Sarah Greening

I gained a BSc and MSc in Biomedical Sciences at University of Wales. Over the next 10 years I worked as a pathology lab technician, a pathology IT system manager, a Project Manager of national RCT and a data analyst with the Breast Screening Programme.

In 2000 I moved to the West Midlands and was employed to improve access to quality information for the public in the West Midlands region. This started as a 3 year project and now has been written into the core function of the West Midlands Library Services Development Unit. The main outcome of my work is the website called EQUIP (Electronic Quality Information for Patients). EQUIP links only to evaluated information-rich websites and lists national and local support group organisations, local community and voluntary organisations, information in other languages, find your nearest… and information for other information providers.

I am also involved in PALS and librarian networks within the region and lead or assist in many projects to do with patient information and public involvement, including a 4 month secondment to manage and evaluate the Child & Family Information Centre at Birmingham Children’s Hospital and consulting on other Patient Information Centres being established locally. I am currently involved in partnership working with other sectors – social care and voluntary sector and public libraries etc. and am working closely with Pharmacy Leads and Health Promotion in fulfilling their current information requirements.

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