Volume 13 Issue 6 - June 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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New guidance will support the delivery of end-of-life care
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News |
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Guidance released on management of lower urinary tract symptoms in men
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Advice published on alcohol-use disorders
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Editorial |
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Cardiac rehabilitation could be provided from home
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Dr Alan Begg explains how cardiac rehabilitation programmes have an important role in the secondary prevention of CVD |
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Guidelines Revisited |
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Immediate treatment of stroke is key for improved outcomes
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Dr Scott Ramsay explains how the SIGN guideline on stroke and transient ischaemic attack recommends rapid diagnosis and subsequent pharmacological intervention |
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Guidelines Revisited |
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Recognising symptom patterns will aid early diagnosis of dementia
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Professor Steve Iliffe discusses how both general practitioners and commissioners can ensure the national dementia strategy is implemented in primary care |
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Guidelines Revisited |
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Prompt referral is required for suspected new epileptic seizures
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Dr Simon de Groot explains how management of patients with epilepsy remains poor despite availability of guidance and recognition of the impact of the condition |
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Hot Topic |
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Clinicians and commissioners should prepare for the launch of this strategy and implementation of its evidence-based recommendations, says Dr Steve Holmes |
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NHS Evidence |
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The NHS Evidence accreditation mark highlights quality
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Dr Gillian Leng, Professor David Haslam, and Mr Tahir Mahmood explain how the NHS Evidence Accreditation Scheme helps the user identify high-quality guidance |
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Out of Hours |
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A guideline for surviving the Con-Dems coalition
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Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol |
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