24 October 2016

"Do no do" recommendations from Royal Colleges

Forty treatments that bring little or no benefit to patients
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges 24 October 2016
  • The AoMRCs has compiled 40 recommendations from Royal Colleges of treatments that bring little or no benefit to patients. 
  • This is core to their Choosing Wisely initiative which calls doctors and patients to have a fully informed conversation about the risks and benefits of treatments and procedures.
  • The complete list of recommendations can be found on the Choose Wisely website here.
  • See also AMRC launches Choosing Wisely programme