Weblinks to act as supplements in your studies and provide a greater breadth of information.

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Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM)

Based at the University of Oxford, the centre provides courses and workshops for healthcare staff wanting to develop evidence-based medicine skills

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD)

Part of the National Institute of Health Research, which provides a database of the effectiveness of health and social care interventions and systematic reviews

Cochrane

Systematic reviews of primary research in healthcare and health policy, which address specific research questions. The reviews are internationally recognised and published on The Cochrane Library

Evidence Based Nursing Practice

Provides information on evidence based nursing  practice and the hierarchy of evidence

Foundation of Nursing Studies Centre for Nursing Innovation (FONS)

The FoNS is a registered charity that works with nurses and healthcare professionals to develop and share innovative practice with an aim of delivering high quality and evidence based patient care

Involve

Provides information on the involvement of the public in health research

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

Provides advice on best care developed from the best available evidence to health and social care professionals

Royal College of Nursing Research Society

Provides information on the RCN research society and its activities, which include an annual international research conference

UK Clinical Research Collaboration

Aims to establish the UK as a world leader in clinical research by identifying the barriers to research and working to overcome them. One particular initiative is the support of clinical academic careers for nurses and allied health professionals

University of the West of England, Bristol

Provides guidance on how to involve patients and members of the public in health research