Volume 13 Issue 1 - January 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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NICE develops 'How to' guide to support commissioners
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News |
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Guideline on the management of Parkinson’s disease is published
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The DH asks health and care professionals to engage with Local Involvement Networks
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Personal View |
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Prasugrel recommended for acute coronary syndrome
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Dr Alan Begg discusses national guidance and trial data on the use of antiplatelet therapies for treating acute coronary syndrome |
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Guideline Revisited |
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All women requiring contraception should be offered LARCs
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Dr Anne Connolly explains how the number of unplanned pregnancies can be reduced by improving access to, and uptake of long-acting reversible contraception |
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New Guideline |
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Depression and chronic physical health problems: advice updated by NICE
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Professor Christopher Dowrick highlights the main recommendations from NICE Clinical Guideline 91 and discusses the stepped-care model on interventions |
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New Guideline |
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Improved immunisation services will benefit disadvantaged children
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Drs Helen Bedford and David Elliman explain how the NICE public health guidance on immunisation should lead to improved services and increased uptake of vaccines |
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Out of Hours |
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Art is for appreciation not for practising medicine
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Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol |
