Contents – March 2005

News

Guideline will improve early detection of lung cancer

In Reply

Provision of CBT should become a priority

Provision of cognitive behaviour therapy currently falls far below the level needed to treat patients with anxiety

Personal View

Accommodating the needs of deaf and blind patients

Adapting premises and providing information for those with sensory disabilities need not be difficult, says Dr Charles Sears

New Guidelines: Development

SIGN advocates team approach to managing incontinent patients

Evidence-based recommendations on the primary care management of urinary incontinence should help to improve patients’ quality of life, says Dr Paul Dewart

GP Contract

National enhanced service will benefit patients with MS

Providing an enhanced service for MS patients will enable GPs to carry out regular assessments and develop personal health plans for each patient, says Dr Neale Pimenta

Guidelines in Practice Awards

Electronic audit forms cornerstone of project to improve CHD care

The winning project in the CHD category in the 2004 Guidelines in Practice Awards was an initiative to improve patient care in a deprived inner city area. Dr John Robson describes its success

Medico-legal Issues in Practice

How effective is your practice’s risk management strategy?

Some simple processes can reduce the risk of adverse events in primary care so practices should ensure they have adequate systems in place, says Dr Gerard Panting

Test Your Guidelines Knowledge

Win a 2-night break for two at the The Gore, Kensington

How well do you know the SIGN guideline on management of urinary incontinence in primary care?

Focus on CME

Guidelines in Practice CME questions: 42

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

Patient Information

SIGN notes for discussion with patients 19. Management of urinary incontinence in primary care

Guidelines in Practice Awards 2005

Entry form

Full details on how to enter this year’s Awards

Out of Hours

Bring on the exams

Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and GP returner in Bristol