The UK Health Security Agency has introduced a structured training programme designed to strengthen evidence literacy and critical appraisal skills among healthcare professionals across the national health system. Recognising that access to high-quality evidence and the ability to evaluate medical literature are foundational to modern clinical practice, the UKHSA Knowledge and Library Services programme offers flexible delivery options to accommodate diverse professional schedules and learning preferences.
The initiative provides both group seminars and individualised one-to-one training sessions, enabling staff to develop competencies in locating, retrieving, and critically evaluating published research relevant to their clinical and public health practice. This institutional commitment addresses long-standing gaps in systematic training for evidence synthesis and literature evaluation, aligning with international recommendations from leading medical journals on embedding evidence appraisal skills into professional development pathways.
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