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Volume 12 Issue 6 - June 2009

  Colour Key:
  NICE or Department of Health guideline
  SIGN guideline
  Independent professional body guideline
  Working party guideline
  Other articles
Guidelines in Practice - June 2009 image
  Editorial
  Should aspirin be used for primary prevention?
  News
  NICE launches low back pain guideline
  New Guideline
  The GP has a key role in referring patients with suspected RA
  Dr Raashid Luqmani and Dr Joanna Robson discuss the NICE guideline and the need for a multidisciplinary approach in the management of rheumatoid arthritis
  New Guideline
  Patients with stroke or TIA require immediate medical attention
  Dr Paul Syme outlines the recommendations in the SIGN guideline on the assessment, investigation, immediate management, and secondary prevention of stroke and TIA
  GMS Contract
  Heart failure indicators for QOF 2009/10 reflect latest evidence
  Dr Alan Begg discusses the changes in the quality and outcomes framework for coronary heart disease and heart failure, and how to achieve points in these areas
  Medico-legal Issues in Practice
  Receipt, supply, and storage of controlled drugs must be recorded
  Dr Gerard Panting discusses the importance of the safe management and use of controlled drugs, and the functions and responsibilities of accountable officers
  Out of Hours
  Remember the wisdom of old-school doctors
  Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol