Volume 11 Issue 8 - August 2008
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NICE or Department of Health guideline |
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SIGN guideline |
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Independent professional body guideline |
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Working party guideline |
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Other articles |
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Editorial |
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NICE to play central role in Darzi reforms
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Editorial |
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Latest Hib booster is not on immunisation schedule
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News |
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NICE guideline recommends new antibiotic prescribing strategies
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New guidelines for stroke and TIA focus on rapid assessment and care
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Practice-based Commissioning |
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A group approach to PBC can improve care for targeted diseases
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Dr Richard More demonstrates how Somerset GP practices combined to provide better local facilities for treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
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New Guideline |
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New guideline from NICE highlights the benefits of statins
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Dr Rubin Minhas outlines key features from the guideline for modification of blood lipids, and the vital role of primary care in prevention of cardiovascular disease |
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Revised Guideline |
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BTS/SIGN has issued revised guidance on asthma management
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Updated advice on assessment, greater emphasis on self-management plans, and new recommendations on treating ‘difficult’ asthma will improve care, says Dr Hilary Pinnock |
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Personal View |
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NICE approves rimonabant for overweight and obesity
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Dr David Haslam says the introduction of rimonabant for adults will help to achieve weight loss and improve cardiometabolic risk |
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Out of Hours |
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Health is not a commodity so why learn how to market it?
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Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol |
