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Editorial |
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Maintaining cost-effectiveness is a key issue for primary care
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News |
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Criteria published to help ensure services are 'young people friendly'
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Personal View |
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Positive action is required to stem the rise in obesity
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Dr David Haslam argues that crucial training and resources are needed, not more evidence as provided by the NICE obesity guidance |
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New Guideline |
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Estimation of risk is required to help prevent cardiovascular events
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SIGN guideline on cardiovascular disease outlines key factors to help with timely recognition and intervention by the primary care team, explains Dr James Grant |
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New Guideline |
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Dementia guideline will assist GPs with diagnosis and care
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Dr Stephen Iliffe and Professor Jill Manthorpe discuss how the NICE dementia guidance will help with early recognition and assessment and thereby benefit patients and carers |
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New Guideline |
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Many modalities of therapy are available for actinic keratoses
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Dr David de Berker highlights the key recommendations from the guideline on management and treatment of AK, published by the British Association of Dermatologists |
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Guidelines in Practice Awards |
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Familial cancer risk assessment is focus of primary care initiative
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Melanie Ripley, head of the winning team in the cancer category of the Guidelines in Practice Awards 2006, discusses the Oldham Cancer Family History Service |
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Medico-legal Issues in Practice |
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Medical experts in the dock: expectations of and advice for witnesses
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Key required attributes and the lack of expert evidence are identified by the recent proposals from the Chief Medical Officer and Department of Health, says Dr Gerard Panting |
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Focus on CME |
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Guidelines in Practice CME questions: 67
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Write the answers in the spaces provided, then cut out the pages and put them in your personal development plan |
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Notes for Authors |
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Writing for Guidelines in Practice: instructions for authors
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QOF2 Indicators |
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QOF2 clinical indicators: summary tables
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Conferences & Meetings |
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Diary of events
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Please let us know of your forthcoming meetings and workshops for inclusion in our events diary |
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Out of Hours |
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Would you take your child for the cervical cancer jab
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Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and GP returner in Bristol |
