Library Guides: Evidence Based Practice: Introduction

This guide provides access to 'Evidence Based' resources which have been designed for health professionals to provide quick access to the latest evidence to inform their decision making.

'Evidence' includes:

Primary research such as academic studies and clinical trials
Secondary research such as systematic reviews
Summaries of research on specific topics
Guidelines including how best to diagnose and treat health conditions

These resources can be used to find information for your assignments. If you need to produce a 'literature review' for your assignment you should also use specialist databases such as Cinahl and Medline. Use the Literature Searching guide to discover how to perform an effective search and access these databases.

Covid-19 resources

Track the latest reported cases in the UK via the government website:

Literature searching for Covid-19:

COVID-19 Search Bank: example search strategies co-ordinated by HEE.

NHS resources and training materials:

NICE: Rapid guidelines and evidence reviews
BMJ Best Practice: Open Access Information
RCNi COVID-19 resources, including free training resources for clinicians on the temporary register
Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare (HEE e-LfH).
Health Education England: Knowledge for Healthcare: list of useful resources from NHS libraries

Other sources of information:

John Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health: Centre for Health Security
Cambridge Core: Coronavirus Free Collection
Coronavirus Research Database via Proquest (search for City, University of London and log-in with your username and password)
Coronavirus: Springer Nature
Coronavirus resources and tools: Wolters Kluwer.