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March 2000

News

New CHD initiative launched in Scotland

RCP to launch national stroke guidelines

Letters

Clear guidance on dealing with non-ulcer dyspepsia

Guidelines in Practice welcomes letters; if would you like to share your views with other readers, please write in

Editorial

Promoting local ownership of guidelines

Dr Patricia Donald, RCGP Guidelines Coordinator in Scotland and editorial board member of SIGN

Personal View

Selecting a strategy for sleep problems in children

Behavioural interventions are much more effective than drugs in managing sleep problems, says Dr Greg Dilliway

Guideline Development

Knee osteoarthritis guidance sends positive message to patients

New simple guidelines from the PCRS should help improve the quality of life for many patients with knee osteoarthritis, says Dr Gillian Hosie

Linking Evidence to Practice

Acute otitis media evidence supports conservative approach

Dr Matthew Lockyer describes how a review of the evidence gave him and his partners the confidence to reduce their prescribing of antibiotics for acute otitis media

Guideline Implementation

Checklist facilitates move from guidelines to protocols

Dr Philip Cotton, Dr Liz Duncan and Professor Frank Sullivan describe Lanarkshire Health Board's strategy for translating national guidelines into local protocols

Audit

Angina patients may be missing out on secondary prevention

Audit of secondary prevention in CHD patients in Dr Rob Wicks' practice highlighted the need to improve targeting, particularly among patients with angina

Key Organisations

Clinical Governance R&D Unit

Professor Richard Baker, Director, CGRDU, Department of General Practice & Primary Health Care, University of Leicester

Questions & Answers

Your problems solved

Our editorial board answer your questions on the meaning of 'evidence' and the importance of RCTs

Out of Hours

Guidelines on telephone consultations

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