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Allied & Complementary Medicine is a unique database covering the fields of complementary or alternative medicine

A peer review journal for health professionals and researchers.

covers conception to adolescence.

ARIF is a specialist unit based at the University of Birmingham.

The role of ARIF is to improve the incorporation of research findings into population level health care decisions in the NHS in the West Midlands region. By helping health care workers access and interpret research evidence, particularly systematic reviews of research

The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)

CASP aims to enable individuals to develop the skills to find and make sense of research evidence, helping them to put knowledge into practice.

These Appraisal Tools will you make sense of,Qualitative Research, Economic Evaluations, Cohort Studies, Case Control Studies and Diagnostic Test Study.

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The Cinahl database is a comprehensive and authoritative source of information for nurses, allied health professionals, and others interested in health care.

This is searchable through Cochrane, however it is updated less frequently.

DARE contains summaries of systematic reviews which have met strict quality criteria. Included reviews are about the effects of interventions. Each summary also provides a critical commentary on the quality of the review. The database covers a broad range of health and social care topics and can be used for answering questions about the effects of interventions, as well as for developing guidelines and policy making.

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The database reflects the business of the Department of Health and its Agencies and includes all DH publications

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Major biomedical database. More European and pharmaceutical emphasis than Medline.NLH health care databases. You will need an Athens password

Equip is a gateway to health and social care information for UK patients, their families and carers

The site will help you find out about risks, symptoms and treatment options, where to seek support and advice (in UK) and local information for the West Midlands

This document contains a toolkit for benchmarking the fundamentals of care. This includes the background of Essence of Care, a description of the benchmarking tool, how to use the benchmarks and record forms for developming action and business plans, along with nine sets of benchmarks that are also included

This document can be used to address issues of concern within their areas of work and or to improve services already provided.

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Health policy and management abstracts of articles and reports. NHS Dialog database. You will need an Athens password.

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The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is one of the Medical Royal Colleges which has a major role in postgraduate medical education and professional standards: setting syllabuses for postgraduate training in paediatrics, overseeing the training, running examinations, organising courses and conferences, issuing guidance and conducting research