Volume 13 Issue 8 - August 2010
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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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Latest JUPITER analysis should be treated with caution
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News |
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NICE publishes guideline to aid the diagnosis of delirium
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DH publishes vision for the future of the NHS in Equity and excellence
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New Guideline |
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NICE outlines how to treat alcohol-related physical conditions
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Dr Stephen Stewart and Dr Sharon Swain explain how the NICE guideline on the management of alcohol-related physical complications aims to raise standards of care |
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Updated Guideline |
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Managing COPD: optimising current control and reducing future risk
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Dr Kevin Gruffydd-Jones outlines the revised NICE COPD guideline recommendations on post-bronchodilator spirometry, assessment of disease severity, and inhaled therapy |
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New Guideline |
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Patients with unstable angina and NSTEMI should be risk stratified
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Dr Mark de Belder discusses the NICE recommendations on the roles of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy in the management of acute coronary syndromes |
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Guideline Implementation |
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NICE implementation consultants offer regional support
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Annie Coppel explains how your local NICE representative can help guideline implementation by providing advice and resources, updating professionals, and holding workshops |
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Out of Hours |
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Can GP consortia sort out variation in healthcare?
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Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol |
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