Development of a database of clinical guidelines
Pearson, M.; Ingham, J.; Bunn, A-Maria.
Hospital Medicine 63(12): 710-711
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 1462-3935 PMID: 12512195 Document Number: 541923
The quality agenda has become even more important to the Nhs in the last 5 years. Guidelines to set standards and audits to measure whether standards are being met are essential to good quality control. This philosophy led to the formation of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) to commission guidelines and the Commission for Health Improvement to assess the quality of clinical care in 1999. With the introduction of clinical governance and revalidation, guidelines are now relevant for every clinician.