Volume 15 Issue 11 - November 2012
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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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Case finding will help CCGs meet the QIPP agenda
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News |
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NICE develops its first guidance on the treatment of psoriasis
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NHS Improvement publishes guide on improving COPD care
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New Guideline |
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The majority of people with headache can be managed by GPs
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Dr Kay Kennis outlines the NICE guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of tension-type headache, migraine, cluster headache, and medication-overuse headache |
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Guideline Revisited |
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A case-finding approach for coeliac disease is cost effective
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Dr John O'Malley discusses the NICE recommendations on who should be offered serological testing for coeliac disease and the rationale for improving detection rates |
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New Guideline |
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NICE recommends a new strategy for assessing risk of fragility fracture
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Dr David Stephens discusses how NICE recommends the calculation of fragility fracture risk using an assessment tool prior to measurement of bone mineral density |
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Good Practice Initiative |
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Oral nutritional supplements should be prescribed appropriately
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Lisa-Jayne El-Sour explains how a Warwickshire initiative highlighted the importance of assessing nutritional status and reviewing prescribed treatments for malnutrition |
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Out of Hours |
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Movember UK advice needs to be in line with the NHS
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Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol |
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