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July 2000

News

BSACI revises rhinitis guidelines

NICE issues guidance on taxanes

Editorial

Primary Care Taskforce aims to raise awareness of COPD

Dr Dermot Ryan, member of the COPD Primary Care Taskforce and Chairman of the General Practice Airways Group

In Reply

Rational guidelines or realistic treatment?

A recent news item on patients' treatment preferences has prompted many to reply. We present a selection of views

Guideline Development

Revised guidelines on rhinitis should lead to effective interventions

Dr Glenis Scadding explains how updated guidelines from the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology will improve the care of patients with rhinitis

Guideline Implementation

Criteria for adapting national cancer pain guidelines for local use

A survey of local palliative care guidelines revealed wide variations in quality. Professor Ilora Finlay, Julie Bowdler and Peter Tebbit give practical advice on adapting national guidelines

IT Developments

The Primary Care National electronic Library for Health

Dr Simon de Lusignan, Susan Hoult and Anne Oatley, on behalf of the NeLH-PC team, discuss how the Library provides access to best current knowledge for primary healthcare professionals

Key Organisations

The National Prescribing Centre

Clive Jackson, Director of the National Prescribing Centre

Questions & Answers

Your problems solved

Our editorial board answer your questions on guidelines that include audit and choosing between SIGN and the NSF

Out of Hours

Don't vote for me

Dr Phil Hammond, GP, lecturer and presenter of BBC2's Trust Me, I'm a Doctor