Journal of Clinical Effectiveness: Volume 1 Issue 2

The effectiveness of community mental health nursing: a review

Charlie Brooker, J.M. Repper MPhil, A. Booth

In view of the importance currently attached to evidence‐based health care, we present a systematic review of publications about the effectiveness of community mental health…

Providing intelligence for rational decision‐making in the NHS: the NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination

Trevor A Sheldon, Arabella Melville

The NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) was established to help provide clear summaries of research‐based knowledge on the effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of…

Fast track hip trial: an evaluation of a change in X‐ray referral

Stephen P. Kletzenbauer, Martin E. Blakemore

The purpose of this trial was to establish whether a change in the X‐ray referral procedure would reduce the time between presentation and admission for patients who attended a…

An audit of lost X‐ray films on orthopaedic and trauma wards

Jonathan P. Livesey FRCS, Phillip Berry, Thomas Cossham, Dominic Hodgson, Jonathan P. Monk

Lost X‐ray films waste time, delay treatment, and may necessitate a patient being exposed to further radiation. Audit of a 132‐bed orthopaedic and trauma department over a 2‐month…

Evaluating the evidence: an introduction

Amanda Burls, Ruairidh Milne

Health care has always sought to improve the health of patients, but our interventions do not always do more good than harm. Sometimes ineffective or harmful interventions are…

Involving patients and users of services in quality improvement: what are the benefits?

Lesley A. Duff, Marcia Kelson, Sarah Marriott, Aileen Mcintosh, Shona Brown, John Cape, Nella Marcus, Michael Traynor

The current interest in involving all members of the health care team in the evaluation and improvement of care has grown to include patients and recipients of care. Although much…

A centre for evidence‐based dentistry

Derek Richards

Dentistry like medicine is beginning to come to terms with the pressures and challenges of providing health care now and in the future. The need for more effective interventions…