Contents – January 2005

News

Incontinence guideline will improve quality of life

Guidelines in Practice launches 2005 Awards

Editorial

Entering your project for the Guidelines in Practice Awards

The judges give practical advice on submitting entries for this year’s Awards plus their tips for success

New Guidelines: Development

GPs have key role in long-term management of childhood stroke

The new Royal College of Physicians guidelines on stroke in children will help GPs provide holistic care throughout the child’s development, as Dr Vijeya Ganesan explains

New Guidelines: Development

SIGN stroke guideline addresses needs of patients with dysphagia

Dysphagia is a common complication of stroke, often with serious consequences, but early detection can help to reduce morbidity, as Dr David Campbell explains

GP CONTRACT

Contract will support GPs in providing care for drug users

An enhanced service to treat substance misuse can bring social benefits as well as significant improvements in health outcomes, as Dr Susannah Harris explains

Focus on CME

Guidelines in Practice CME questions: 40

Download the PDF, fill in the answers and keep the pages in your personal development plan

Test Your Guidelines Knowledge

Win an overnight break at Gloucester Park, Kensington

How well do you know the RCP guidelines on diagnosis, management and rehabilitation of childhood stroke?

Guidelines in Practice Awards 2005

Entry form

Full details on how to enter this year's Awards

Out of Hours

Keeping our patients – and the software – satisfied

Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and GP returner in Bristol