Some countries have produced a single guideline for all primary headaches which includes migraine (UK, Scotland, Croatia, Switzerland, Romania), whereas in Denmark the guideline covers both migraine and tension-type headache, and in Italy it covers migraine and cluster headache.
A single guideline was used by all care providers.
Of these, 25 recommendations were consistent, nine were inconsistent, and one was not rateable (derived from a single guideline).
In Queensland and Australia there is not a single guideline for caesarean section, but rather, a collection of guidelines for specific populations or indications [ 26- 29].
A total of 35 recommendations were systematically compared: 25/35 were consistent, 9/35 inconsistent, and 1/35 un-rateable (derived from a single guideline).
For cost-effectiveness: The need for cost/effectiveness information should be dictated by the specific question, of which several may be addressed in a single guideline.
The remainder of the dimensions focus on the individual recommendation as the unit of implementability, since a single guideline may contain recommendations that vary widely in their implementability.
Although some of the more pressing controversies about availability of treatments were managed using the technology appraisal processes (the appraisal process used by NICE to make binding recommendations about the adoption (or not) of new therapies by the NHS), it is logical to have a single guideline incorporating recommendations about currently available treatments.
Something else, something broader, is more important than any single guideline for reaping the benefits of evidence-based management: the attitude people have toward business knowledge.
9 22 23 Australia's first absolute risk assessment guideline was released in 2009 by the National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance NVDPAA) 17 and in 2012 this was augmented by a single management guideline.
