Effective Health Care bulletins

Effective Health CareEffective Health Care bulletins are based on a systematic review and synthesis of research on the clinical effect, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of health service interventions. This is carried out by a research team using established methodological guidelines, with advice from expert consultants for each topic. The bulletins are subject to extensive and rigorous peer review.

From 1992 to 2004 the Effective Health Care bulletins played a central role in the development and promotion of evidence based practice in the NHS. Since its inception, CRD have produced 53 issues and distributed around 3.25 million paper and 1.6 million electronic copies to key audiences in the NHS and beyond.

Conducted by: CRD
Commissioned by: Department of Health
Current Status: Completed 2004

Publications:
Copies of past issues can be downloaded below or may be obtained by contacting the Publications Office: crd-pub@york.ac.uk

The contents of the bulletins should be considered in relation to the time of original publication. Significant new research evidence is likely to have become available since then.

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Volume 8 (2003-2004)

  1. Inhaler devices for the management of asthma and COPD
  2. Treating nocturnal enuresis in children
  3. The management of colorectal cancers
  4. Effectiveness of antihypertensive drugs in black people
  5. Management of head and neck cancers
  6. Diagnosing urinary tract infection (UTI) in the under fives

Volume 7 (2001-2002)

  1. Effectiveness of laxatives in adults
  2. Acupuncture
  3. Homeopathy
  4. Interventions for the management of CFS/ME
  5. Improving the recognition and management of depression in primary care
  6. The prevention and treatment of childhood obesity

Volume 6 (2000)

  1. Complications of diabetes: renal disease and promotion of self-management
  2. Promoting the initiation of breastfeeding
  3. Psychosocial interventions for schizophrenia
  4. Management of upper gastro-intestinal cancers
  5. Acute and chronic low back pain
  6. Informing, communicating and sharing decisions with people who have cancer

Volume 5 (1999)

  1. Getting evidence into practice.
  2. Dental restoration: what type of filling?
  3. Management of gynaecological cancers.
  4. Complications of diabetes: screening for retinopathy; management of foot ulcers.
  5. Preventing the uptake of smoking in young people.
  6. Drug treatments for schizophrenia.

Volume 4 (1998)

  1. Cholesterol and coronary heart disease: screening and treatment.
  2. Pre-school hearing, speech, language and vision screening.
  3. Management of lung cancer.
  4. Cardiac rehabilitation. - Erratum
  5. Antimicrobial prophylaxis in colorectal surgery.
  6. Deliberate self-harm.

Volume 3 (1997)

  1. Preventing and reducing the adverse effects of unintended teenage pregnancies.
  2. The prevention and treatment of obesity.
  3. Mental health promotion in high risk groups.
  4. Compression therapy for venous leg ulcers.
  5. Management of stable angina.
  6. The management of colorectal cancer.

Volume 2 (1995-1996)

  1. The prevention and treatment of pressure sores.
  2. Benign prostatic hyperplasia: treatment for lower urinary tract symptoms in older men.
  3. Management of cataract.
  4. Preventing falls and subsequent injury in older people.
  5. Preventing unintentional injuries in children and young adolescents.
  6. Management of primary breast cancer.
  7. Total hip replacement.
  8. Hospital volume and health care outcomes, costs and patient access.

Volume 1 (1992-1995)

  1. Screening for osteoporosis to prevent fractures.
  2. Stroke rehabilitation.
  3. The management of subfertility.
  4. The treatment of persistent glue ear in children.
  5. The treatment of depression in primary care.
  6. Cholesterol: screening and treatment.
  7. Brief interventions and alcohol abuse.
  8. Implementing clinical practice guidelines.
  9. Management of menorrhagia.

Effective Health Care was produced by CRD and published by The Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd.

Enquiries about Effective Health Care should be emailed to CRD: crd-info@york.ac.uk.