Evidence and best practice resources

These resources provide access to high quality authoritative evidence and best practice. They are for anyone who works in health and social care and makes decisions about treatments, interventions, or the use of resources.

While the resources are designed primarily for professionals and practitioners, patients and the wider public can also search most of the content.

The resources cover health, social care and public health evidence. They aim to help professionals make better and quicker evidence-based decisions.

Evidence search

We've now closed our evidence search service. We’ve taken this decision after reviewing the wide range of services we currently provide, so we can focus on delivering the priorities outlined in our 5-year strategy.

If you’ve any queries, please contact nice@nice.org.uk.

Knowledge resources

Provides access to an extensive set of journals and bibliographic databases.

Clinical knowledge summaries (CKS)

Provide primary care practitioners with access to evidence-based guidance on over 330 key conditions presenting in primary care.

Learn more about clinical knowledge summaries.

Medicines awareness service

A daily or weekly email service that provides links to current awareness and evidence-based information about medicines and prescribing.