Contents – December 2004

News

Guidance issued on treatment of depression and anxiety

News: NICE Conference

NICE redoubles efforts to improve implementation

Personal View

Dyspepsia guideline will streamline GP care

Recent guidance from NICE will help GPs choose appropriate investigations for their dyspepsia patients, says Dr Peter Saul

New Guidelines: Development

NICE epilepsy guideline recommends regular structured reviews

Epilepsy diagnosis should be carried out by specialists but GPs have an important role to play in long-term management of the condition, says Dr Henry Smithson

Medico-legal Issues in Practice

Sharing the burden of out-of-hours care

From next month, providers of out-of-hours services will have a new set of standards to comply with. Dr Gerard Panting explains what this will mean for GPs

Guidelines in Practice Award: Runner up

Practice aims to prevent osteoporosis in patients on long-term steroids

Guidelines in Practice Award runner up Dr Tom Fryatt explains how his practice responded to the challenge presented by the RCP’s glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis guidelines

GP Contract

A soft tissue and joint injection clinic can help maximise your income

A soft tissue and joint injection clinic is easy to set up, popular with patients, and brings valuable extra income to the practice, as Dr Rob Wicks explains

Focus on CME

Guidelines in Practice CME questions: 39

Download the PDF, write the answers in the spaces provided, and put it in your personal development plan

Out of Hours

Nursery crimes

Dr Phil Hammond, GP and broadcaster