Contents – November 2004

News

Epilepsy guideline aims to reduce misdiagnosis rate

In Reply

SIGN notes will help GPs broach obesity in children

Personal View

Stroke guidelines should improve patient outcomes

Two new stroke guidelines emphasise the importance of a team approach and structured care, says Dr Alan Begg

New Guidelines: Development

NICE guideline reflects latest evidence in dyspepsia management

New NICE recommendations on dyspepsia will give more control to patients as well as reduce unnecessary endoscopies, as Professor Brendan Delaney explains

New Guidelines: Development

Primary care concise stroke guidelines help GPs keep up to date

Dr Anthony Rudd, Penny Irwin and Dr Paul Holmes describe how a quick reference version of the RCP guidelines will improve stroke care in the community

Guidelines in Practice Award: Runner up

GP incentive scheme boosts diabetes care in inner-city practices

Guidelines in Practice Award joint runner up, Newham GP Dr Clare Davison, describes her team’s project to support practices in raising local standards in diabetes care

Medico-legal issues in practice

Sexual health advice in the under-16s: how to negotiate the minefield

Recent DoH guidance clarifies the issue of consent in the under-16s. Dr Gerard Panting explains what this means for GPs giving sexual health advice to this age group

Focus on CME

Guidelines in Practice CME questions: 38

Write the answers in the spaces provided, then cut out the pages and put them in your personal development plan

Out of Hours

Facing up to extinction

Dr Phil Hammond, GP and broadcaster