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August 9, 2026British Journal of General Practice

Why Primary Care Clinicians use Advice and Guidance: A qualitative study

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AFAlice Faux‐NightingaleRHRosie HarrisonCBClaire Burton

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Overview

Qualitative study explores decision-making factors in using Advice and Guidance for patient care.

Key Points

  • The study aims to understand the reasons primary care clinicians use Advice and Guidance (A&G) during patient care decisions.
  • Qualitative study featuring twenty semi-structured video interviews with primary care clinicians, sampled for maximum variation.
  • Data analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis within an interpretive description framework.
  • Clinicians' decisions to use A&G were influenced by clinical presentation, navigating healthcare pathways, previous experiences, and validation of decision making.
  • Identified barriers included delayed responses and concerns about workloads being unevenly distributed.

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Faux‐Nightingale et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a782d6e2e1896536c840733https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2026.0217
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