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Do we need guidance on prescribing low‐value medicines?
Author(s) -
Dowden Angela
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1619
Subject(s) - medicine , primary care , health professionals , value (mathematics) , family medicine , health care , nursing , machine learning , computer science , economics , economic growth
NHS England and NHS Clinical Commissioners have been consulting on proposed new guidance for CCGs on items that should not routinely be prescribed in primary care owing to their “low clinical value”. The aim is to address unwarranted variation in prescribing and reduce NHS expenditure, but what will be the impact on patients and how do healthcare professionals feel about the plans?