Patient Care & Clinical Decision Support Tools |
Please see the tools you can access below. If you need help using any of these resources please contact us. |
What are Clinical Decision Support tools?
Clinical Decision Support tools are reference resources designed to support clinical decision-making. Health care professionals utilise these tools to quickly lookup information concerning diagnostic and treatment guidance at the point-of-care with a patient.
Clinical Decision Support tools contain detailed summaries of a wide range of conditions and interventions, supported by synthesized and evaluated evidence-based research and/or peer-reviewed sources. Summaries are curated by health professionals and regularly updated to reflect new evidence. Summaries can include levels of evidence, rating scales or grade recommendations as well as citations back to the original research studies, systematic reviews, or guidelines.
Clinical Decision Support tools contain detailed summaries of a wide range of conditions and interventions, supported by synthesized and evaluated evidence-based research and/or peer-reviewed sources. Summaries are curated by health professionals and regularly updated to reflect new evidence. Summaries can include levels of evidence, rating scales or grade recommendations as well as citations back to the original research studies, systematic reviews, or guidelines.
BMJ Best Practice is a clinical decision support tool, uniquely structured around the patient consultation, with advice on symptom evaluation, tests to order and treatment approach. Access to BMJ Best Practice is provided by Health Education England to all NHS staff in England. (NHS Open Athens username & password required)
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Dynamed is a clinical evidence summary tool that combines evidence-based information and guidance to deliver answers at the point of care. Access is for Rotherham Foundation Trust Staff and students
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Browse or search for evidence-based guidance for the health and social care sector, from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
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The NICE CKS service provides primary care practitioners with a readily accessible summary of the current evidence base and practical guidance on best practice in respect of over 300 common and/or significant primary care presentations.
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Key information on the selection, prescribing, dispensing and administration of medicines.
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Other Useful Links
- Patient information leaflets - Rotherham Foundation Trust
- Decision Support Tools - NHS England
- The Knowledge and Library Hub - Connects healthcare staff and learners to high quality, NHS-funded, knowledge and evidence resources in one place, using a single search.
- NICE Pathways
NICE Pathways is an online tool for health and social care professionals that brings together all related NICE guidance and associated products in a set of interactive topic-based diagrams. Each pathway includes all relevant NICE guidance, including clinical guidelines, public health guidance, technology appraisals, interventional procedures, medical technology and diagnostics guidance, and quality standards, and accompanying tools produced by NICE to support implementation. - Map of Medicine
The Map is a web-based visual representation of evidence-based patient care journeys covering 28 medical specialties and 390 pathways