It was most recently summarised in an effectiveness bulletin produced by the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination at York University in 1999. The following notes are based on observations of many local projects but out of respect to those involved, do not point the finger to where things went wrong. Assuming that staff will turn up to training sessions Forgetting to provide stickers for patient records Making the same mistake twice Eleven traps to avoid Spending too much time looking for evidence. They often say We need to find the most up to date evidence . But this is fraught with problems.
Many people devote too much time and effort looking for the right evidence.
It may be increasingly easy to find papers through Internet searches of Medline etc but interpreting them is another story. Defining evidence is a serious business. It requires skill to find and review research papers. It is not something to be undertaken lightly. A better starting point is a review produced by a reputable source.