The Scottish Executive employs a wide variety of methods to spread good practice, including the development of specialty networks; support for local and national education meetings, facilitation initiatives and conferences; the publication and distribution of key reports identifying quality improvements and the development of websites and newsletters to facilitate access to information.Examples include the Scottish Design Network, which provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and information in support of changing the way services are delivered; the regular conferences, annual national symposium and new website developed by the Clinical Resource and Audit Group (CRAG) to share best practice in clinical effectiveness (www.show.scot.nhs.uk/crag) and NHS way ahead, the newsletter for the National Health Service in Scotland...