Well, this is possibly the scariest blog post I’ve written. I was asked to do this “spotlight on researchers” post and asked for some idea of what I should write. Turns out I’m the first person they’ve asked, so I’m setting the tone for everyone else… apologies in advance to my colleagues! So, what’s my […]

Recently I have been chatting to Dr Bridget Davis, a NESSIE systematic reviewer who is part of a team working on a new review titled: Mandatory drug and alcohol treatment orders for improving health outcomes for people involved with the justice system. This review is funded by the NIHR Evidence Synthesis Programme. If you would […]

At NESSIE we have been busy preparing for new reviews we will work on over the next year. In this blog we are putting the spotlight on one of these in conjunction with a project lead, Professor Gillian Mead from the University of Edinburgh and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. This project is a systematic review, […]

At NESSIE we have been busy preparing for new reviews we will be working on over the next year. In this blog we are putting the spotlight on one of these in conjunction with a project lead, Dr Emma France from the University of Stirling. This project includes working on two complementary evidence syntheses at […]

Recently we announced the launch of NIHR Evidence Synthesis Scotland InitiativE or NESSIE. The purpose of NESSIE is to carry out a specialist type of research called evidence synthesis on topics in health or social care. You can find out more about NESSIE and evidence synthesis in our first blog which you can find here. […]

  We use systematic reviews to summarise information about a particular topic. They make it easier for us to know how much we can trust this information and to allow us make the best decisions to help the people we care for. Our brains are wired in a way to allow us to make quick […]

We are delighted to announce the launch of the NIHR Evidence Synthesis Scotland InitiativE or NESSIE. NIHR is the National Institute for Health and Care Research who pay for and complete research within the UK. They have paid for nine specialist research groups throughout the UK including NESSIE. Researchers from four universities have come together […]