{"id":14449,"date":"2017-09-21T06:11:14","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T06:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?p=14449"},"modified":"2017-09-21T06:11:14","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T06:11:14","slug":"guidelines-not-tramlines-nice-guidance-is-not-mandatory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/guidelines-not-tramlines-nice-guidance-is-not-mandatory\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidelines, not tramlines – NICE guidance is not mandatory"},"content":{"rendered":"

NICE director’s blog post, by Mark Baker, 15 Sep 2017:\u00a0 Guidelines, not tramlines<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Professor Mark Baker, director of the centre of guidelines at NICE <\/em><\/p>\n

Mark sets the record straight<\/em><\/p>\n

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A recent headline in the Times said ‘Doctors must send obese patients to\u00a0cookery class’<\/a>. It was for an article about our updated guidance for\u00a0preventing type 2 diabetes. <\/a><\/p>\n

However, instead of raising awareness of our
\nnew guidance it unfortunately suggested NICE recommendations are meant\u00a0as instructions or advice.<\/p>\n

We want to set the record straight.<\/p>\n

NICE guidance is not mandatory. Our recommendations never instruct a GP\u00a0or healthcare professional to do anything. We are here to support their\u00a0decisions, not dictate them. We assess the very best, highest quality\u00a0evidence so that they can trust our advice is reliable, but it is then\u00a0up to them as to whether they follow what we suggest, or whether they\u00a0think their patient would benefit from a different approach. We\u00a0recognise that they are best placed to make this call. They are the\u00a0people who see, treat and talk to their patients about what they want\u00a0and need, after all.<\/p>\n

When headlines and media coverage suggest otherwise, painting a picture\u00a0of us handing down ‘must dos’ and obligatory instructions, it helps no\u00a0one.<\/p>\n

Our health and social care sector is under immense pressure, facing\u00a0unprecedented demand from a patient population with complex needs. It is\u00a0vital now, more than ever that we work together to ensure we are\u00a0providing the very best care as efficiently as possible.<\/p>\n

NICE guidance\u00a0can help to achieve that, but it should be seen as part of the puzzle,\u00a0not the only answer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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