ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at aspects of intervention which should be considered alongside strategic management choices. The necessity to evaluate patients holistically and to plan treatment and management strategies accordingly, acknowledging the interdependence of many different factors, is of paramount importance and is the authors' preferred approach. Another aspect of learning styles which needs consideration by the clinician is the patient's learning preference, that is, the way by which the patient tends to learn best, be that learning by listening, learning by seeing or learning by doing. Development of clinical skills is enhanced by opportunities for clinicians to observe different clinical settings. The clinician needs to ensure that clinical competence is achieved by the patient away from the safety of the clinical environment. Clinical effectiveness, efficacy and efficiency have been at the forefront of clinicians' minds for many years with innumerable research and audit projects to evaluate various interventions, service delivery, quality and financial efficiency.
