Volume 16 Issue 6 - June 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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Quality improvements: primary care has a vital role
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News |
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NICE publishes guidelines on anxiety and feverish illness
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Four technology appraisals released by NICE
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NICE Quality Standards |
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New quality standards on the epilepsies will promote better care
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Professor Helen Cross and Drs Colin Dunkley and Margaret Jackson explain how an integrated approach to epilepsy care could avoid misdiagnosis and improve outcomes for patients |
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Guideline Revisited |
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GPs need training and resources to identify problem drinkers
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Dr Jack Leach explores current alcohol guidance and suggests ways in which primary care could play a vital role in the care and assessment of people with drink problems |
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Hot Topic |
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Lifestyle modification is key to managing type 2 diabetes in children
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Professor Timothy Barrett explains that, although rare, type 2 diabetes in children is potentially life threatening and requires very prompt referral to secondary care |
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Commissioning |
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Outcomes indicator set aims to drive local improvements in care
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Peter Bullivant discusses how primary care has a vital role in identifying local priorities and achieving the Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set |
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CCG Outcomes Indicator Set 2013/2014
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Out of Hours |
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Physician, slim thyself: is it time we ate humble pie?
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Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and GP turned hospital doctor |
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