How does it work?
You will need to complete an evidence search request form please provide as much information as possible. Once we have received your request, we’ll get in touch if we need to clarify anything.
We will search the best available online databases and specialist search portals to find the latest and most relevant evidence for you and send you the results by email.
We aim to complete all requests within 10 working days of receiving your request. This timescale is negotiable, so let us know if you need the results urgently. We prioritise requests and aim to complete them within your deadline.
You can always come and see us in person to discuss what you need – the more information we get, the better.
We carry out searches to support patient care, research, development/updating of guidelines, quality improvement or service change.
Examples of recent evidence searches
- Management of patients with acute kidney injury
- Psychological trauma and the deaf community
- Topical NSAIDS and knee osteoarthritis
- Best practice in perineal repair after birth
- Caesarean section scar endometriosis
- Management and threshold for assessment of weight loss in neonates
- Risk of shoulder dystocia in obese pregnant women
- How to reduce glove use
- Psychological therapy of adults with autism and learning difficulties
- Optimal management and rehab guidelines following total ankle replacement surgery
Do you need to find evidence for a course you’re on?
We cannot carry out searches for educational purposes such as essays, assignments or dissertations as your course supervisors wouldn’t be happy about us doing your work for you, BUT we can help you find what you need with a personalised, one to one, face to face (or online) training session that will help you get to grips with finding high quality evidence.
We can also help you learn to assess the quality of the evidence you find with critical appraisal training and we can provide help you understand referencing. E-learning is also available. Find out more on the training page.
We also have study skills page with resources to support academic writing, study skills and referencing.
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