University, NHS and Public Health employees are invited to join the WEAHSN Evidence Repository

Press release issued: 22 March 2021

The West of England Academic Health Science Network have created an Evidence Repository, a portal for safely sharing non-peer reviewed documents that are not published elsewhere to promote a culture of shared learning and collaboration.

If you work for a University, the NHS or in Public Health you are eligible to join the WEAHSN Evidence Repository to view and share evidence and contribute to efficient working by reducing duplication.

Documents that can be shared include all types of evidence reviews, evaluations, insight reports and quality improvement (QI) project reports. The evidence repository was set up in May 2020 in partnership with local Sustainability Transformation Partnerships (STPs), University West of England and hospital libraries. The launch date was brought forward to support rapid evidence sharing as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded.

Questions the Evidence Repository might help answer include:

Where would you look to find evidence to inform diabetes referral pathways?
What about the effectiveness of fracture liaison services, health champions, or interventions to support pregnant women to stop smoking?

It is also possible to share evidence-based reports and reviews, and QI projects created by orginisations – those that were successful and those that offer learning points to others embarking on a similar journey. As more documents are shared, the Evidence Repository will help to reduce duplication and speed up the implementation of evidence-based services and QI projects across the system.

If you are interested in joining or learning more please visit the Evidence Repository web site.