UHL Libraries & information services provide training and support in critical appraisal. Please see the training section of our website for further details.

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) checklists
No passwords required for access.

Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)
No passwords required for access. Site giving a lot of information of critical appraisal including the well known CASP checklists for different types of papers.

Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal tools
No passwords required for access. More checklists for different types of papers to assist in critical appraisal.

"How to read a paper"
A series of articles written by Trisha Greenhalgh and published in the BMJ. No password required for access.

BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine journal
NHS Athens account required to access fulltext articles.

Students 4 Best Evidence
Resources relevant to evidence-based healthcare, and especially critical appraisal. Designed for students but useful to all who want helpful explanations of terms and concepts. No password required.