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Editorial |
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Details of QOF revision are awaited with interest
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News |
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BMA issues guidance on spread and control of respiratory illnesses
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Guidance for treating children and young people published by GMC
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Your Letters |
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GPs should refer patients with ED if the condition causes severe distress
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Share your views on recent issues of Guidelines in Practice |
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Personal View |
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NICE issues guidance on prescription of adalimumab
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Dr Louise Warburton discusses how authorisation of this effective medication will revolutionise treatment for psoriatic arthritis |
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Personal View |
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PD guidance from NICE has been difficult to implement
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Dr Chris Taggart revisits the NICE Parkinson’s disease guideline to assess whether its key priorities have been addressed locally |
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GMS Contract: QOF2 |
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Effective management of hypertension is a key aim for primary care
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Dr Alan Begg discusses the implementation of clinical indicators for registration and review set out under the QOF and how control of high blood pressure can be achieved |
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New Guideline |
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SIGN guideline highlights warning signs for autism spectrum disorders
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New guidance will bring benefits of evidence-based management to children and young people with ASD, explain Dr Iain McClure and Professor Anne O’Hare |
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New Guideline |
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The role of GPs in the management of osteoporosis is crucial
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The British Orthopaedic Association and British Geriatrics Society Blue Book encourages primary care to provide fracture and falls prevention guidance, says Dr Pam Brown |
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Medico-legal Issues in Practice |
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Medical information on practice websites must be factual and verifiable
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Websites need to be regularly updated so that users are not misled or misinformed, and patient confidentiality must be maintained at all times, says Dr Gerard Panting |
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Focus on CME |
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Guidelines in Practice: CME questions: 73
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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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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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NHS reconfiguration must be based on patient benefits
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Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and GP returner in Bristol |
