All members of primary care team are aware of importance of evidence based medicine

BMJ 1998;317:282 ( 25 July )

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All members of primary care team are aware of importance of evidence based medicine

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EDITOR $---$ McColl et al present findings about the attitudes towards evidence based medicine of general practitioners in Wessex,but they lack information from other members of the primary care team.¹ Comprehensive evidence based practice will require theinvolvement of all members of staff. As part of a baseline needs assessment before the implementation of a computer network projectwe carried out a postal survey of general practices that participatedin undergraduate medical education in east London in June 1997.Questionnaires were completed by practice nurses, health visitors, practice managers, and reception staff as well as general practitioners.We received questionnaires completed by 40 (68%) of the 59 practices(129 general practitioners, 44 nurses and health visitors, and24 practice managers and receptionists). This provided an initialview of evidence based medicine among other members of practice staff.

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