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Volume 12 Issue 4 - April 2009

  Colour Key:
  NICE or Department of Health guideline
  SIGN guideline
  Independent professional body guideline
  Working party guideline
  Other articles
Guidelines in Practice - April 2009 cover
  Editorial
  NICE takes on central role in reviewing QOF indicators
  News
  NICE guideline advises on care for patients with schizophrenia
  CMO publishes 150th annual report on state of public health
  Personal View
  An emergency response is critical for stroke symptoms
  Dr Helen Hosker reviews the current guidelines on stroke and TIA, and summarises the interventions for secondary prevention
  Hot Topic
  Marketing activities must follow the new NHS Promotion Code
  Steven Gray highlights the existence of the new Promotion Code and the impact it will have on provisioners of NHS services in terms of advertising materials and hospitality
  New Guideline
  GPs can manage the challenge of severe cancer pain in adults
  Dr Paul Cormie summarises the recommendations relevant to primary care from SIGN on the assessment and management of severe pain in patients with cancer
  New Guidance Summaries
  Guidance published by NICE in March 2009
  Hot Topic
  CPD is an essential component of the revalidation process
  Professor Nigel Sparrow explains how the RCGP credit scheme for continuing professional development is based on an impact and challenge model
  Out of Hours
  Strong leadership is needed to enforce good patient care
  Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol