Volume 16 Issue 12 - December 2013
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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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Harm reduction offers an alternative for smokers
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News |
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NICE publishes new guidance on myocardial infarction
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New guidance on smoking cessation published by NICE
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Updated Guideline |
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NICE extends range of treatment options for women with UI
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Dr Susie Orme outlines the range of treatments available to women for the different types of urinary incontinence and explains why an updated NICE guideline was needed |
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Commissioning |
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Better access to IUDs and the IUS could reduce teenage pregnancies
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Eleanor Brown and Dr Richard Ma discuss the delivery of contraceptive services and how improving access to intrauterine LARC methods could reduce costs |
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New Guideline |
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Landmark smoking guidance will help to reduce tobacco harm
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Harm-reduction strategies can help people who are unable or unwilling to stop smoking completely and will support existing stop smoking services, says Dr Tonya Gillis |
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Out of Hours |
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Ring out the old, ring in the new—CLANG!
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Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and GP turned hospital doctor |