NHS Evidence

NHS Evidence went live on 30 April 2009. The principle aim of the NHS Evidence service is to provide easy access to a comprehensive evidence base for everyone in health and social care who takes decisions about treatments or the use of resources – including clinicians, public health professionals, commissioners and service managers – thus improving health and patient care.
NHS Evidence provides over 30 specialist collections which have been commissioned to cover a wide range of common medical conditions and health populations. The purpose of the collections is to filter the huge quantity of published research to ensure that clinicians and managers find only the best available evidence in each specialty. Most of the collections are condition-focused, some cover patient groups, and a further set focus on aspects of health services.