In a blog for physiotherapists, other health professionals and anyone interested in arts and health, Hannah Dye from Breathe Arts Health Research explains how their innovative dance programme provides an alternative to exercise classes for older adults prescribed strength and balance physiotherapy at Guy’s Hospital, London. Created with patients, the programme is offering people choice in their healthcare pathway and bringing multiple benefits.

On this page, we share trustworthy evidence and resources about hearing conditions and highlight opportunities to take part in research.

It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to the UK-based Cochrane Review Groups (CRGs) whose funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) ends on 31st March 2023. It has been our pleasure to work with colleagues at the CRGs to support their review production, dissemination, and charting the impact of their work. With our predecessors at Cochrane UK, this shared history spans over three decades - and we are sorry to say goodbye to friends and colleagues.

Professor Martin Burton looks at the evidence on ear drops for removing earwax, and some things to think about, including whether you need to remove it at all.

Ahead of the Cochrane Colloquium, Cochrane UK is hosting a half-day event in London on Sunday 3rd September 2023, aimed at healthcare professionals and students, from all healthcare disciplines, who want to learn more about putting evidence into practice. We will guide you through critically appraising a Cochrane Review and talk through other interesting aspects of evidence-based practice including fraudulent research and trustworthy evidence.

In this blog for people living with Parkinson’s, and those who support them, older person’s doctor Charlotte Squires and sport and exercise medicine doctor Rebecca Gould, look at new evidence on how physical exercise can help people with Parkinson’s and share some of their experiences in supporting people to be more active. Lis Kirkness, who lives with Parkinson’s, writes about her experience of trying both old and new forms of exercise, and the benefits she has felt not only to her symptoms but also her overall well-being.

A new project aims to find out what are the top questions that need answering about dementia and hearing conditions, in the first Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) to look at two health areas together.  

Sarah Chapman from Cochrane UK shares new evidence on what can be done to reduce falls in older people at home by assessing hazards and making adaptations to the home environment and, importantly, who is likely to benefit most from these. 

Register for the 2023 Cochrane Colloquium before the 01 June 2023 to get the reduced early bird rate