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Volume 13 Issue 9 - September 2010

  Colour Key:
  NICE or Department of Health guideline
  SIGN guideline
  Independent professional body guideline
  Working party guideline
  Other articles
Guidelines in Practice - September 2010 image
  Editorial
  NICE quality standards are markers of best practice
  News
  Guideline on transient loss of consciousness published by NICE
  NICE offers advice on managing hypertension in pregnant women
  New Guideline
  Antibiotics should not be used routinely for treating sore throat
  Mrs Ceilidh Kennedy and Mr Musheer Hussain explain the new SIGN recommendations on management of sore throats and indications for tonsillectomy
  New Guideline
  Impact of idiopathic childhood constipation is underestimated
  Dr Jenny Gordon explains how the NICE guideline on constipation in children will help to improve recognition and management of this distressing and disruptive condition
  Guideline Revisited
  NICE guideline on UI may require updating in line with new evidence
  Angie Rantell and Professor Linda Cardozo discuss the latest evidence-based recommendations for managing urinary incontinence in women
  Guideline Revisited
  Patient education is an important aspect of managing OA
  Dr Steve Brown highlights how the NICE guideline on osteoarthritis guides choice of treatment depending on safety, cost, efficacy, and individual circumstances
  Out of Hours
  GP commissioners need to focus on preventive strategies
  Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol