title: Healthcare practitioners' perceptions of clinical guidelines.
abstract: This article gives an update on developments in the field of clinical guidelines with particular reference to guidelines issued by the General Medical Council and the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts. It also focuses on a recent academic study on healthcare professionals' perceptions of clinical guidelines (Cotton and Sullivan, 1999) and introduces the National Guideline Clearing House which is based in the USA.
authors.affiliation: Nottingham Trent University.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tingle
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003253:Consultants / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D009726:Nurses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D010820:Physicians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D012606:Scotland; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires