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A number of respondents thought guidelines were not explicit enough (7%) or the institutional protocol or Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) they used was overlapping (4%).
Participants thought guidelines were particularly useful for new or junior staff, and for infrequently performed practices.
In contrast, many studies reported that participants thought guidelines may be rules that health professionals must follow rigidly [ 6, 18].
Team and divisional leaders thought guidelines need to be developed to inform decisions about which staff to send for what types and levels of training and when.
The survey conducted by SIGN exploring the public's understanding of the purpose of guidelines indicated that 44% thought guidelines to be 'consistent best care/practice' [ 34].
However, surveys conducted by SIGN and NICE found that only 8% of respondents thought guidelines were used to inform the public or dealt with advice for patients [ 30, 34].
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Q: Do you think guidelines are useful?
Q: "Do you think guidelines are useful?" A: "It is useful...if most of us read them".
(N4) "I think guidelines are important in explaining the UK prescribing pattern and there is a strong bias for evidence-based medicine.
I think guidelines are only useful to the extent that we can go over them again and again and actually be familiar with them ourselves, rather than just having them tucked in a big binder with many other guidelines.
In addition, 88.9% of the panel responded with either Strongly Agree or Agree in response to both statements I thought the guidelines were culturally appropriate and I believe the guidelines will benefit Aboriginal people.
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