Contents – April 2006

News

GPs should encourage all patients to stop smoking says NICE

Guidelines in Practice Award enables GP to fund asthma training for nurses

Personal View

TB guideline highlights those at high risk

The NICE guideline on TB should raise awareness of the disease in primary care, explains Dr Peter Saul

Guidelines in Practice Awards

Full details on how to enter this year's Awards

In Reply

Cancer patients need psychological support

GP Contract: QOF2

Heart failure patients will benefit from additions to the QOF

Dr Alan Begg discusses the rationale and evidence base for the new indicators for heart failure and the revised indicators for CHD in QOF2

New Guidelines: Review

NICE guideline will increase recognition of depression in children

The new guideline from NICE highlights the need to train GPs to recognise depression in children and young people, says Dr John Hague

Guidelines in Practice Awards 2005

An accurate asthma register leads to improved patient care

The winning project in the Asthma category of the 2005 Guidelines in Practice Awards used patient questionnaires to monitor asthma control, as Dr Jackie Roberts explains

Medico-legal Issues in Practice

Remember to follow the rules when signing a patient off sick

GPs must comply with GMC guidance when issuing certificates for sick pay and benefits, but patients may try to persuade you otherwise, says Dr Gerard Panting

Focus on CME

Guidelines in Practice CME questions: 55

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

QOF2 Indicators

QOF2 clinical indicators: summary tables

Out of Hours

The transatlantic saviours of Weston-super-Mare

Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and GP returner in Bristol