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Searching health databases
How to search the literature effectively
Consists of 7 short modules designed to help you build confidence to search published literature for articles and evidence relevant to your work, study and research. This is a free course provided by NHS England and can be found on the eLearning for healthcare hub.
Consists of 7 short modules designed to help you build confidence to search published literature for articles and evidence relevant to your work, study and research. This is a free course provided by NHS England and can be found on the eLearning for healthcare hub.
The Literature Search Process: Guidance for NHS Researchers
Introduction to database searching
Advanced database searching guides (EBSCO, Ovid, & ProQuest)
Database searching – Ovid (Medline, Embase, AMED, HMIC and Emcare)
Database searching – EBSCO (CINAHL and Medline)
Database searching – ProQuest (PsycInfo, Medline and British Nursing Index)
Database searching – Accessibility
NHS Knowledge and Library Hub Guide
Critically appraising health literature
Critically appraising the evidence base
The critical appraisal programme has been designed to help you to build confidence in the critical appraisal process when applying and evaluating research. This is a free course provided by NHS England and can be found on the eLearning for healthcare hub.
The critical appraisal programme has been designed to help you to build confidence in the critical appraisal process when applying and evaluating research. This is a free course provided by NHS England and can be found on the eLearning for healthcare hub.
CASP – Critical Appraisal Skills Programme
PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses)
AGREE The Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation
BestBETs Critical Appraisal Worksheets