Example task |
Non-clinical | Baking a cake | Sending a rocket to the moon | Raising a child |
Clinical | Screening for a urinary tract infection | Screening for gestational diabetes | Screening for HIV |
Process | Recipe or set of instructions is necessary | Formulae are critical and necessary for success | Formulae and recommendations are useful but limited in application |
Expertise required | None, but previous experience can improve success | High levels of expertise and specialised coordination of resources are necessary | Expertise can contribute but is not necessary or sufficient to ensure success |
Uniqueness of outcome | A good recipe produces the same result every time | Following the formulae should ensure similar outcomes | Each outcome is unique |
Expected outcome | The same result every time | High degree of certainty of outcome if formulae are followed correctly | Outcome is uncertain and cannot be reliably predicted beforehand |