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Volume 15 Issue 6 - June 2012

  Colour Key:
  NICE or Department of Health guideline
  SIGN guideline
  Independent professional body guideline
  Working party guideline
  Other articles
Guidelines in Practice - January 2007 cover
  Editorial
  Early management of acne will help to prevent scarring
  News
  NICE recommends opioids for pain relief in palliative care
  Five new NHS Evidence Updates published by NICE
  Guideline Revisited
  Primary care has a pivotal role in managing rhinitis
  Drs Liz Angier, Shuaib Nasser, Imran Rafi, and Glenis Scadding highlight the need for a comprehensive clinical assessment to differentiate between rhinitis subtypes
  New Guideline
  The psychological impact of acne should not be underestimated
  Drs Alison Layton and Rebecca Mawson discuss current guidance on the use of topical, oral, systemic, and hormonal therapies in the management of acne
  Guideline Revisited
  Both topical and oral therapies can be used to treat candidiasis
  Dr Andy Williams highlights key recommendations from the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV guideline on the management of vulvovaginal candidiasis
  GMS Contract
  Revised QOF indicators for AF promote risk assessment of stroke
  Dr Alan Begg reviews the changes to the atrial fibrillation domain in the GMS contract 2012/13 and highlights how they will improve appropriate use of anticoagulation therapy
  Guideline Revisited
  A shared-care approach is important in prostate cancer management
  Professor Mike Kirby explains how recommendations from the NICE guideline aim to clarify diagnosis, management, and staging of prostate cancer for clinicians
  Out of Hours
  Who thinks the reforms will make the NHS safer?
  Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol