Knowledge and Evidence Specialists provide specialised support to UKHSA colleagues and those working across the wider public health system. Their remit includes supporting staff across UKHSA to identify and retrieve the latest and most relevant evidence, supporting staff in the quality assessment of evidence, and providing training in information, digital and health literacy.
Services offered include:
- Literature searching and current awareness.
- Systematic and rapid review support, including the provision of complex literature searching and screening.
- Support and training in access to information resources, evidence based practice, digital and information literacy, and reference management.
- Collation of new evidence, from research and practice, making it easily accessible and transferable.
- Co-production of Evidence Syntheses, to support external stakeholders
- The provision of a range of knowledge management interventions, through tailored and embedded support.
If you are involved in any projects that would benefit from the support of a member of the team, or would like any further information, please do get in touch with your Knowledge and Evidence Specialist as below by clicking on the appropriate name.
| Group | Directorate | Knowledge & Evidence Specialist |
| Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) |
CSO – Public Health Microbiology | Michael Cook James Robinson |
| CSO – Radiation, Climate, Chemical , Climate and Environmental Hazards | Michael Cook James Robinson |
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| CSO – Scientific Strategy and Evidence | Michael Cook James Robinson |
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| Chief Medical Advisor Group (CMA) |
CMA – Epidemic & Emerging Infections | James Robinson Chloe Turner |
| CMA – Health Equity & Clinical Governance | James Robinson Chloe Turner |
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| CMA – Public Health Programmes | James Robinson Chloe Turner |
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| CMA – Health Protection in Regions | Caroline De Brún Charlotte Ince |
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| CMA – Emergency Preparedness, Resilience & Response and Response Operations | Caroline De Brún Charlotte Ince |
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| CMA – Global Health Protection | Caroline De Brún | |
| Chief Data Officer (CDO) |
CDO – Data Protection, Security & Technology Services | Angela C Page |
| CDO – Digital & Technology Transition | Angela C Page | |
| CDO – Digital & Data | Angela C Page | |
| CDO – Analysis & Intelligence Assessment | Angela C Page | |
| Chief Operating Officer (COO) |
COO – Transformation | Charlotte Ince |
| COO – Public Inquiry | Charlotte Ince | |
| COO – People and Workplace | Charlotte Ince | |
| COO – Strategy and Policy | Caroline De Brún | |
| COO – Finance, Performance, Risk & Assurance | Charlotte Ince | |
| COO – Commercial, Vaccines & Countermeasures Delivery | Charlotte Ince | |
| COO Communication | Charlotte Ince | |
| OHID | Michael Cook Angela C Page |
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| NHS England (public health only) | Chloe Turner Charlotte Ince |
Specialist support
| Systematic and rapid review support | Nicola Pearce-Smith |
| International | Caroline De Brún |
| Knowledge Management | Victoria Richardson Helen Cartwright |
| Knowledge Mobilisation | Carry Triggs-Hodge |
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