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Guidelines in Practice articles
  • Patient self-referral for physiotherapy improves outcomes
    Ruth ten Hove (Oct 2013 )
  • Focused testing is key to effective correction of low vitamin D levels
    Dr Claire Bowring (Sep 2013 )
  • NOS guideline highlights role of vitamin D in bone health
    Dr Jill Murie (Aug 2013 )
  • Early optimal therapy transforms outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis
    Professor Robert Moots and Dr Ashar Ahmed (Aug 2013 )
  • NOGG osteoporosis guidance updates management and risk
    Professor Juliet Compston (Jul 2013 )
  • Rheumatoid arthritis is a new clinical domain for QOF 2013/14
    Dr Tim Stokes (May 2013 )
  • NICE recommends a new strategy for assessing risk of fragility fracture
    Dr David Stephens (Nov 2012 )
  • Osteoporosis is a new domain in the GMS contract for 2012/13
    Dr Pam Brown, Dr Wendy Carr, and Paul Mitchell (Apr 2012 )
  • NICE updates its guidance on treatment options for RA
    Dr Elspeth Wise (Mar 2012 )
  • A multidisciplinary team is vital in the care of hip fracture patients
    Dr Sally Hope (Jan 2012 )
  • Early GP referral is vital to improvement of outcomes in RA
    Drs Caroline Cardy and Simon Bowman (Aug 2011 )
  • FRAX tool improves fracture prediction for osteoporosis
    Professors Juliet Compston and Eugene McCloskey (Jun 2011 )
  • BSR and BHPR update eligibility criteria for first biological therapy in RA
    Dr Joanna Robson and Dr Raashid Luqmani (Nov 2010 )
  • Guidance provides more choice on treatments for RA
    Dr Elspeth Wise (Oct 2010 )
  • Patient education is an important aspect of managing OA
    Dr Steve Brown (Sep 2010 )
  • NICE recommends early referral for suspected RA
    Dr Louise Warburton (Jul 2010 )
  • Most patients with OA will need multiple treatment modalities
    Dr Claire Wenham and Professor Philip Conaghan (Nov 2009 )
  • Early interventions are key in managing patients with back pain
    Professor Martin Underwood (Oct 2009 )
  • Low back pain: individual needs must be considered
    Dr Steve Longworth (Aug 2009 )
  • The GP has a key role in referring patients with suspected RA
    Dr Raashid Luqmani and Dr Joanna Robson (Jun 2009 )
  • Early diagnosis of RA can lead to improved outcomes
    Dr Elspeth Wise (May 2009 )
  • Secondary prevention of fractures addressed by NICE
    Dr Pam Brown (Feb 2009 )
  • NICE recommends therapies for osteoporosis prevention
    Dr Pam Brown (Jan 2009 )
  • Concordance is critical in patients with osteoporosis
    Dr Simon de Lusignan (Dec 2008 )
  • New guideline covers care for all patients with osteoporosis
    Professor Juliet Compston (Oct 2008 )
  • New osteoarthritis guideline offers core treatment advice
    Dr Michael Burke (Jun 2008 )
  • Stepped care is focus of new guideline on osteoarthritis
    Dr Ian Bernstein (May 2008 )
  • Better management of osteoporosis patients is needed in primary care
    Dr Alun Cooper (May 2008 )
  • Acid-suppressing drugs may increase risk of osteoporotic fractures
    Dr Alun Cooper (Feb 2008 )
  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease can be effectively managed in primary care
    Teruni Muthuveloe and Dr Jane Wilcock (Jan 2008 )
  • NICE publishes guidance on use of rituximab for RA
    Dr Louise Warburton (Nov 2007 )
  • The role of GPs in the management of osteoporosis is crucial
    Dr Pam Brown (Oct 2007 )
  • NICE issues guidance on prescription of adalimumab
    Dr Louise Warburton (Oct 2007 )
  • Women will benefit from osteoporosis guideline recommendations
    Dr Pam Brown (Jun 2007 )
  • The BSR promotes early referral for rheumatoid arthritis
    Dr Raashid Luqmani and Dr John Jackman (Nov 2006 )
  • GPs are still lacking decent guidance for diagnosing RA
    Dr Louise Warburton (Sep 2006 )
  • Osteoporosis guidance will aid secondary prevention
    Dr Tom Fryatt (Feb 2005 )
  • Practice aims to prevent osteoporosis in patients on long-term steroids
    Dr Tom Fryatt (Dec 2004 )
  • A soft tissue and joint injection clinic can help maximise your income
    Dr Rob Wicks (Dec 2004 )
  • Audit tool raises awareness of bone-protective therapy
    Professor Juliet Compston (Apr 2004 )
  • SIGN notes for discussion with patients: 15. Management of osteoporosis
    (Jan 2004 )
  • SIGN notes for discussion with patients
    (Jan 2004 )
  • SIGN osteoporosis guideline targets those most at risk
    Dr Tricia Donald (Oct 2003 )
  • SIGN guideline will improve osteoporosis management
    Dr Gillian Hosie (Jul 2003 )
  • Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis guidelines reflect latest evidence
    Dr Juliet Compston (Jun 2003 )
  • Protecting patients at risk of steroid-induced osteoporosis
    Dr Gillian Hosie (Mar 2003 )
  • SIGN notes for discussion with patients: 4. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    (Dec 2002 )
  • Musculoskeletal triage system improves primary care services
    Lindsay Osborne and Fiona Robinson (Sep 2002 )
  • NICE referral advice: 6. Osteoarthritis of the knee
    (Jun 2002 )
  • Screening for patients at risk of osteoporosis in primary care
    Geraldine Carter (May 2002 )
  • NICE referral advice: 5. Osteoarthritis of the hip
    (May 2002 )
  • Hip fractures: combating the silent epidemic
    Dr Chris Barclay (Apr 2002 )
  • Selecting effective treatments for knee osteoarthritis
    Dr Kelsey Jordan and Dr Nigel Arden (Feb 2002 )
  • GP strategy helps PCG deliver NSF standards on osteoporosis
    Dr Alun Cooper (Dec 2001 )
  • NICE guidance helps GPs target Cox II inhibitors
    Dr Gillian Hosie (Sep 2001 )
  • Education is the key to better management of RA
    Dr Gillian Hosie (Apr 2001 )
  • RA guideline advocates early intervention with disease-modifying drugs
    Drs Elaine Morrison and Hilary Capell (Apr 2001 )
  • How to ensure effective treatment for patients with osteoporosis
    Dr Juliet Compston (Jan 2001 )

