This category focuses on evidence-based practice. Use these links to access clinical guidelines (like NICE), research databases (PubMed), and key summaries to inform your practice.
British National Formulary (BNF / BNFC)
The authoritative UK guide for prescribing, dispensing, and administering medicines, with the BNFC specifically covering neonates to age 18.
CINAHL (public gateway pages)
The primary database for nursing and allied health literature, indexing thousands of journals and offering evidence-based care sheets. CINAHL is a subscription database. NHS staff can access it via the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub, while others may have access through their university or local public library.
Cochrane UK
A global network that produces and promotes high-quality systematic reviews of healthcare interventions to inform evidence-based decision-making.
Europe PMC (formerly UK PubMed Central)
A digital archive that provides free, full-text access to peer-reviewed research articles and papers, often serving as the repository for research funded by UK-based health organisations.
GMC Ethics Hub
A collection of resources and case studies helping doctors apply professional standards to challenging ethical issues in everyday practice.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Provides national evidence-based guidance and quality standards to improve health and social care in the UK.
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
The government-funded "research arm" of the NHS that funds, enables, and delivers health and social care research in the UK.
NHS Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS)
Offers concise, accessible summaries of current evidence and practical best-practice guidance for over 370 common conditions in primary care.
NHS Knowledge and Library Hub
A single gateway for NHS staff and learners in England to search journals, e-books, and databases like Medline or CINAHL in one place.
Open Research Library
A unified platform providing free discovery and access to peer-reviewed Open Access books from various publishers across all disciplines.
PubMed
A comprehensive database maintained by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) containing over 37 million citations and abstracts for biomedical and life sciences literature.
SIGN (Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network)
Develops and disseminates evidence-based clinical guidelines to improve the quality of patient care for the NHS in Scotland.