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Volume 13 Issue 10 - October 2010

  Colour Key:
  NICE or Department of Health guideline
  SIGN guideline
  Independent professional body guideline
  Working party guideline
  Other articles
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  Editorial
  Children’s services must be a key part of NHS improvements
  News
  New implementation plan published for dementia strategy
  NICE publishes advice for pregnant women with complex social factors
  Personal View
  Measuring BNP levels will help streamline HF referrals
  The updated NICE guideline will improve appropriate referral of patients with suspected heart failure, says Dr Nigel Rowell
  Personal View
  Guidance provides more choice on treatments for RA
  Dr Elspeth Wise discusses the technology appraisals on the use of biological therapies in the management of rheumatoid arthritis
  New Guideline
  The recognition and diagnosis of delirium needs improving
  Professor John Young explains how implementation of the NICE guideline on delirium could help prevent one-third of episodes, resulting in significant cost savings for the NHS
  Guideline Revisited
  Target levels for HbA1c should be tailored to the individual patient
  Dr Stephen Lawrence discusses the NICE guideline recommendations on the use of newer agents for diabetes in the control of blood glucose levels
  New Guideline
  Controlling heart rate is key when managing stable angina
  Dr Chris Arden explains why new guidance on the management of symptomatic stable angina in primary care will ensure that more patients are treated correctly
  Out Of Hours
  Do GP commissioners have the nerve to invest in the best?
  Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol