Volume 13 Issue 5 - May 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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NHS Evidence accredits sources of guidance
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News |
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SIGN releases guideline on the management of sore throat
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DH publishes practice guidance on ‘NHS continuing healthcare’
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Updated Guideline |
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The SIGN algorithm simplifies drug treatment of blood glucose
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Professor John Petrie, Dr Richard Quigley, and Dr Moray Nairn discuss the SIGN 116 guideline on diabetes and the influence of recent trial data and advances in drug therapy |
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Updated Guideline |
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Sustained behavioural change is needed for management of obesity
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Dr Kevin McConville outlines the SIGN recommendations on the classification, prevention, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults and children |
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New Guideline |
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ACS and anginal chest pain require different diagnostic pathways
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Dr Rajiv Rampat discusses the NICE guideline on the assessment of recent onset chest pain caused by suspected acute coronary syndrome or angina |
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New Guideline |
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Neuropathic pain can be managed in non-specialist settings
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Professor Blair H. Smith explains how the NICE guideline on neuropathic pain provides much needed advice on the pharmacological treatment of this condition in primary care |
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Out of Hours |
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Play games to get your doctor’s attention
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Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol |
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