Volume 14 Issue 6 - June 2011
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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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Mental health disorders and CV risk are linked
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News |
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NICE publishes guideline on mental health disorders
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BTS and SIGN publish annual update of asthma guideline
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Hot Topic |
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Effective recall systems are required for men with prostate cancer
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Dr Catherine Briggs discusses how management of prostate cancer and the role of primary care may need to evolve in line with the changing NHS climate |
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Updated Guideline |
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FRAX® tool improves fracture prediction for osteoporosis
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Professors Juliet Compston and Eugene McCloskey explain how the updated NOGG guideline covers all approved drug interventions and possible treatment complications |
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GMS Contract |
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Primary prevention of CVD is given greater prominence in QOF
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Dr Alan Begg explains how the QOF indicators for 2011/2012 have been updated to improve identification of cardiovascular risk in people with serious mental illness |
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Hot Topic |
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GPs should be aware of the implications of bariatric surgery
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Andrew Wardle, Mr Haritharan Nageswaran, and Mr David Hewin discuss the viability, benefits, and impact of choosing surgery as a treatment option for obesity |
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Out of Hours |
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Optimists are needed to handle the changing NHS
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Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol |
