Choosing Wisely in the UK: the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges’ initiative to reduce the harms of too much medicine

A Malhotra and colleagues explain how and why a US initiative to get doctors to stop using interventions with no benefit is being brought to the UK

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2015-05, Vol.350 (may12 7), p.h2308-h2308
Main Authors: Malhotra, A, Maughan, D, Ansell, J, Lehman, R, Henderson, A, Gray, M, Stephenson, T, Bailey, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academies and Institutes
ANALYSIS
Angioplasty
Decision making
Humans
Inappropriate Prescribing - adverse effects
Inappropriate Prescribing - ethics
Inappropriate Prescribing - prevention & control
Medicine
Patients
Physicians
Quality Improvement - organization & administration
State Medicine
United Kingdom
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Summary:A Malhotra and colleagues explain how and why a US initiative to get doctors to stop using interventions with no benefit is being brought to the UK
ISSN:0959-8138
1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.h2308