Evidence

The Public Health Wales Evidence Service supports the provision of evidence-informed health policy, practice and decision making that underpins public health action, by producing systematic reviews, evidence maps and rapid summaries.

NICE produce evidence-based recommendations developed by independent committees of professionals and lay members and consulted on by stakeholders. Guidance includes:

• NICE Public Health Guidance
• NICE Quality standards: Setting out priority areas for quality improvement; highlighting areas with identified variation in current practice.
• NICE Clinical knowledge summaries: Providing primary care practitioners with a readily accessible summary of the current evidence base and practical guidance on best practice.
• NICE Update for primary care newsletter: Subscribe to receive monthly news and guidance for GPs and primary care staff.

Other sources of evidence for improvement actions include:

• Reviews within the Cochrane Library: A collection of databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.
• BMJ Best Practice: An evidence-based generalist point of care tool, uniquely structured around the patient consultation with advice on symptom evaluation, test ordering and treatment approach.
• NHS e-learning for Wales Home - e-Library for Health (nhs.wales)
• BMJ NHS Wales LibrarySearch - BMJ learning (cardiff.ac.uk)

Topic specific evidence includes: