http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newseventsFinding the evidenceThu, 1 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100webteam@rcn.org.ukRCN Research and development10http://www.rcn.org.uk/images/rss/RCN_.gifhttp://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newseventshttp://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/nhs_evidence_-_eyes_on_evidence_may_2013NHS Evidence - providing easy access to a comprehensive evidence base for everyone in health and social care who takes decisions about treatments or the use of resources. Reports in the May 2013 issue of the monthly bulletin include: premature death after self-harm; probiotics in antibiotic-associated diarrhoea; 'Anti-fat' bias among doctors; domestic violence presenting in primary care; small benefits of Z drugs over placebo for insomnia; Hormone replacement therapy: cardiovascular outcomes after recent menopause; case studies from the QIPP collection.Thu, 16 May 2013 12:34:41 +0100http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/nice_-_published_guidance_april_2013The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) develops guidance using the expertise of the NHS and the wider healthcare community. New guidance this month includes asthma; vertebral fractures - vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty; rheumatoid arthritis; prostate artery embolisation; sudden cardiac death; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; presbyopia; chronic migraine; gout; health and wellbeing of looked-after children and young people; supporting people to live well with dementia.Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:32:24 +0100http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/sign_130_-_brain_injury_rehabilitation_in_adultsScottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (SIGN) guideline 130, "Brain Injury Rehabilitation in Adults", published in March 2013.Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:01:05 +0100http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/nhs_evidence_-_eyes_on_evidence_april_2013NHS Evidence - providing easy access to a comprehensive evidence base for everyone in health and social care who takes decisions about treatments or the use of resources. Reports in the April 2013 issue of the monthly bulletin include: infectious diseases among homeless populations; risk of abuse in disabled children; rheumatoid factor and risk of future rheumatoid arthritis; heart failure; grapefruit–drug interactions.Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:30:24 +0100http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/nice_-_published_guidance_march_2013The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) develops guidance using the expertise of the NHS and the wider healthcare community. New guidance this month includes conduct disorders in children and young people; cystic fibrosis; tumours of non-skin origin; basal cell carcinoma/primary squamous cell carcinoma; chronic kidney disease; orofacial reconstruction; persistent air leaks; opioid-induced bowel dysfunction; refractory neuropathic pain; chronic low back pain.Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:33:33 +0100http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/celebrating_twenty_years_of_the_cochrane_collaborationAs part of a series of events to mark this anniversary, a video series has been commissioned focusing on the ideas, achievements and people that have contributed to its growth since 1993. Watch from one to twenty-four short videos composed from over 100 interviews being released throughout 2013.Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:11:10 +0000http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/nice_-_published_guidance_february_2013The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) develops guidance using the expertise of the NHS and the wider healthcare community. New guidance this month includes asthma; fertility; ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy for varicose veins .Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:43:29 +0000http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/nhs_evidence_-_eyes_on_evidence_february_2013NHS Evidence - providing easy access to a comprehensive evidence base for everyone in health and social care who takes decisions about treatments or the use of resources. Reports in the February 2013 issue of the monthly bulletin include: weight management in pregnancy; physiotherapy treatment for Parkinson's disease; prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia with oral antiseptics; benzodiazepines and the risk of dementia; ctalopram for the treatment of depression.Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:23:07 +0000http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/improving_personal_budgets_for_older_people_research_overviewAn evidence overview of key pieces of UK research between 2007 and 2012 focuses on the implementation and uptake of personal budgets and direct payments for older people in England, including those with dementia.Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:19:32 +0000http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/nice_-_published_guidance_january_2013The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) develops guidance using the expertise of the NHS and the wider healthcare community. New guidance this month includes autologous blood injection; diabetic macular oedema; varicose veins; long bone fractures; hyperplasia; percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation; psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people; urothelial tract carcinoma; hypertension.Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:43:06 +0000http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/nhs_evidence_-_eyes_on_evidence_december_2012NHS Evidence - providing easy access to a comprehensive evidence base for everyone in health and social care who takes decisions about treatments or the use of resources. Reports in the December 2012 issue of the monthly bulletin include: chlamydia screening; bullying and self-harm in young adolescents; prevention of uti; type 2 diabetes.Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:16:15 +0000http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/nihr_bite_sized_research_summaries_for_busy_healthcare_practitioners_and_managersOn many occasions staff just want the headline 'need to know' information about a piece of research. BITEs (Brokering Innovation Through Evidence), originated and piloted by the NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care provide an accessible overview of the most important implications and conclusions of a piece of research.Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:12:56 +0000http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/nice_-_published_guidance_december_2012The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) develops guidance using the expertise of the NHS and the wider healthcare community including NHS staff, health care professionals, patients and carers, industry and the academic world. New guidance this month (December 2012) includes ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage; Hepatitis B and C; melanoma; leukaemia.Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:30:33 +0000http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/nice_-_published_guidance_november_2012The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) develops guidance using the expertise of the NHS and the wider healthcare community including NHS staff, health care professionals, patients and carers, industry and the academic world. New guidance this month (November 2012) includes depth of anaesthesia monitors (E-Entropy, BIS and Narcotrend) and drug use disorders.Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:25:33 +0000http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/nhs_evidence_-_eyes_on_evidence_-_november_2012NHS Evidence - providing easy access to a comprehensive evidence base for everyone in health and social care who takes decisions about treatments or the use of resources. Reports in the November 2012 issue of the monthly bulletin include: prenatal exposure to chemotherapy; blood pressure readings between arms; tinnitus; self-monitoring warfarin therapy.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:31:06 +0000http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/nice_-_published_guidance_october_2012The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) develops guidance using the expertise of the NHS and the wider healthcare community including NHS staff, health care professionals, patients and carers, industry and the academic world. New guidance this month (October 2012) includes psoriasis; social and emotional wellbeing - early years; bone metastases from solid tumours; and Crohn's disease.Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:27:39 +0100http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/nhs_evidence_-_eyes_on_evidence_-_september_2012NHS Evidence - providing easy access to a comprehensive evidence base for everyone in health and social care who takes decisions about treatments or the use of resources. Reports in the September 2012 issue of the monthly bulletin include: multimorbidity; suicide risk; VTE; carotid intima-media thickness progression.Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:48:09 +0100http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/nice_-_published_guidance_september_2012The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) develops guidance using the expertise of the NHS and the wider healthcare community including NHS staff, health care professionals, patients and carers, industry and the academic world. New guidance this month (September 2012) includes Antibiotics for early-onset neonatal infection; Bevacizumab in combination with capecitabine for the first-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer; Lower limb peripheral arterial disease; Mega Soft Patient Return Electrode for use during monopolar electrosurgery; Osteoporosis fragility fracture; SonoVue (sulphur hexafluoride microbubbles) - contrast agent for contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging of the liver; Urinary incontinence in neurological disease.Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:05:19 +0100http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/free_bnf_prescribing_app_launches_june_2012Health and social care professionals can now access the latest up-to-date prescribing information from the British National Formulary at the touch of a button. Download an app enabling you to browse and search full content from BNF, receive notifications when new editions and updates are available, bookmark content and even choose your preferred reading settings.Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:08:26 +0100http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/nhs_evidence_-_eyes_on_evidence_-_june_2012NHS Evidence - providing easy access to a comprehensive evidence base for everyone in health and social care who takes decisions about treatments or the use of resources. Reports in the June 2012 issue of the monthly bulletin include: diagnosis and treatment of first-episode psychosis; mortality risk of antipsychotic treatment in people with dementia; effects of antiplatelet therapy in people with chronic kidney disease; relaxation techniques for pain management in labour; antimuscarinic drugs for urinary incontinence in women.Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:25:56 +0100http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/nice_-_published_guidance_june_2012The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) develops guidance using the expertise of the NHS and the wider healthcare community including NHS staff, health care professionals, patients and carers, industry and the academic world. New guidance this month (June 2012) includes acute upper GI bleeding; autism in adults; breast cancer; lung cancer; migraine; healthcare-associated infections; prostate cancer; sickle cell; venous thromboembolic diseases.Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:36:57 +0100http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/newsevents/finding_the_evidence/nice_-_published_guidance_may_2012The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) develops guidance using the expertise of the NHS and the wider healthcare community including NHS staff, health care professionals, patients and carers, industry and the academic world. New guidance this month (May 2012) includes atrial fibrillation; opioids in palliative care; intracranial aneurysms; prostate cancer.Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:39:23 +0100