is that the same Sally Crowe as this? https://www.s4me.info/threads/the-prime-project-2010.2676/#post-48440
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https://twitter.com/user/status/1393169945509367808 The link to his article is actually https://www.scientificfreedom.dk/20...er-funding-of-uk-cochrane-groups-in-jeopardy/
Maybe a supertanker of luvvies only too ready to crow over the biffing of a fellow prima donna? Although this has more a feeling of the Marie Celeste than of the Titanic.
Major milestones and new beginnings: Cochrane announces first round of new Thematic Groups https://community.cochrane.org/news...ane-announces-first-round-new-thematic-groups so they can organise/set up all this lot....... yet we still don't know which 'group' ME/CFS are being reassigned to.....then there's the 3 year wait for the re-writing/ updating or whatever of the exercise review. "new production model."
Moved posts https://twitter.com/user/status/1684141967272210432 Cochrane UK on Twitter: "We are sorry to announce that Cochrane UK, based in Oxford, will close at the end of March 2024 with the end of National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funding: https://buff.ly/47325lx" Article ends with: "The Cochrane UK team will continue to deliver on our current work programme until the end of the contract."
The statement in the article is a piece from last week. It says: "In March 2024, Cochrane UK’s current contract with National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), hosted by the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, will come to an end. As a result, Cochrane UK will shortly be seeking a new funder and host institution." And: “As we look to the future, there is an exciting opportunity for a new institution to host Cochrane UK and help more people to benefit from health and care evidence. We will be reviewing what is needed in the UK before we begin a selection process. But I would encourage anyone interested in hosting Cochrane UK at their institution to get in touch with me in the meantime.” Martin Burton [the departing Cochrane UK director] said: "Cochrane UK is in safe hands and I look forward to hearing more about Cochrane’s future plans." Edited to add, ps: I'm sorry if this is in a wrong Cochrane thread. I thought it might apply here, but I could be mistaken.
"The world needs high-quality evidence in general, and synthesised evidence in particular, now more than ever before." Martin Burton https://www.cochrane.org/news/news-cochrane-uk As we know, Cochrane sometimes synthesizes poor-quality evidence, and actively hides its poor quality for political reasons. Hopefully there will be less of that in the future...
Unfortunately: So sadly this is not the good news it seemed at first. I hope this entire organization closes down soon. It's true that the world needs high-quality evidence, and Cochrane's business model is aligned exactly opposite to that.
It took 8 years or more for NIHR to realise that Cochrane was not a good use of UK taxpayer's money, giving them warning after warning after warning. I don't think the Cochrane Exercise for CFS review had anything to do with their decision (although it should have done). Just the general crapness of the "product".
"Any questions? Please get in touch: general@cochrane.nhs.uk " how will this affect their 'partnership' with NICE? eta: Paul Garner unsurprisingly quiet........
https://uk.cochrane.org/news/cochrane-uk-oxford-close-end-march-2024 Cochrane UK in Oxford to close at the end of March 2024 We are sorry to announce that Cochrane UK, based in Oxford, will close at the end of March 2024 with the end of National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funding. Since Cochrane UK was established - as the first Cochrane centre - it has delivered a varied programme of work. For example, providing training, events (including four Colloquia, the inaugural one in Oxford, then Dublin and Edinburgh, with a fourth planned in London in September 2023) and resources for Cochrane contributors and others; supporting the dissemination of Cochrane evidence; and monitoring the impact of Cochrane Reviews. In the early years, Cochrane UK conducted a programme of methods research and helped establish the Cochrane Central Register of Studies. Cochrane UK also founded Students 4 Best Evidence, a global network for students interested in evidence-based health care and carries out outreach work teaching school children, and others, about evidence-based decision-making. The Cochrane UK team will continue to deliver on our current work programme until the end of the contract. Important note: Cochrane UK is a regional centre within Cochrane, supporting Cochrane activities in the UK. The funding of Cochrane is not affected by this news - Cochrane will continue to produce Cochrane Reviews.
I was interested to see that Gillian Leng, previously the leader of NICE and under whose watch the 2021 ME/CFS Guideline was written, is a member of the Cochrane Governing Board.
