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Editorial |
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Delivery of 'close to home' care requires specialist practitioners
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News |
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NICE amends its clinical guidelines on depression and anxiety
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Asthma care report and pack published by Asthma UK
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Personal View |
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SIGN stable angina guideline highlights treatment options
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Dr Paul Malis and Dr Ken O'Neill comment on the SIGN recommendations for management of stable angina in primary care |
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Personal View |
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NICE guideline will help to improve sexual health
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Dr Jeni Worden discusses how recent guidance will help primary care tackle the problems of STIs and under 18 conceptions in the UK |
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Guideline Review |
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Primary care should manage the majority of atopic eczema cases
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The BAD/PCDS guideline on atopic eczema will help GPs with diagnosis, management, and treatment of this common condition explains Dr Stephen Hayes |
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New Guideline |
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Integrated care pathway for neuropathic pain will help facilitate patient care
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Dr Ganesan Baranidharan discusses an integrated care pathway that has been developed to support healthcare professionals in diagnosing and managing neuropathic pain |
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Patient Consultation |
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Your patient presents with facial paralysis: is it Bell’s palsy?
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Dr Shameen Jaunoo and Mr Robert Sudderick explain what the GP should consider when identifying a case of Bell’s palsy and highlight suitable management and treatment options |
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Medico-legal Issues in Practice |
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The GMC and medical regulation: the next round of reforms
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Dr Gerard Panting assesses proposals for safeguarding patients by revalidation of GPs, changes in performance monitoring, and improvements to complaints procedures |
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Focus on CME |
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Guidelines in Practice: CME questions: 68 |
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Write the answers in the spaces provided, then put the pages in your personal development plan |
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NICE Referral Summaries |
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A guide to appropriate referral
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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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Out of Hours |
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If you have the power, are you using it responsibly?
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Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and GP returner in Bristol |
