DIAGNOSIS IN GENERAL PRACTICE: WHEN NO DIAGNOSTIC LABEL IS APPLIED

One of the creeping annoyances in our lives is writing documentation stating the obvious (for example, the 27 steps needed to wash your hands). At least two of these papers point out that the current orthodoxies need to be challenged – the writing of care plans is pointless, and evidence-based medicine may be becoming less fashionable.

In looking at the potential wreckage of the latest NHS reorganisation, it is a case of what goes round comes round. Maybe care plans and evidence-based medicine have had their day.

Each article is graded from 1–5

IMPORTANCE: ★ (very marginal) to ★★★★★ (essential reading)

EASE OF READING: ☻ (impenetrable) to ☻☻☻☻☻ (very clear)