Pressure to utilize research evidence in decisions about patient care and population health, so-called evidence-based medicine, has swept the health care systems of most industrial countries. In the UK, the attention of policy makers has recently turned from the production of more 'effectiveness...

We present findings from evaluations of two government-funded initiatives exploring the transfer of research evidence into clinical practice -- the PACE Programme (Promoting Action on Clinical Effectiveness), and the Welsh Clinical Effectiveness Initiative National Demonstration Projects. We...

Objectives: To evaluate the Promoting Action on Clinical Effectiveness (PACE) programme, which sought to implement clinically effective practice in 16 local sites. Methods: 182 semi-structured interviews, usually by telephone, with project team members, clinicians, and senior managers and...

We present findings from evaluations of two government-funded initiatives exploring the transfer of research evidence into clinical practice — the PACE Programme (Promoting Action on Clinical Effectiveness), and the Welsh Clinical Effectiveness Initiative National Demonstration Projects. We...