Implementing clinical guidelines
Implementing clinical guidelines
Clinical guidelines that support practice and improve care are essential in this era of evidence-based medicine. However, implementing this guidance often falls short in practice. Sharing knowledge and auditing practice are important, but not sufficient to implement change. This article brings together evidence from the study of behaviour, education and clinical practice and offers practical tips on how practising neurologists might bring about change in the healthcare environment. Common themes include the importance of team working, multidisciplinary engagement, taking time to identify who and what needs changing, and selecting the most appropriate tool(s) for the job. Engaging with the challenge is generally more rewarding than resisting and is important for the effective provision of care.
Humans, Neurology, Practice Guidelines as Topic
529-535
Mayer, Josephine
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Kipps, Christopher
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Cock, Hannah R.
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15 November 2019
Mayer, Josephine
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Kipps, Christopher
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Cock, Hannah R.
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Abstract
Clinical guidelines that support practice and improve care are essential in this era of evidence-based medicine. However, implementing this guidance often falls short in practice. Sharing knowledge and auditing practice are important, but not sufficient to implement change. This article brings together evidence from the study of behaviour, education and clinical practice and offers practical tips on how practising neurologists might bring about change in the healthcare environment. Common themes include the importance of team working, multidisciplinary engagement, taking time to identify who and what needs changing, and selecting the most appropriate tool(s) for the job. Engaging with the challenge is generally more rewarding than resisting and is important for the effective provision of care.
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Accepted/In Press date: 6 May 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 12 June 2019
Published date: 15 November 2019
Keywords:
Humans, Neurology, Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Local EPrints ID: 489678
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/489678
ISSN: 1474-7758
PURE UUID: a28195ac-f045-4d97-aae4-aa4778e8b0af
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Josephine Mayer
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Christopher Kipps
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Hannah R. Cock
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