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Editorial team

Dr Graham Bell, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, NHSGGC: Clinical Lead

Seona Hamilton, Subject Specialist Librarian, NHSGGC: Knowledge Manager seona.hamilton2@nhs.scot

Our content has been checked for accessibility in line with the relevant RDS standard operating procedure.

Authorship

The content in this toolkit has been developed by NHSGGC Paediatric clinical staff, with reference to relevant National and International guidance as appropriate.

Review and approval

The content of this toolkit follows the NHSGGC guidance for review and approval of clinical guidelines.

All guidance has been reviewed and approved by the relevant departmental governance group.

Guidance is considered for regular update on a schedule set by the author and their department and all such updates will then go through the appropriate review and approval process.

Any minor updates brought to the attention of the editorial team will be dealt with on an "as needed basis".

Content updates on the Right Decision Platform will be carried out by the Knowledge Manager.

RDS automated alerts when review is due will be sent to the guideline author and/or designated departmental guideline lead.

Any updates to guidelines will be based on a review of the literature published since the last update, including relevant National and International guidance.

Version and review dates for each page are visible on the right hand side panel. A warning notice is displayed if content has passed its review date.

All guidelines authors have ensured that permission has been granted for the re-use of tools and measures, diagrams or images produced by external sources.

The guidelines included in this toolkit are based on a review of the relevant literature, including National and International guidance, combined with expert consensus and assessment of suitability for the Scottish healthcare context and acceptability to the patient population in Scotland.

We encourage users of this toolkit to use our feedback form to highlight any feedback or complaints. NHSGGC also has a complaints procedure which can be used.

Any messages received through the generic RDS Feedback form will also be forwarded to the Knowledge Manager for the toolkit and passed on to the clinical teams as appropriate.

Guideline authors and the editorial team will acknowledge the feedback promptly and endeavour to address it in a timely manner. If a guideline requires significant amendments, the appropriate guideline group will assess whether it should be withdrawn awaiting update or can remain on the site with an appropriate statement.

The toolkit has been risk assessed, and mitigations put in place where required.

Functional testing, usability testing and user acceptance testing of this toolkit were carried out with NHSGGC Clinicians before its publication.

This website/app (“App”) is intended as a reference source for the guidance of staff as to how conditions are normally managed within the clinical areas. The App is intended for use by healthcare professionals working in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, legally known as Greater Glasgow Health Board (the “Board”).  The App is not intended for use by the general public and should not replace the advice of a healthcare professional.  The App includes access to national guidelines.

The content of the App is specific to this Board and it may not be applicable to other local healthcare areas. While the Board endeavours to ensure that the information accessed via the App is correct, the Board does not warrant the accuracy and completeness of the material accessed via the App. The Board may make changes to the App at any time without notice. Some of the material accessed via the App may be out of date, and the Board makes no commitment to update such material. The App is provided “as is”, without any conditions, warranties or other terms of any kind. Accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the App is made available by the Board on the basis that the Board excludes all representations, warranties, conditions and other terms (including, without limitation, the conditions implied by law of satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose and the use of reasonable care and skill) which, but for this legal notice, might have effect in relation to the App.

Users assume all responsibility for using the information accessed via the App. Users should be aware that  whilst the website is updated continually, mobile device updates are monthly. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure the information being accessed for patient care is current. If the user has health concerns, they should contact a healthcare professional.