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Volume 12 Issue 8 - August 2009

  Colour Key:
  NICE or Department of Health guideline
  SIGN guideline
  Independent professional body guideline
  Working party guideline
  Other articles
Guidelines in Practice - January 2007 cover
  Editorial
  Diabetes is one of the UK’s biggest healthcare challenges
  News
  NICE begins work on setting quality standards for NHS care
  Advice on when to suspect child maltreatment is given by NICE
  Personal View
  Low back pain: individual needs must be considered
  Dr Steve Longworth summarises four management principles from the NICE guideline that should be applied to all patients
  Guideline Revisited
  Control of atopic eczema requires sufficient emollient use
  Dr Anthony Boggis reviews the NICE and PCDS/BAD guidelines on the management of atopic eczema in children, and outlines a summary process for care
  Updated Guideline
  BTS/SIGN guideline on asthma management has been revised
  BTS/SIGN have updated information on the management of acute asthma, managing asthma in pregnant women, and the use of pharmacological therapies, says Dr Hilary Pinnock
  Personal View
  Newer agents are available for blood glucose control
  Updated NICE guidance on using newer agents for glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes permits flexible treatment, says Dr Roger Gadsby
  New Guideline
  Patients with breast cancer can turn to GPs for support
  Dr Adrian Harnett discusses the NICE guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of early and locally advanced breast cancer, and outlines the role of primary care
  Out of Hours
  Herpes Viruses Association destigmatises cold sores
  Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol