A Beginner’s Guide to Evidence-Based Practice in Health and Social Care: A Must-Read for Professionals

Are you a healthcare or social care professional looking to improve your practice by integrating evidence into your daily work? Do you want a straightforward and practical guide to evidence-based practice? Look no further than “A Beginner’s Guide to Evidence-Based Practice in Health and Social Care” by Helen Aveyard, Kathleen Greenway, and Lucy Parsons.

This book provides a balanced and critically aware appraisal of the significance of evidence-based practice in a complex professional world. With its inter-professional approach, it is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as practitioners in nursing, allied health care, and social care.

The authors, all experts in their fields, have thoroughly revised this new edition to include:

• New explanations with examples from both health and social care practice, using a wide range of research relevant beyond the UK
• Coverage of the use of evidence generated by COVID-19 and the role of rapid reviews
• New end-of-chapter questions to help assess your understanding

This book is particularly useful for those who want to search for, appraise, and apply evidence in their practice. The authors use simple and jargon-free language to help you understand what evidence-based practice is and how to apply it to your learning and practice.

Dr. Steve J Hothersall, Formerly Head of Social Work, Mental Health and Learning Disability Nursing Education and Practice at Edge Hill University, praises the book, saying “This is a must-read for a range of professionals, offering a balanced yet critically aware appraisal of the significance of evidence-based practice in a complex professional world.”

Professor Liz Halcomb, Professor of Primary Health Care Nursing at the University of Wollongong, Australia, highly recommends the book, stating “I would highly recommend this book to any clinicians or students looking to improve the way that they integrate evidence into their professional practice.”

Dr. Hazel Partington from the University of Central Lancashire, UK, notes that “Aveyard, Greenway and Parsons have provided an excellent guide to evidence-based practice in this updated edition, which is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students and for practitioners.”

About the authors:

Helen Aveyard is Principal Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, UK, with a background in nursing. She is the author of “Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care” and co-author of “A Postgraduate’s Guide to Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care” and “A Beginner’s Guide to Critical Thinking and Writing in Health and Social Care.”

Kathleen Greenway is Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Oxford Brookes University, UK, with a background in gastrointestinal and gerontological nursing.

Lucy Parsons is Divisional Director of Nursing at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK, and a student on the Professional Doctorate In Nursing programme at Oxford Brookes University, UK, with a research interest in the implementation of evidence-based practice.

Published by Open University Press, this 256-page paperback book is available in English and is set to be released on August 1, 2023. Get your copy today and start integrating evidence into your practice!