The research agenda for protocol-based care
Jo Rycroft-Malone Senior research fellow, RCN Institute
Clare Morrell Director, Quality Improvement Programme, RCN Institute, Oxford
Debra Bick Professor, Women’s Health and Midwifery, Thames Valley University, Slough
Background Protocol-based care is increasingly being used to deliver collaborative, integrated and improved patient-centred care, based on the best available evidence. This article provides an overview of key issues arising from protocol-based care literature to illustrate the research agenda for this important care delivery approach.
Conclusion Protocols provide great potential to deliver best practice. However, questions remain about the benefits of protocol-based care.
Nursing Standard.
19, 6, 33-36.
doi: 10.7748/ns2004.10.19.6.33.c3730
Correspondence
joanne.rycroft-malone@rcn.org.uk
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