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Doing it right on copyright
By Patricia Kent, practice development practitioner (Clinical Records)
The NHS has a new copyright licence in place until March 2017.
I have used the copyright check service offered by the Library team on a number of occasions and found it to be very straightforward to complete the form, which is also very good for helping you to think about exactly what you want and for what purpose.
Over the time I have been using the service the Library team have helped me to source graphics and assessment tools from across the world, including the World Health Organisation.
On occasion I have had very little in the way of information to complete the form, but despite this, the Library service has managed to source the organisations responsible for the material and enabled us to obtain the relevant permission.
This ultimately ensures that we can include validated assessment tools or other material into our clinical records to promote safe, effective and person-centred care for patients.
This service has also been very useful to help clarify what the ‘official’ assessment tool or graphic actually looks like as we sometimes find several versions of what we are looking for when searching the internet and are then not sure which is the original material.
On occasion we have found variations of assessment tools in use in clinical practice, so when we then clarify what the original tool comprises, it can help ensure that we have a standardised approach to using these tools across the organisation.
I’d add that sometimes it is a lengthy process to source and obtain permissions for this type of material, but the Library team keep going.
If they find that obtaining a certain tool is going to entail a cost, they can then explore other avenues to come up with suggestions for a non-financial tool that might be a suitable alternative.
Ultimately they do come up with the goods and I would therefore recommend this service to anyone involved in developing their service and ensuring their clinical records are designed to incorporate relevant best practice, standards or guidelines.
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