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Volume 11 Issue 6 - June 2008

  Colour Key:
  NICE or Department of Health guideline
  SIGN guideline
  Independent professional body guideline
  Working party guideline
  Other articles
Guidelines in Practice - June 2008 cover
  Editorial
  Common core principles will support self care
   
  Editorial
  HYVET shows improved outcomes in older patients
  News
  New NICE guideline helps with assessment of patient CVD risk
  Guideline on type 2 diabetes updates advice from NICE
  New Guideline
  New osteoarthritis guideline offers core treatment advice
  Patient-centred care is at the heart of the NICE guideline on osteoarthritis, which promotes inclusion of patients in the decision-making process, says Dr Michael Burke
   
  New Guideline
  The active observation period for OME should be at least 3 months
  The NICE guideline on surgical management of otitis media with effusion in children highlights that this condition will often resolve naturally, reports Dr John Hart
   
  Guidelines in Practice Asthma Award
  Local audit on use of inhaled corticosteroids benefits asthma patients
  Doreen Cochrane outlines the winning initiative of the Guidelines in Practice Asthma Award 2007: an audit to identify if ICS dosing is in line with BTS/SIGN guidance
   
  Medico-legal Issues in Practice
  Disability Discrimination Act: what does it mean for primary care?
  Dr Gerard Panting discusses the impact of current legislation on recruitment and working conditions and its relevance for the NHS and employers in primary care
   
  CPD
  Information should be stored regularly for GP appraisal
  Dr Honor Merriman discusses annual appraisal and how keeping a learning log throughout the year can aid the process
   
  Out of Hours
  If practice makes perfect, should doctors be robots?
  Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol