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Claire, O'Connor

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I am the Deputy Library & Knowledge Services Manager at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust. I have over 25 years experience as a medical librarian. Evidence-based practice lies at the heart of everything we do and I promote the value of evidence and research any time I can in order to benefit patient care and the staff in the Trust. I also co-host a podcast on behalf of the Trust's Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals Research Council which aims to demystify the research process and encourage more staff to get involved with research projects and publication.

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    Promoting evidence-based practice and nursing excellence: How involvement in a Magnet4Europe® research study led to development of critically appraised topics sessions for health care staff
    (Wiley, 2023-08-22) Jones, Beverley; Claire, O'Connor; Jones, Beverley; O'Connor, Claire; Nursing and Midwifery Registered; Admin and Clerical
    Background: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT) is actively participating in the Magnet4Europe® research study, which aims to advance nursing excellence and promote evidence-based practice. Objectives: As part of this initiative, the Nursing, Allied Health Professional and Midwifery Research Council at GHNHSFT has been actively engaging colleagues in evidence-based practice and research. Methods: This has been achieved through the development of sessions using the Critically Appraised Topics (CATs) framework, where clinical questions and relevant research articles are discussed. Results and discussion: This article describes the collaborative approach between the Lead Nurse for Continual Professional Development and the Deputy Manager of the Library and Knowledge Services to develop and run the sessions. Conclusion: Collaboration between clinical staff and library and knowledge teams can be useful in encouraging healthcare professionals' engagement with the evidence base in order to consider changes to practice. Keywords: collaboration; critical appraisal; evidence-based nursing; information literacy.