I was recently asked to write a blog article for the BMJ’s Clinical Evidence Blog, so I did…

“Perfect is the enemy of good” Voltaire

Rapid reviews are becoming increasingly commissioned, used and written about. But why is there this, relatively sudden, interest? Putting it bluntly, it’s because the cornerstone of evidence synthesis, the systematic review, is becoming increasingly out of touch with the needs of today’s healthcare systems.

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