The BNF knowledge base

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The BNF knowledge base
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BNF knowledge in the NHS

• What goes into the BNF
• How information is turned into knowledge
• Organisation of BNF knowledge
• Does it make a difference?

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BNF guiding principles

• Safe
• Reliable
• Useable

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Inputs to BNF
Primary research literature
Systematic reviews
National guidelines
Practice guidelines
SPCs
BNF
Industry comments
Readers comments
Standard reference texts
Statutory information
Safety bulletins
Prices
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Turning informationinto clinical knowledge
Information processing
Clinical validation
Practical validation
DISSEMINATION
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Organisation of BNF knowledge

• General guidance and reference
• Drug therapy of specific conditions

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BNF prescribing guidance
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BNF drug monograph
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BNF product entries
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But in practice?
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Does the BNF make a difference?
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What information changes practice?
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How GPs use the BNF
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The BNF delivering knowledge

• Safely
• Reliably
• Effectively

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The BNF knowledge base