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NHS Evidence - surgery, anaesthesia, perioperative and critical care

This page describes the development process for NHS Evidence - surgery, anaesthesia, perioperative and critical care.

NHS Evidence

The National Library for Health, including the Specialist Libraries, have become part of the new NHS Evidence service. The Specialist Libraries are now known as 'specialist collections'. The Specialist Library for Surgery, Theatres and Anaesthesia has become 'NHS Evidence - surgery, anaesthesia, perioperative and critical care'. It is one of a number of online collections dedicated to the information needs of particular communities of practice.

NHS Evidence - surgery, anaesthesia, perioperative and critical care is an online resource of current, quality assured, evidence based resources for theatre and critical care teams.

Visit NHS Evidence - surgery, anaesthesia, perioperative and critical care

Browse or search the specialist collection by keyword for:

Guidance and pathways - from specialist associations and the Department of Health
Evidence - such as Cochrane Reviews and other evidence-based research
Educational and reference materials - to support learning
Patient information - for patient information leaflets and support groups

Keeping up-to-date

Resources are regularly added to the specialist collection. Keep up-to-date by subscribing to our monthly email newsletter or the What's new RSS feed.

Find out what's making headlines in surgery, anaesthesia and critical care in 'Dissecting the News'.

Quality assurance

The collection is a partnership between the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the Royal College of Anaesthetists, and the University Hospitals of Morcambe Bay NHS Trust. Overall clinical leadership is provided by the specialist collection's director Professor Mike Larvin who oversees surgical content. Clinical leads Dr Ranjit Verma (Royal College of Anaesthetists) and Dr Sue Harding (University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust) represent the anaesthetic and perioperative communities respectively and Dr David Treacher represents the interests of the critical care team.

To ensure that the information in the collection is the most current available and relevant to UK practice, there is a team of Topic Advisors to look after specific subject areas and advise the Information Specialists when needed. The External Reference Panel represents orgnisations with an interest in the specialist collection. The panel ensures that the collection reflects the information needs of their communities.

Getting involved

If you are interested in becoming a Topic Advisor, particularly in the field of critical care, then please contact us at speclib@rcseng.ac.uk.

The collection has published a series of editorials and mini topic reviews by guest authors. These highlight important issues within the perioperative community. If you are interested in writing an editorial or mini topic review please contact speclib@rcseng.ac.uk.

View Guest Editorials and Mini Topic Reviews

Promoting us

If you would like to help promote the collection at an event we can provide you with promotional postcards. Alternatively we can write an article about the specialist collection for your bulletin or newsletter. Please contact speclib@rcseng.ac.uk for more information.