See also:

• Health: Medicine: Evidence Based Medicine  (101)
• Health: Resources: Professional: Evidence Based Healthcare  (51)

National Institute for Clinical Excellence -  .

- Special Health Authority with the task of systematically appraising health interventions and producing national guidance on effectiveness. Full details of evidence and appraisal process are supplied.

Aggressive Research Intelligence Facility - - Based at the University of Birmingham and helping health care workers in the West Midlands to access and interpret research evidence. Includes summaries of completed requests.

Bandolier - - Monthly independent journal about evidence-based healthcare, written by Oxford scientists for healthcare professionals and consumers. Current and archived articles can be downloaded.

Centre for Evidence-Based Child Health - - Providing an educational programme for health professionals, with tutorial notes and a list of publications. Associated with Great Ormond Street Hospital, London.

Centre for Evidence-based Dentistry - - Promoting the international use of this methodology, with tools, resources and tutorials. Associated with the Institute of Health Sciences in Oxford, United Kingdom.

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine - - Provides workshops, resources and background information for healthcare professionals, with research tools and educational material to download. Based at Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford.

Centre for Evidence-based Mental Health - - Undertaking research and providing educational resources for clinician, with details of workshops and a programme to download. Attached to the Department of Psychiatry at Oxford University.

Centre for Evidence-based Social Services - - Providing research findings to local policy makers, managers, practitioners, and carers. Features events calendar, publications and resources. Located at Exeter University.

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination - - Provides the National Health Service with information on the effectiveness of treatments and the delivery and organisation of health care. Includes a bi-monthly bulletin based on systematic review.

Continuing Professional Development Centre - - The Health Sciences Programme at Oxford University offers post-graduate and short courses in the research methods and applications of evidence-based healthcare.

Critical Appraisal Skills Programme - - Offering courses and workshops in finding and critically evaluating research, and acting on the evidence. Part of the Public Health Resource Unit, Oxford, United Kingdom.

Development and Evaluation Committee - - The DEC provided information about the cost-effectiveness of health care technologies to commissioners of health care in the South West and South East NHS Regions. Over 100 reports available on the site.

Effectiveness Matters - - A bulletin providing updates on the effectiveness of health interventions. Subscribe to the paper version(free) or view the full text published articles online.

Evidence - - Publication focusing on clinically effective practice, with past issues available for free download. From the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Wales.

Health Evidence Bulletins - Wales - - A collaboration between public health organisations, healthcare providers and libraries, publishing results of randomised controlled trials and observational studies into health and disease.

International Centre for Evidence-Based Oral Health - - Conducting systematic reviews in periodontology and oral health care, with details of presentations, symposiums and publications. Part of the Eastman Dental Institute, University College, London.

National Prescribing Centre - - Produces publications providing evidence-based reviews of medicines and prescribing-related issues. Includes bulletins and lists of topics.

Oxford Pain Internet Site - - Systematic reviews of pain management. Excellent knowledge base and examples of evidence based medicine.

Scottish Intensive Care Society: Evidence-Based Medicine Group - - Features critically appraised topics, details of completed and current projects, and an explanation of terms.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - - Development and dissemination of national clinical guidelines containing recommendations for effective practice based on current evidence. Includes list of available publications covering all specialties.

SEEK: Sheffield Evidence for Effectiveness and Knowledge - - Gateway to electronic resources, databases, and clinical guidelines for policy makers, clinicians and researchers. Provided by the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Teaching and Learning Resources for Evidence Based Practice - - The Middlesex Hospital provides educational support materials, including a detailed teaching plan, for nurses and Allied Health professionals.

Trent Working Group on Acute Purchasing - - Reviews the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of clinical interventions. Guidance notes for purchasers are available. Summaries of 26 reports available online.