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NESSIE – NIHR Evidence Synthesis Scotland InitiativE

NESSIE – NIHR Evidence Synthesis Scotland InitiativE

Producing high quality evidence syntheses relevant to health care, public health and social care.

Mandatory drug and alcohol treatment orders for improving health outcomes for people involved with the justice system

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 […]

29th November 2023 0

What is an evidence gap map? 

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. […]

23rd August 2023 0

What are systematic reviews, why are they helpful, and what do they have to do with cakes?

  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 […]

1st August 2023 0

NESSIE launch!

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 […]

15th June 2023 0

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