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Volume 15 Issue 12 - December 2012

  Colour Key:
  NICE or Department of Health guideline
  SIGN guideline
  Independent professional body guideline
  Working party guideline
  Other articles
Guidelines in Practice - December 2012 cover
  Editorial
  Most readers use Guidelines in Practice to keep up to date
  News
  NICE publishes new quality standard on nutritional support
  New evidence updates produced by NHS Evidence
  Personal View
  A supervised exercise regimen is advised for treating PAD
  NICE recommends measurement of ankle brachial pressure index for diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease, says Dr Alan Begg
  Commissioning
  NICE has developed a suite of resources to support commissioners
  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
  New Guideline
  A holistic approach is essential at all stages of psoriasis management
  Dr Natasha Smeaton explains how the NICE guideline aims to improve quality of life for patients with psoriasis and prompt identification of psoriatic arthritis
  Guideline Revisited
  Patient uptake of breast screening should be promoted
  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
  Out of Hours
  Will a new Government change the NHS again?
  Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol