title: A step in the right direction?
abstract: Sometimes too many guidelines can be as much a hindrance as a help to the healthcare professionals that are left to implement them. They can be pious statements of good intentions that do not reflect the complexities of working environments.
authors.affiliation: Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London.
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Manthorpe
authors.affiliation: University College London Medical School and a practicing GP.
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iliffe