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Mistrust of clinical guidelines
NICE accredits guidelines using international AGREE criteria
BMJ 2013; 347 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f4771 (Published 30 July 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;347:f4771
- Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive1,
- Mark Baker, director, Centre for Clinical Practice1
- 1National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, London SW1A 2BU, UK
- gillian.leng{at}nice.org.uk
Guidelines are systematically developed statements designed to inform practitioners: they are not rules. They are designed to inform patient care by bringing together all the available evidence on a particular topic, but they do not replace the need for individualised patient care and will never apply in all situations. They provide a …
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