# NHS Evidence > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/NHS_Evidence > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/NHS_Evidence.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHS_Evidence > Source revision: 1339603773 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Defunct UK online health information resource}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''NHS Evidence''' was a UK [health care](/source/health_care) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5147858/ evidence search service] that enabled users to access [clinical](/source/Clinical_studies) and [non-clinical](/source/Nonclinical_studies) [evidence](/source/Evidence-based_medicine) and [best practice](/source/best_practice) information through its [web-based portal](/source/Web_portal). Its purpose was to help users within the [National Health Service](/source/National_Health_Service) (NHS), [public health](/source/public_health) and [social care](/source/Social_care_in_England) [sectors](/source/Economic_sector) in [decision-making](/source/decision-making) by fostering [evidence-based practice](/source/evidence-based_practice)s. NHS Evidence was managed by the [National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence](/source/National_Institute_for_Health_and_Care_Excellence) (NICE).{{Cite web |date=2024-08-30 |title=About Us |url=https://www.evidence.nhs.uk/about-us#bulletin |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523165441/https://www.evidence.nhs.uk/about-us#bulletin | archive-date=2013-05-23 |access-date=2024-08-30| website=National Institute for Health and Care Excellence}} It was created in 2008 and as of 2024 is no longer in operation; NICE directs would-be users to alternate services on its website.{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Evidence search service closure information |url=https://www.nice.org.uk/about/what-we-do/evidence-and-best-practice-resources/evidence-search/evidence-search-service-closure-information |website=National Institute for Health and Care Excellence}} == Origins == The service was created as part of a broader initiative by the [government](/source/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom) of [Prime Minister](/source/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom) [Gordon Brown](/source/Gordon_Brown) "to improve quality of care" provided by the [National Health Service](/source/National_Health_Service)s (NHS) to the public.{{Cite web |title=High Quality Care For All NHS Next Stage Review Final Report |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7c3a5b40f0b67d0b11fbaf/7432.pdf}} It was established in April 2009 as part of [Parliamentary Under Secretary of State](/source/Parliamentary_Under_Secretary_of_State) [Lord Darzi's](/source/Ara_Darzi%2C_Baron_Darzi_of_Denham) strategy report{{cite web |date=May 2008 |title=Our NHS Our Future: NHS Next Stage Review Leading Local Change |url=http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH |publisher=Department of Health}} 084644 on the future of the NHS commissioned by the Brown government, entitled "High-Quality Care for All". In his report, Darzi identified the need for better information access to improve services.{{Cite web |title=UK Government Web Archive |url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20090708065326/http://www.library.nhs.uk/aboutnlh/privacypolicy |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk}} == Capabilities == NHS Evidence allowed users to [search](/source/Search_engine) over 100 health and social care [database](/source/database)s simultaneously,{{Cite web |title=NICE Evidence Search |url=https://healthacademy.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/app/uploads/2021/02/Library-Guide-NICE-Evidence-Search.pdf}} including [The Cochrane Library](/source/Cochrane_Library), the [British National Formulary](/source/British_National_Formulary) and the [National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence](/source/National_Institute_for_Health_and_Clinical_Excellence). Users could search in clinical areas and in [demographic](/source/Demographics_of_the_United_Kingdom) and policy subjects, including topics related to [inequalities](/source/Health_equity) in services available to different [population](/source/Population_study) groups.{{cite web|url=http://www.library.nhs.uk/ethnicity|title=Ethnicity and Health|work=NICE|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216215629/http://www.library.nhs.uk/ethnicity/|archivedate=2007-02-16}} Its [budget](/source/budget) in 2009/2010 was £19,433,000. In 2010/2011, it was £24,438,000.