Volume 15 Issue 12 - December 2012
         
        
          
            
              
                
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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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                Most readers use Guidelines in Practice to keep up to date
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              News | 
            
            
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                NICE publishes new quality standard on nutritional support
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                New evidence updates produced by NHS Evidence
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              Personal View | 
            
            
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                A supervised exercise regimen is advised for treating PAD
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              NICE recommends measurement of ankle brachial pressure index for diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease, says Dr Alan Begg | 
            
            
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              Commissioning | 
            
            
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                NICE has developed a suite of resources to support commissioners
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              Steve Sparks and Sanjay Tanday outline the range of NICE features that are available to help clinical commissioning groups implement guidance clinically and cost effectively | 
            
            
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              New Guideline | 
            
            
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                A holistic approach is essential at all stages of psoriasis management
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              Dr Natasha Smeaton explains how the NICE guideline aims to improve quality of life for patients with psoriasis and prompt identification of psoriatic arthritis | 
            
            
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              Guideline Revisited | 
            
            
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                Patient uptake of breast screening should be promoted
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              Mr Clive Griffith and Dr Wendy Carr explain the role of primary care in managing the side-effects arising from surgery for breast cancer and adjuvant treatment | 
            
            
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              Out of Hours | 
            
            
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                Will a new Government change the NHS again?
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              Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol | 
            
            
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