Primary care clinical practice guidelines in South Africa: qualitative study exploring perspectives of national stakeholders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are common tools in policy and clinical practice informing clinical decisions at the bedside, governance of health facilities, health insurer and government spending, and patient choices. South Africa's health sector is transitioning to a national health insurance system, aiming to build on other primary health care initiatives to transform the previously segregated, inequitable services. Within these plans CPGs are an integral tool for delivering standardised and cost effective care. Currently, there is no accepted standard approach to developing, adapting or implementing CPGs efficiently or effectively in South Africa. We explored the current players; drivers; and the context and processes of primary care CPG development from the per

SUBMITTER: Kredo T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5575947 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature