April 1999
News
RCP launches evidence-based guidelines on osteoporosis
Call for extra funding to implement CHD guidelines
Editorial
What clinical governance will mean for GPs
Dr John Campbell and Dr Sue Proctor, Guy's, King's & St Thomas's School of Medicine
Personal View
Brace of guidelines will boost osteoporosis care
Dr Tim Harlow welcomes two new sets of guidelines on osteoporosis, one from the Royal College of Physicians and the other from the Primary Care Rheumatology Society
Personal View
Guidelines sword or shield?
Dr Greg Dilliway explains why all GPs need to consider the legal implications of following or deviating from guidelines
Letters
The role of drug therapy in the management of obesity
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Guideline Development
Realistic goals for osteoporosis in general practice
The new Primary Care Rheumatology Society guidelines should ensure that osteoporosis achieves a central place in primary care, explains Dr John Dickson
IT Developments
Electronic Pink Book: an integrated clinical information system
The electronic Pink Book is an invaluable source of local information on all aspects of clinical guideline use, as Joan Hunter and Dr Matthew Lockyer report
Guideline Implementation
Tailoring guidelines on hypertension to suit your practice
Dr Charles Sears explains why a team approach is important in developing a practice strategy on managing hypertension
Guidelines and the Law
Can deviation from guidelines constitute negligence?
In the third article in this series, Dr Brian Hurwitz explains how deviating from protocols or guidelines may be interpreted in terms of the law of negligencethe Law
Tips on Guideline Use
How to prioritise your work on guidelines
Dr Mark Charny suggests ways of setting priorities to help GPs achieve the best results, in the third article in this seriesMeetings & Conferences
Questions & Answers
Your problems solved
Our editorial board answer your questions on dealing with guidelines that do not take account of available resources
Out Of Hours
Do doctors need to be told how to behave?
Dr Phil Hammond, GP, lecturer and presenter of BBC2's Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
