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Volume 16 Issue 4 - April 2013

  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
  QOF 2013/14 includes 12 new clinical indicators
  News
  NICE releases guidance on kidney disease, and conduct disorders
  New Guideline
  Support and advice is key in treating people with Crohn’s disease
  Sarah Cripps explores the challenges and responsibilities for primary care in the treatment and care of children, young people, and adults with Crohn's disease
  Hot Topic
  Patients with asthma need to be able to use their inhaler effectively
  Professor Henry Chrystyn highlights the importance of checking inhaler technique, and the common difficulties patients with asthma encounter when using these devices
  NICE Accreditation
  NICE accreditation adds credibility, quality, and value
  Dr Adrian Palfreeman and Professor Martin Fisher explain how achieving NICE accreditation for BHIVA has helped improve guidance development and processes
  Medico-legal Issues
  GPs need to advise patients on options for future incapacity
  Dr Maria Dyban explores the choices open to patients who want to make provisions for future incapacity, and the clinician’s role in guiding them through the options
  Out of Hours
  Clinical leadership is needed locally to inspire the NHS
  Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and GP turned hospital doctor