Critical Appraisal (CP202611)

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SubjectCommunication Skills
DescriptionThis session will be delivered by Sapphire Johnson & Carys Williams. Sapphire is a Public Health Registrar with a background in NHS management and service development. She completed the NHS Graduate Management Training scheme before working in several operational management roles in acute hospital settings and then moving into a commissioning role within South Yorkshire ICB. Sapphire has completed a Masters in Healthcare Leadership and Service Improvement and a Masters in Global Health Science and Epidemiology. She is currently working at Wakefield Council in the Prevention, Place and Policy team. A Public Health Registrar in YH, Carys has over 10 years’ experience working in PH in Local Government on areas such as Health Protection, PH Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR), wider determinants of health, and in Doncaster's Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC). Carys completed the UKPHR Yorkshire and the Humber scheme and is now registered with the UKPHR.  She continues to support the Yorkshire and the Humber scheme.
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VenueVirtual TBC, Online - Yorkshire and the Humber  View details
Date & timeMonday 5 October 2026, 13:30 to 16:30
LecturersSapphire Johnson & Carys Williams
Target audience

Recommended to all

Course styleVirtual
CateringNo Catering
Delivered byProgramme Facilitator
CPD hours3.000
CostNo charge
Aims

You will learn how evidence fits into the policy cycle, what types of evidence are available, and how to critique a paper. The first half of the workshop will cover the common study types you will come across, alongside some of their strengths and limitations, and the conclusions you might reach when reading a paper. The second half of the workshop will be practical, where we will critique and discuss an example of a published paper.

Learning outcomes
  • Understand how to define questions and find evidence.
  • Understand key study types, their features and how they are used.
  • Understand how to critically appraise a paper, including validity and applicability to the local setting.
  • Know where to access further resources to support critical appraisal.