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FAQs
- Are your documents 'standard' or can they be customised?
- Who writes your documents?
- Who validates your documents?
- Have your documents been developed with patient input?
- Are your documents updated?
- How are the documents delivered?
- Are different languages and formats available?
- Are your documents 'standard' or can they be customised?
EIDO documents describe accepted clinical practice. They can be customised to make sure they fully meet local needs.
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- Who writes your documents?
EIDO authors are all practising specialist surgeons who have trained and qualified in the UK. They only write documents in the areas in which they specialise.
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- Who validates your documents?
EIDO documents are validated by clinicians, proof readers, and external organisations such as the Plain English Campaign and Patient Concern. Each document bears the Plain English Campaign Crystal Mark. EIDO is a Platinum status Corporate member (the only healthcare organisation to enjoy this status of the Plain English Campaign).
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- Have your documents been developed with patient input?
Yes. The library was piloted twice, within a NHS hospital and a private hospital. Audits have also been carried out at hospitals which have been using INFOrm4U for more than a year. The results were excellent. Copies are available on request.
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- Are your documents updated?
Yes. EIDO documents are updated twice each year, and more regularly if required, based on changes in medico-legal law and clinical practice.
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- How are the documents delivered?
EIDO documents are delivered on CD-ROM and our customers usually install the library on their intranet or conventional file server. The documents are in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. We can also provide a touchscreen version.
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- Are different languages and formats available?
Yes. We can provide our documents in most foreign languages, as well as in Braille and on audiotape. You can download samples from this website.
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