Community infection control: what is the evidence?

Evidence-based practice is the conscientious use of current best evidence in decision-making about care or the delivery of health services (National Institute for Public Health, 1996). Evidence-based health care is one aspect of the quality improvement activities of clinical governance as a main com...

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Published in:British Journal of Community Nursing Vol. 7; no. 6; pp. 304 - 309
Main Author: Ward D
Format: tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Mark Allen Holdings Limited Jun2002
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
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Summary:Evidence-based practice is the conscientious use of current best evidence in decision-making about care or the delivery of health services (National Institute for Public Health, 1996). Evidence-based health care is one aspect of the quality improvement activities of clinical governance as a main component of the programme of quality in the NHS (Hek, 2000). Practitioners working in clinical areas are therefore being required to deliver care that has been shown to be effective (Playle, 2000).