Judge: web sites for health - consumer guidelines - how to judge

	2.0 How to judge:

		2.1 Trust and reputation 2.2 Who produced the site 2.3 Purpose of the site 2.4 Funding sources 2.5 Date 2.6 How the information is written 2.7 Descriptions of conditions and treatments 2.8 Medical research 2.9 Personal experiences 2.10 Foreign sites 2.11 Communication 2.12 Links 2.13 Disclaimers 2.14 Kitemarks 2.15 Design 2.16 Interactive facilities 2.17 Other quality guidelines

2.5. Date

The site should be kept up to date.

Look for the date the site was last updated or reviewed, for example, on the Home page.

The information within the site should be kept up to date.

On each page look for the date the information was written and when it was last updated or reviewed.

Some information, like the description of a disease, does not change very much. However it should be reviewed on a regular basis, for example yearly, to check that it is still correct.

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