Evidence into Practice
Evidence into Practice is part of The Knowledge Network and is aimed at frontline clinicians, managers and those working on the Quality Strategy.
Evidence and Guidance is available as a specialist Search from The Knowledge Network search box.
You can access the full range of tools and resources via links on The Knowledge Network Homepage, Portals & Topics tab or at www.evidenceintopractice.scot.nhs.uk
1About Evidence into Practice
Evidence into Practice helps clinicians to find, share and apply evidence to practice to deliver the best quality patient care. It aims to equip NHS Scotland with the knowledge and tools to deliver a world-class health service and facilitate change in practice at the frontline:
access to the evidence base for safe, effective, person-centred care ;
access point of care resources to support clinical decisions ;
tools and support for creating, sharing and disseminating knowledge through communities and networks ;
tools and outcome measures to support, record and monitor improvement in practice
2What is here?
Evidence and Guidance Search engine targeting validated clinical evidence, evidence summaries and guidelines.
Homepage – Highlights the key features and resources of Evidence into Practice.
Clinical Topics for Safety & Effectiveness – Evidence-based changes in practice, outcomes measures and tools for different clinical topics, for example SIGN guidelines, SPSP areas of improvement.
Got a Clinical Question? – Access to CLEAR, the online clinical enquiry and response service from Healthcare Improvement Scotland, which aims to provide clinicians with summarised evidence relating to aetiology, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment queries about patient care.
Clinical Decision Making – Information and education from the Scottish Clinical Skills Network clinical decision making special interest group.
Leading Better Care/Releasing Time to Care – Signposts the evidence and quality outcome indicators within the senior charge nurse review and advanced nursing practice developments.3Improvement Tools
Improvement tools support evidence-based changes in practice. Evidence bundles highlighting high-impact evidence-based interventions combined with change packages, outcome measures and tools to support implementation and are available via Evidence into Practice in the new Quality Improvement Hub website.
For specific clinical topics you will find:
- Evidenced-based interventions
- Measures
- Tools and resources
- Access to the evidence and current literature
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