The Centre for Reviews and Dissemination is a department of the University of York and is part of the National Institute for Health Research.

CRD undertakes high quality systematic reviews that evaluate the effects of health and social care interventions and the delivery and organisation of health care.

News
CRD databases updated
This week (11 to 17/11/2009) 29 new records have been added to the DARE and NHS EED databases.
  • 19 full abstracts of quality assessed systematic reviews
  • 8 full abstracts of quality assessed economic evaluations

Database entry date: 18/11//2009

Job vacancy
 CRD has a vacancy for a Research Fellow in Information Science/Information Specialist . The successful candidate will contribute to the information science research activities of the centre and engage in all aspects of work undertaken by the CRD Information Service team. Candidates should have a postgraduate qualification (either a Master's Degree or a Postgraduate Diploma) in Library and Information Studies or a first Degree in Library and Information Studies together with a Master's Degree in a health or related discipline.

CRD databases: Evidence base for influenza intervention
The outbreaks of H1N1 swine influenza in Mexico and its spread to other countries have raised the WHO pandemic alert level to phase 5. In this briefing, we collate the most up to date evidence on prevention and treatment from the internationally renowned CRD Databases.

Committed to better research in the NHS
Throughout 2009 CRD have been taking part in a series of events organised by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) in collaboration with each Strategic Health Authority. The remaining events will take place in November in the South East Coast and South Central.