Looking for evidence

This collection of resources is to support people working in health and social care organisations, looking to improve their use of evidence to support better decision-making. It is for people who are new to looking for health evidence and want to know where to start, as well as more experienced evidence users who may want to refresh their evidence searching skills.

There are resources to explain:

• What is health evidence and evidence-based practice?
• The practicalities of finding evidence such as: which databases do I use? how do I access databases? how do I construct a search?
• What is grey literature and where can I find it?
• Tools and learning resources to help you understand what’s involved in appraising the quality of evidence

There is a mix of written content and videos, including links to external resources and some longer training courses for people wanting more depth.