Improving the user experience of patient versions of clinical guidelines

"It is important for guideline producers to maximise the user experience of the public when they access patient versions of guidelines, particularly given the current low level of access and awareness. One size does not fit all and guideline producers need to strike a balance between keeping the patient version simple and providing sufficient information to facilitate shared decision making and empower the public. Guideline producers may find the results of this study useful in designing their own patient versions."


Improving the user experience of patient versions of clinical guidelines: user testing of a Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (SIGN) patient version
N Fearns, K Graham, G Johnston, D Service
BMC Health Services Research, 2016, 16:37 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1287-8


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Improving the acute care of COPD patients across Gloucestershire

"The aim of the scheme was to improve compliance with the BTS [British Thoracic Society] guidelines and CQUIN [Commissioning for Quality and Innovation] scheme for patients admitted with an exacerbation of COPD."

Improving the acute care of COPD patients across Gloucestershire: a quality improvement project
C Miller, C Cushley, K Redler, C Mitchell, EA Day, H Mansfield, A Nye
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u208427.w3338

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Using FRAM to align work-as-imagined with work-as-done when implementing clinical guidelines

"Using FRAM to reconcile differences between work-as-imagined and work-as-done when implementing a guideline can reduce the need for clinicians to adjust performance and create workarounds, which may be detrimental to both safety and quality, once the guideline is introduced."

Where the rubber meets the road: using FRAM to align work-as-imagined with work-as-done when implementing clinical guidelines

Robyn Clay-Williams, J Hounsgaard, E Hollnage
Implementation Science 2015, 10:125  doi:10.1186/s13012-015-0317-y

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Fertility: assessment and treatment for people with fertility problems

"This clinical guideline updates and replaces NICE clinical guideline 11 ‘Fertility’ (published February 2004). It offers evidence-based advice on the care and treatment of people with fertility problems."

CG156 Fertility: assessment and treatment for people with fertility problems
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
February 2013

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NICE Quality Standard: asthma

"This quality standard covers the diagnosis and treatment of asthma in adults, young people and children aged 12 months and older."

QS25 Asthma
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
February 2013

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