The GIVTS project (Getting Information to Vocational Trainees: an evaluative study) was a two-year study (January 1997-January 1999) of the effectiveness of providing tailored information services to vocational trainees throughout their three-year training period to become general (family) practitioners (GPs). This paper focuses on the problems of collaborative working between the information services and vocational training to ensure that trainees obtain the support they need for evidence-based practice.
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