Public library services who are participating in the scheme will need to:
- ensure paid and voluntary staff are aware that their library branch is taking part in this initiative
- ask staff to take the self-online training on the training resources for libraries web page to learn about the NHS account and the app, familiarise themselves with the NHS account features via the app and log in via NHS.uk
- learn how to set up a log in, navigate the NHS app and website
- Get to know trusted health websites such as:
- NHS.uk
- Your Health Collection
- Patient Information Forum directory of information producers.
- find out about the support resources for signposting to the public web page
- work with your communication and marketing colleagues to use the library communications and social media toolkit to promote the service to local residents.
You can also collect case studies to promote to your service users. We would welcome any case studies you would like to share so we can promote the work that you are doing nationally.
You may wish to consider ways to gather data to support impact monitoring locally. For example, if you receive local funding. However, there is no national requirement for this.