Additional sources of information to support your knowledge needs.
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
Offers national guidelines and patient information resources on a range of conditions.
National Institute of health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Access to national guidelines, quality standards, indicators and pathways on a range of conditions.
ECRI Guidelines Trust
A public resource for summaries of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines
For healthcare professionals involved in supporting people with a palliative life-limiting condition.
Scottish Government
National policies, legislation and reports.
Legislation.gov.uk: browse Legislation in Scotland
Scottish and UK legislation.
Gov.uk: NHS Policy Area
UK wide NHS guidance, research, policy papers and consultations.
Scottish Public Health Observatory
Scottish public health information, statistics and reports.
Care Inspectorate
Information on policy developments, as well as relevant legislation and the Health and Social Care Standards.
Public Health Scotland
NHS Scotland public health board offering access to public health related policies, reports and guidance.
British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII)
Legislation from Scotland and the UK.
For policies related to a particular area of work or profession check any relevant professional bodies, educational networks, Royal Colleges or recognised third sector website.
Cochrane Library
Key resource for accessing high quality systematic reviews and randomised control trial research. Contains support and training for undertaking research.
Campbell Collaboration
Systematic reviews, evidence and gap maps many in plain language summaries.
Epistemonikos
Systematic reviews, evidence summaries and scientific evidence relevant to healthcare, with an international scope and multi-language access.
PROSPERO
Register of systematic, rapid and umbrella reviews. A useful resource to see what research is being carried out as well as the option to register your own review.
EPPI-Centre
Support for systematic review methodology, guidance and training.
Dopher
Coverage of systematic and non-systematic reviews of effectiveness in health promotion and public health worldwide.
MyGov.Scot: Your Rights as Someone Needing Care
Government website outlining what rights someone needing care has.
NHS Inform
Trustworthy source for advice on a range of conditions.
Care Information Scotland
Information and support for carers in Scotland.
ALISS
Find support services in the local community.
Finding statistical data
This guide offers a few suggestions on where to look for the data you need. The resources included are free to access rather than subscription based to allow all users to access material.
The Right Decision Service
The Right Decision Service is a 'Once for Scotland' source of digital tools that enable people to make safe decisions quickly ‘on the go’, based on validated evidence. The Right Decision service is managed by Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
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Source digital tools that enable people to make safe decisions quickly and access clinical pathways.
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