	09:30AM	10:30AM	Send an email to responder when response submitted in Microsoft Forms	When a new response is submitted in Microsoft Forms, send an email to the responder about receiving the response.	[LINK]	Chris
Mon 14th Dec 2026	Mon	09:30AM	10:30AM	Track Microsoft Forms response in Excel and notify through Teams and email	Track Microsoft Forms responses in an Excel Online (Business) spreadsheet. Send notification through Microsoft Teams and send an Office 365 Outlook email.	[LINK]	Chris
Tues 12th Jan 2027	Tues	12:30PM	13:30PM	Automate Excel Entry with Power Automate from Microsoft Forms Responses.	Learn how to use Power Automate with MS Excel to record form responses and keep track of submissions.	LINK	Michel
Mon 18th Jan 2027	Mon	09:30AM	10:30AM	Create a task in Planner from Microsoft Forms and post message in Teams	Create task in Planner when a new response is submitted from Microsoft Forms and also post message to my team in Microsoft Teams.	[LINK]	Chris
Wed 10th Feb 2027	Wed	12:30PM	13:30PM	Automate Sharepoint file uploads with Power Automate	Send an email when a new item is created in SharePoint.	LINK	Michel
Mon 15th Feb 2027	Mon	09:30AM	10:30AM	Approve a Microsoft Forms response to add a row to an Excel spreadsheet	When a new response is submitted to Microsoft Forms, start an approval process. If approved, record the response in an Excel spreadsheet and send an email. Otherwise, send an email notifying that the approval was declined.	[LINK]	Chris
Mon 15th Mar 2027	Mon	09:30AM	10:30AM	Sharepoint -Send an email when a new item is created in SharePoint.	Send an email when a new item is created in SharePoint.	[LINK]	Chris

Here are some key drivers for sharing our learning:

- Enhancing efficiency: We aim to improve productivity by sharing our time-saving techniques with you

- Promoting collaboration: By sharing our experiences, we hope to foster better teamwork across different departments and NHS .

- Supporting digital literacy: Our efforts align with the NHS England strategy for all NHS funded libraries, which emphasises the importance of digital literacy for health literacy.

Copilot Chat in the NHS:

Copilot Chat is a secure AI assistant built for the workplace and available to use today both online and in Microsoft Teams. Join us for this Copilot Chat Training for NHS staff, where you will learn:

What Copilot Chat is and how it’s different from other AI chat tools
How to use Copilot Chat
Example Copilot Chat prompts for your day-to-day work in Healthcare

Copilot Cafes every Friday 45 mins [LINK]

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Email: opeyemi.soyemi1@nhs.net 01253953800

stephen.nyangoma@nhs.net 01253951017

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