Introducing critical appraisal skills training in UK social services: another link between health and social care?

This paper reports the background to and the development and evaluation of a project to introduce critical appraisal skills to social services staff across the south and south-west of England. This work was commissioned by the Centre for Evidence-Based Social Services and used the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme CASP methods widely employed within health care services. The different research methodologies and their use in health and social services are also discussed.