Traditionally, guidelines have heavily influenced the practice of medicine, and the latest ones are expected to make doctors more conscious of the economic consequences of their decisions, even though there's no obligation to follow them.
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Prev: National guidelines recommend we do 140 minutes of moderate-intensity activity a week.
Next: Ellis evidently wished to negotiate downwards after Atkinson had set the guidelines.
