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Volume 13 Issue 11 - November 2010

  Colour Key:
  NICE or Department of Health guideline
  SIGN guideline
  Independent professional body guideline
  Working party guideline
  Other articles
  Editorial
  Variety of information available for commissioning consortia
  News
  Database to cut inappropriate GP referrals launched by NICE
  New guideline on nocturnal enuresis released by NICE
  Personal View
  NICE sets out terms for using newer agents in diabetes
  Dr Brian Karet reviews the 2009 NICE guideline on newer agents for diabetes and the implications for primary care management
  New Guideline
  BSR and BHPR update eligibility criteria for first biological therapy in RA
  Dr Joanna Robson and Dr Raashid Luqmani discuss the recommendations on lowering the DAS-28 threshold and assessing the number of swollen and tender joints
  New Guideline
  GPs need to be aware of hypertensive disorders in pregnant women
  Dr Chris Barry explains how the NICE guideline on hypertension in pregnancy will help management of women at risk and improve referral of affected individuals
  New Guideline
  A full and detailed history is vital when diagnosing blackouts
  Dr Greg Rogers explains how the NICE guideline on management of transient loss of consciousness will help guide appropriate cardiovascular and neurological referrals
  Out of Hours
  NICE hands the commissioning baton over to GP consortia
  Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol