Peter Hill report - From knowledge to health in the 21st Century

The Hill Report is a review of the NHS Libraries in England commissioned by the National Library of Health(NLH) with the aim to help the NLH to "transform patient care and public health".

There are 50 recommendations, I think the followings may be of particular interest to clinical teams that support evidence-based practice:

In every NHS organisation, someone at board level should be entrusted with the role of Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) for that organisation with the responsibility as described

Every clinical or management team in the NHS should identify someone in the team as Team Knowledge Officer (TKO) who will have responsibility for ensuring the effective nput of evidence to enable the team to function properly

Library & related information/knowledge services must be regarded as part of the core business of the NHS by the DH & all NHS organisations, all of whom need access to an appropriate service & an skilled librarian

The last DH guidance on library service was issued in 1997.

If you are a clinician, do you regard the library & knowledge services part of the core business of the NHS? What is your view?