{{cite web |date=16 March 2010 |title=Budget for NHS Evidence - a Freedom of Information request to National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence |url=http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/budget_for_nhs_evidence |publisher=}} ==Resources== Information available via NHS Evidence included clinical and public health guidance, government policy, patient data, [pharmacological data](/source/Pharmacology), [systematic review](/source/systematic_review)s, [primary research](/source/Research), and [grey literature](/source/grey_literature). There were six ['lots', or categories, of data available](/source/Data_classification_(data_management)) as defined by NICE, organized by type of [source](/source/Primary_source).{{cite web|url=https://www.evidence.nhs.uk/framework/nicefa/purchasing-toolkit/products-services|title=NICE Electronic & Print Content Framework|publisher=NICE|accessdate=4 June 2013}} These categories were: 1) [print journals](/source/Medical_journal); 2) [electronic](/source/Electronic_publishing) journals; 3) print books; 4) [electronic books](/source/Ebook); 5) databases; and 6) [aggregated evidence](/source/Aggregate_data) [summaries](/source/Abstract_(summary)). Source providers were as follows: [https://www.123doc.com/ 123Doc]; [BMJ](/source/BMJ_(company)); [Wiley-Blackwell](/source/Wiley-Blackwell); [https://librarytechnology.org/document/20823 Coutts]; [Dawson](/source/Dawson_publishing); [EBSCO](/source/EBSCO_Information_Services); [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press); [Ovid](/source/Ovid_(database)); [Pharmaceutical Press](/source/Pharmaceutical_Press); [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest); [Tomlinsons](/source/Tomlinsons_(publishing)); and [Waterstone](/source/Waterstones).{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} == NICE == The [acronym](/source/acronym) "NICE" refers to the [National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence](/source/National_Institute_for_Health_and_Clinical_Excellence), a [special health authority](/source/special_health_authority) that was initially responsible for maintaining the evidence search service. Following the [Health and Social Care Act 2012](/source/Health_and_Social_Care_Act_2012), NICE was renamed the [National Institute for Health and ''Care'' Excellence](/source/National_Institute_for_Health_and_Care_Excellence) and changed from a special health authority to an executive [non-departmental public body](/source/non-departmental_public_body). NICE International{{Cite web |title=About NICE International {{!}} NICE International {{!}} What we do {{!}} About |url=https://www.nice.org.uk/about/what-we-do/nice-international/about-nice-international |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=NICE}} was established in 2008 to help cultivate links with foreign governments{{cite news |last=Cheng |first=Tsung-Mei |author-link1=Cheng Tsung-Mei |date=2009-09-15 |title=Nice approach |url=https://www.ft.com/content/5be67610-9ce2-11de-ab58-00144feabdc0 |access-date=2009-09-18 |newspaper=[Financial Times](/source/Financial_Times)}} and universities in the UK and abroad. NICE International has received financial support from the [Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation](/source/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation) and [Rockefeller Foundation](/source/Rockefeller_Foundation).{{Cite web |date=2017-07-19 |title=Annual General Meeting and Public Board Meeting |url=https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/Get-involved/Meetings-In-Public/Public-board-meetings/agenda-and-papers-jul-17.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121060646/https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/Get-involved/Meetings-In-Public/Public-board-meetings/agenda-and-papers-jul-17.pdf |archive-date=2022-01-21 |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=National Institute for Health and Care Excellence}} Part of its process involves the publication of [https://www.idsihealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/MEEP-report.pdf case studies.] == See also == [The Norwegian Electronic Health Library](/source/The_Norwegian_Electronic_Health_Library) (Helsebiblioteket.no) is a similar public website for health professionals and students. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130523125352/https://www.evidence.nhs.uk/ NHS Evidence [archived from original]] * [http://www.nice.org.uk/ National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)] * [https://www.nice.org.uk/about/what-we-do/nice-international/about-nice-international NICE International] * [https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0167170 Development of a Search Strategy for an Evidence Based Retrieval Service [journal article]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Nhs Evidence}} Category:British medical websites Category:Evidence-based medicine Category:Defunct National Health Service organisations Category:Health research --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [NHS Evidence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHS_Evidence) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHS_Evidence?action=history)). 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