Who we are We are NESSIE - NIHR Evidence Synthesis Scotland InitiativE. We are a collaboration between University of Edinburgh, Glasgow Caledonian University, University of Stirling, University of Newcastle upon Tyne and patient representatives. We combine methodological, topic and patient and public involvement expertise. NIHR evidence synthesis programme funding We are one of nine evidence synthesis groups funded by the NIHR evidence synthesis programme. The aim of the evidence synthesis groups is to address knowledge gaps or to answer a specific need for healthcare, public health and social care stakeholders/audiences. What we do We aim to produce high quality evidence syntheses across a wide range of topics relevant to health care, public health and social care. These will have a direct impact on decision-making, patient and client care, reducing inequalities and identifying future research needs. Our projects will provide best evidence to support decision-making across health, public health and social care in all four nations of the UK. Get involved We strongly believe in involving people with lived experience of a health or social care condition in all our research. This also includes caregivers, families and patient and charitable support organisations. This is known as patient and public involvement.Masters or PhD students are always welcome to volunteer with NESSIE to help with our projects. Please get in touch with us if you are interested in being involved. Spotlight on our researchers... Blog post: read the latest in our 'Spotlight on researchers...' series featuring Professor Jackie Price. Spotlight on our researchers... Blog post: Professor Peter Matthews bravely takes on the first ever 'Spotlight on..' blog to describe his role within NESSIE. Patient and public involvement and engagement within NESSIE Blog post: we discuss patient and public involvement and engagement with Shelia Cameron - one of our NESSIE investigators. What is an evidence gap map? Blog post: evidence can be brought together in many different ways. Here we are focusing on one of these methods – evidence gap maps. Spotlight on our researchers... Blog post: Professor Alex Todhunter-Brown describes the creation of NESSIE. What are systematic reviews? Blog post: what are systematic reviews, and why are they helpful? This article was published on 2024-09-24
