The frustrating part is that there is a general consensus around the National Institute of Health's guidelines on how to treat anaphylaxis among most allergists in the USA but these guidelines are not making it to critical places which include to all allergists, pediatricians, general practitioners, and ER doctors and nurses in particular. Our allergist had to call and educate the local ER doctor who argued with me even when I showed her our emergency plan and lectured me on having given the epi without "extreme breathing trouble". She thankfully listened to the allergist and promised to educate the rest of the ER staff.
Another area that should do better in this are medical schools. Why is the treatment of ana not being taught well enough there? Likewise, paramedic training programs, nursing programs, etc.
Years ago FAAN started a program to educate ERs and spent money to do this after studies showed that most were not handling ana properly. Years later other studies showed the same. Hopefully there was some improvement from the efforts of FAAN but it is still a big problem. And more so in the UK, apparently, where doctors seem to try to avoid the epi actively for some strange reason.
People die as a result of this and that's what makes it such a big deal. Most all fatality stories involve doctors who didn't educate their patients about the risks of food allergies well enough for them to know certain behaviors are not safe and also not well enough in how to recognize and treat anaphylaxis. Mistakes can happen. That's what makes people stressed. But avoidable mistakes due to lack of education from doctors is infuriating. Doctors perpetuating incorrect information is even worse.
I see it as largely a problem of good information getting to the right places.
There are some who would say individual compliance with good information is the bigger issue but I think the first is more of the problem.