Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
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Ann R Coll Surg Engl · Nov 2019
Multicenter StudyNHS hospital readiness to embrace the proposed NICE guidelines on abdominal aortic aneurysm: a public perspective.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published a draft consultation update on abdominal aortic aneurysm, which was expected to be published on 7 November 2018. This article analyses the readiness of NHS hospitals and their workforce to embrace the proposed guidelines. ⋯ The observations show that most UK acute hospitals lack the optimum case volume necessary to embrace the proposed change in the guideline.