Table 2.

Examples of rapid evidence synthesis products and impact

Research partner group	Date published	Study Title	Evidence Synthesis Product	Impact
Health Technology Wales	July 2021	Face coverings to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2	Rapid Review	To inform Welsh Government policy move to Alert level 0 (August 2021)
Specialist Unit for Review Evidence	July 2021	Direct harm from COVID-19 infection and COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant/post-partum women and the unborn child?	Rapid Evidence Summary	To support a Public Health Wales campaign to women and midwives (November 2021)
Public Health Wales	August 2021	The effectiveness of infection, prevention and control measures applied in education and childcare settings	Rapid Review	To inform Welsh schools’ re-opening (Sept 2021)
Wales Centre for Evidence Based Care	September 2021	The efficacy, effectiveness and safety of SARS-CoV-2 disinfectant methods (including ozone machines) in educational settings	Rapid Evidence Summary	To inform provision of CO2 monitors in Welsh schools (October 2021)
Wales Centre for Evidence Based Care	September 2021	Strategies to support learning and wellbeing among 16–19 yr old learners who have experienced significant disruption in their education as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic	Rapid Review	To inform the Welsh 16–19 Education Renew & Reform policy
Bangor Institute for Health and Medical Research	January 2022	Innovations to address inequalities experienced by women and girls during the COVID-19 pandemic	Rapid Review	To inform Welsh Action Plan to tackle gender inequalities (Jan 2022)
Biocomposites Centre, Bangor University	March 2022	The impact of COVID-19 induced changes in working practice on greenhouse gas emissions	Rapid Review	Inform Technical Advisory Cell advice (June 2022)