Bottom Line:
Details about guidance currently being produced for the NHS in England, Wales and Scotland
Publication details:
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We assessed this page using an appraisal instrument developed by Minervation specifically for this project. This approach is still in development, so you should regard the assessments as a general guide. Click here to find out more, or to let us know how you think the approach could be improved.
Reliability comments:
- A link to references is available.
- Website content is checked by relevant experts.
- The methodology used is reported
- It is clear who has developed the website
Usability comments:
- Links should appear first
- The site search engine retrieves a lot of irrelevant items.
- Difficult to browse this website
Scoring
Reliability
| Item |
Score |
| Is it clear who has developed the web site and what their objectives are? |
3 |
| On the homepage there is NICE's logo and a brief overview of what they do. There is an About Us section for further information relating to them. |
| Does the site report a robust quality control procedure? |
3 |
| The descriptions provided for the technology appraisals and the guidelines involve searching, evaluating and consultation |
| Is the page content checked by an expert? |
2 |
| Website content is checked by relevant experts. |
| Is the page updated regularly? |
1 |
| This guideline was issued in 2005 |
| Does the page cite relevant sources where appropriate? |
2 |
| A link to references is available |
Usability
| Item |
Score |
| Is the site accessible without a login? |
3 |
| No registration required. |
| Does the site conform to web Accessibility standards? |
3 |
| Lida score 98%; text-to-speech facilities are supported |
| Is the site design clear and transparent? |
1 |
| The home page is rather cluttered. The background image interferes with reading the text. |
| Is the site design consistent from one page to another? |
2 |
| Site design is consistent except that there are too many different colours used in the menus, making some areas harder to read than others. |
| Can users find what they need on the site? |
1 |
| It is difficult to browse to information relating to prostate cancer. There is no health topic tree on the homepage, and the cancer subsection does not list publications according to cancer type. There is a search facility and results are displayed reasonably well. It is unclear how results are ranked. The site map is not very useful. |
| Is the format of information clear and appropriate for the audience? |
2 |
| Links should appear first |
| Weighted total (Usability + (Reliability x 2)): |
34 |
We score each question out of three where:
| 0 |
= Never or Can't tell |
| 1 |
= Sometimes or partly |
| 2 |
= Mostly |
| 3 |
= Always |
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Cryotherapy as a primary treatment for prostate cancer - guidance
