Challenges to using evidence from systematic reviews to stop ineffective practice: an interview study.

The article discusses research which investigated challenges associated with the use of systematic review evidence in the decommissioning procedure for ineffective health services. It reports study details which include interviewing of Primary Care Trusts (PCT) health care commissioners in England, data collection about usage of various therapeutic interventions, and the categorization of evidence gathered. A brief overview of the decommissioning process being handled by clinicians is given.