Evidence-Based Practice



Evidence-Based Practice

Introduction

The evidence-based practice was started in Canada and has been integrated into the National Health Service in the UK. The promotion of evidence-based practice in the UK do not occur in a vacuum, but rather as a reflection of the need to increase efficiency and quality of health services, as well as lower operating costs. In 1991, the Department of Health in an attempt to remedy the lack of information based on research, launched a national program with two principal objectives: the first was to ensure that the care provided by the National Health System was based on ...