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Editorial |
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Evidence-based treatment should be delivered equitably
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News |
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Guidelines offer treatment advice and support to substance misusers
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Diabetes information pack details the care that patients should expect
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Personal View |
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Faecal incontinence guideline targets high-risk groups
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NICE guideline on faecal incontinence in adults highlights the social and psychological impact of this condition, says Dr Kate Owen |
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Personal View |
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Advice on antenatal/postnatal mental health care is revised
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Dr Henk Parmentier discusses NICE recommendations on treatment of depression and mental disorders during and after pregnancy |
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New Guideline |
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Guideline highlights association of erectile dysfunction and CVD
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The evidence-based guideline on erectile dysfunction from the BSSM will help the primary care team manage this common condition, explains Dr Geoff Hackett |
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Practice-based Commissioning |
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PBC offers opportunity for improved care for patients with diabetes
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Dr Azhar Farooqi discusses how practices could use practice-based commissioning to redesign services and provide extra specialist treatments for patients with diabetes |
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New Guideline |
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New guideline from SIGN will support GPs in treating CHF
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Dr Jacob George and Professor Allan Struthers outline the key recommendations for primary care to provide effective diagnosis and management of chronic heart failure |
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Guidelines in Practice Awards |
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Asthma initiative aids patient empowerment and improves outcomes
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Dr Rhoda Williams, team leader of an initiative short-listed in the Guidelines in Practice Awards 2006, discusses the benefits of local respiratory clinics and patient passports |
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Focus on CME |
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Guidelines in Practice: CME questions: 71
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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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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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Notes for Authors |
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Writing for Guidelines in Practice: instructions for authors
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Out of Hours |
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Why won’t GPs help their patients to stop smoking?
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Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and GP returner in Bristol |
