Clinical effectiveness is about doing the right thing right.
Clinical effectiveness is an umbrella term for a range of activities, which ensure and demonstrate that care which is given is the best possible. These include the UK Cochrane Collaboration , the NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination , the Centre for Evidence Based Nursing , and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence . This is why the RCN has responded to the national focus on evidence based health care by establishing a programme of work in clinical effectiveness, providing nurses with information, support and advice. Start thinking about what you can do in your own clinical area and then talk to others to find out more. The service will be able to provide you fact sheets, which include details of how to contact other national organisations and some suggested further reading.