Knowledge & Evidence
We can provide you with the evidence base to support decision making on treatment, patient care, patient safety, commissioning and policy.
Registered KLS members have access to extensive collection of resources. For many of them, you will need an active NHS OpenAthens account. If you don’t already have one, you can register here.
Evidence Based Resources
Point of care decision-support. NHS OpenAthens required. Click on ‘Access through your institution’ then choose ‘NHS England. App available Free for registered users with personal account.
Evidence based clinical questions and answers. NHS OpenAthens.
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Systematic reviews and trials. NHS OpenAthens.
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Journals Articles and books
Allied health and complementary medicine. Requires NHS OpenAthens.
Nursing and midwifery. Requires NHS OpenAthens.
Nursing and allied health. Requires NHS OpenAthens
Articles, guidelines, images, videos and ebooks Requires NHS OpenAthens.
Medical NHS OpenAthens
Nursing and allied health. NHS OpenAthens.
Education. Â NHS OpenAthens
Health management and policy NHS OpenAthens.
Medical NHS OpenAthens.
Psychology and allied fields NHS OpenAthens
Providing health professionals with the latest developments impacting nursing, including changes in policy, practice and research.
Social care and social work Registering gives you access to advanced search.
Medicines information
Research and Trials
From U.S. National Institutes of Health. No password required.
Systematic reviews and trials.
EU clinical trials on medicines conducted in European Union and European Economic Area. No registration required.
International register. No password required.
International prospective register of systematic reviews. No password required.
Details of open UK clinical trials. No password required.
Trial registration data sets (not a clinical trials registry). No password required.
Statistics and data
Datasets from UK government. No password required.Â
UK policy, statistics and consultations. Â No password required.
Where to find official UK health statistics. Â No password required.
National health outcome measures. Â No password required.
No password required.
UK statistics on economy, population and society. Â Â No password required.
UK population statistics. Â No password required.
Public health outcomes framework. No password required.
Independent scrutiny of quality of health and social care. Â No password required.
UK economic and social data Some data requires registration. No password required.
Health images
Images for health sciences education. No password required.
Medical images and videos. No password required.
Images on the social and historical aspects of medicine. Â No password required.
Care and patient information
Browse conditions, then look for the 'Patient Leaflet' link in the 'Resources' tab. NHS OpenAthens required. Click on ‘Access through your institution’ then choose ‘NHS England Free for registered users with personal account.
Accessible health information and leaflets. No password required.
Patient information leaflets about medicines licensed for use in the UK. No password required.
Provides information on local organisations, clubs and services across East Sussex and Brighton and Hove. No password required.
The official government website for citizens. No password required.
Share in other people’s experiences of health and illness No password required.
Extensive information about drugs and supplements, and the latest health news. No password required.
Versions of NICE guidance written for patients, carers and members of the public. No password required.
Helps people makes choices about their health including finding and using NHS services. No password required.
Comprehensive, free, up-to-date health information as provided by GPs to patients during consultations. Â No password required.
UK website including support groups, campaigns, a helpline and publications. No password required.
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