The Scientist : UK health service launches electronic library [22/12/2000]

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by Andrew McLaughlin

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UK health service launches electronic library

A new electronic library has been launched by the UK's National Health Service to provide healthcare professionals with the latest best-practice information.

Email: Andrew McLaughlin - Andrew.McLaughlin@biomedcentral.com
News from The Scientist 2000, 1(1):20001222-05

Published

22 December 2000

LONDON The UK's National Health Service (NHS) has launched a pilot version of an online library that will provide health care professionals with the knowledge and know-how to support health care decisions. With the stated aim of becoming of becoming "one of the greatest libraries of the world," the National electronic Library for Health (NeLH) will provide fast access to the latest thinking in health care services but will also act as a filter to ensure the reliability of the information it links to.


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