Research essentials: how to develop effective networks to support evidence-based practice.

NETWORKING IN relation to evidence-based practice can be defined as the sharing of information and ideas inside and outside your organisation (Joyce 2005). Networking is beneficial for practitioners and employers and is an effective means of keeping up to date with contemporary practice. Methods vary from more traditional routes, such as the use of journal clubs in the workplace, to the different types of online activity including social media networks.