Do you find good quality articles?

When you have retrieved a number of articles from your literature search, how do you assess the quality of the evidence described?

The Health Library now runs 2 introductory and complementary training sessions on the skills that you will need to undertake the Critical Appraisal of healthcare research articles:

These sessions take the form of practical workshops, reading an article and assessing it using the CASP tool for Critical Appraisal.

Book on a course via our online booking form or contact a member of our training team.

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National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Evidence Updates

The following updates from NIHR Evidence are now available: Summaries (published since 13 February 2025): What impact does hearing loss have on dementia risk? Children in deprived areas are most at risk of avoidable poisoning by medicines COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy reduces risks to mother and baby Which drugs are best for migraine attacks? Adult social care: how to improve support for people at risk through homelessness, learning disabilities or dementia Vaping is linked with breathing issues in young people Culturally-adapted therapy improved postnatal depression in British South Asian women Hospital at home and virtual wards: What works? Population-level policies on risk factors for dementia could reduce costs

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