Volume 11 Issue 3 - March 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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Access to contraception will be helped by DH funding
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News |
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A new guideline on osteoarthritis in adults has been issued by NICE
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NICE guideline will improve care for adult patients with IBS
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Personal View |
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Cervical cancer guideline will assist timely referral
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Dr Richard Peevor comments on the new SIGN guideline and its support for the role of multidisciplinary care for patients |
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Personal View |
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Guideline supports care of children with eczema
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NICE guidance aids decision-making and enables clinicians to inform and educate children and their carers, says Dr Stephen Hayes |
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New Guideline |
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New recommendations will aid assessment of pain in the elderly
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British Pain Society and British Geriatrics Society guideline will help to improve identification of pain and produce a more considered approach to management, says Dr Pat Schofield |
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Guideline Revisited |
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Primary care has a key role in early diagnosis of lung cancer
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Dr Michael Peake outlines the difficulties with early recognition of disease and highlights recommendations in the NICE guidelines for GPs on identification and referral |
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Hot Topic |
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Where a patient lives should not determine treatment availability
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Equal access to correct diagnosis, specialist care, and newer more effective therapies is key to better cancer survival and mortality rates, comments Dr Gerard Panting |
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Guideline Revisited |
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Long-acting methods of contraception are more cost effective
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NICE supports use of LARC, but healthcare professionals need to be trained to develop and maintain the relevant skills, explains Dr Sam Rowlands |
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Out of Hours |
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Legislation reinforces need for openness in drug trials
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Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and GP returner in Bristol |
