LibGuides: Allied Health &amp; Social Care: Websites

Useful links

NIHR Evidence produces plain language summaries of research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research. These summaries provide clinicians with actionable findings to improve healthcare and the public with accessible health information. They include Alerts (summaries of single studies) and Collections (bodies of research on a particular theme).

In addition to the plain language summary you will also find a link to the original paper so that you can (where the university library has a subscription to the article) read the research paper yourself.

There is also the option of becoming a reviewer of papers which are scheduled to become Alerts. This means that as you read the paper you would be expected to reflect on the strengths of the paper and also if and how it could influence practice going forward.

If you would like to become a reviewer, or would like some more information, have a look at the, 'Become a reviewer'. webpage for details.

Derbyshire Observatory - Data and statistics for Derbyshire
Providing data and statistics for Derbyshire around: population and household; housing; health and well-being; businesses; employment; education; environment; deprivation and crime.
Derbyshire Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2022
The Health and Wellbeing Board is required to publish a strategy setting out its key priorities and how members will work together to improve the health and wellbeing of Derbyshire’s residents.
Our lives, our health, the health and wellbeing strategy for 2018 to 2023, sets out 5 priorities for improving health and wellbeing across Derbyshire, focusing on action to address the wider determinants of health.

The 5 priorities are:

1. Enable people in Derbyshire to live healthy lives.
2. Work to lower levels of air pollution.
3. Build mental health and wellbeing across the life course.
4. Support our vulnerable populations to live in well-planned and healthy homes.
5. Strengthen opportunities for quality employment and lifelong learning.
Info4Derby
Info4Derby is an intelligence site providing information and data about the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of Derby. This information is provided by a variety of organisations and is presented in tables, graphs and maps. These are all interactive, allowing users to understand patterns and trends within the data.

Info4Derby is freely available and can be accessed by anyone without registering to use the site. Information will be useful for a variety of users including community and voluntary sector organisations, local government, local businesses and the public.

Websites are a useful resource for a broad range of information that may be difficult to find elsewhere such as clinical guidelines, policy documents, patient information and statistics.