Guidance documents

Guidance documents provide background information and direction on topics relevant to occupational therapy

Guidance documents can relate to specific areas of practice (such as acute healthcare) or they can apply more generically to the profession (for example, risk management and record keeping).
 
More detailed recommendations for user intervention and action are provided in practice guidelines.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS): Translating NICE and NSF Guidance into Practice

This occupational therapy guidance document (based on the successful Translating the NICE and NSF guidance into practice – a guide for Physiotherapists (MS Society, 2008, Second edition)) will provide essential further guidance for all occupational therapists in their key role in the care and management of people with MS. It aims to demystify the topic by extracting the most pertinent elements of the multi-dimensional NICE MS guideline and the NSF, providing more salient detail for busy clinicians. It poses clear reflective questions and audit statements for occupational therapists and assistants to consider when faced with the complexities a person with MS may have to deal with.
 
Download Multiple Sclerosis: Translating the NICE and NSF Guidance into Practice (2009)