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Volume 12 Issue 2 - February 2009

  Colour Key:
  NICE or Department of Health guideline
  SIGN guideline
  Independent professional body guideline
  Working party guideline
  Other articles
Guidelines in Practice - February 2009 cover
  Editorial
  Patients should be involved in personalised care planning
  News
  NICE issues recommendations on antisocial personality disorder
  Borderline personality disorder guidance is published by NICE
  DIAMOND trial indicates that step-up strategy for dyspepsia is more cost-effective
  Personal View
  Secondary prevention of fractures addressed by NICE
  Dr Pam Brown reviews the recommendations made by NICE in Technology Appraisal 161 and discusses their implementation
  Editorial
  Are CV events in diabetes reduced by aspirin?
  Dr Alan Begg reviews the POPADAD trial results along with other evidence for the use of aspirin in patients with diabetes
  New Guideline
  GPs need to be aware of the risk factors for developing CKD
  Dr Ivan Benett outlines the key recommendations from the NICE guideline on chronic kidney disease that can be implemented in primary care
  Local Intitative
  Patients with diabetes are benefiting from a structured care service
  Koon Lan Chan explains how the pilot study undertaken in Sefton PCT has improved care for patients with diabetes who are housebound or in nursing or residential homes
  Hot Topic
  Does integrated care have the potential to improve service delivery?
  Dr Gerard Panting outlines the concept of integrated care, and the benefits and challenges that it may bring, along with details of the Department of Health pilot programme
  Out of Hours
  Is assisted death preferable to palliative care?
  Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and GP returner in Bristol