Contents – November 2006

Editorial

The Guidelines in Practice annual Awards 2006

Our judges reflect on the success of this year's Guidelines in Practice Awards and look ahead to next year

News: Awards 2006

Heart failure service wins 2006 Guidelines in Practice Award

News

Training is the first-line treatment for urinary incontinence in women

Personal View

PAD can be handled by the primary care team

Dr Alan Begg discusses the new SIGN guideline on peripheral arterial disease and the key points for general practitioners

New Guidelines: Development

The BSR promotes early referral for rheumatoid arthritis

Dr Raashid Luqmani and Dr John Jackman explain the new BSR guidance, which encourages GPs to refer patients with suspected inflammatory arthritis

New Guidelines: Development

Communication is key when treating patients with bipolar disorder

Dr Ewa Wisniewska Young, Professor Nicol Ferrier and Dr Peter Young explain how the new NICE guideline encourages better communication between primary and secondary care

GP Contract: QOF2

Best practice guidance for the mental health indicators in QOF2

Dr Alan Cohen and colleagues at the Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) discuss the implications of the mental health clinical indicators in primary care

GP Contract: QOF2

Practice management policies should be reviewed every year

Dr Nigel Watson discusses the practice management indicators, and details how new guidance on instrument sterilization may impact on procedures

Focus on CME

Guidelines in Practice CME questions: 62

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

Meetings & Conferences

Diary of events

Please let us know of you forthcoming meetings and workshops for inclusion in our events diary

Out of Hours

The things you hear on the after dinner circuit

Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and GP returner in Bristol