  • Dr Juliet Compston (Jan 2001 )

  • Dr Juliet Compston (Jan 2001 )

  • Dr Juliet Compston (Jan 2001 )
  • Updated guidelines on osteoporosis include management algorithm
    Dr Juliet Compston (Oct 2000 )
  • PCR protocol focuses on early referral in rheumatoid arthritis
    Dr Gillian Hosie (Jun 2000 )
  • Monitoring patients on disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
    Dr Nigel Watson (Jun 2000 )
  • Knee osteoarthritis guidance sends positive message to patients
    Dr Gillian Hosie (Mar 2000 )
  • GP referral protocol cuts waiting times for joint replacements
    Dr John Orchard (Oct 1999 )
  • Realistic goals set for osteoporosis care in general practice
    Dr John Dickson (Apr 1999 )
  • Brace of guidelines will boost osteoporosis care
    Dr Tim Harlow (Apr 1999 )
  • Time to tackle steroid induced osteoporosis
    Dr Charles Sears (Nov 1998 )
  • Developing patient centred guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis
    Marianne Rigge (Nov 1998 )
Guidelines summaries
Falls: assessment and prevention of falls in older people National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Falls: the assessment and prevention of falls in older people National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Low back pain: early management of persistent non-specific low back pain National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Osteoporosis: assessing the risk of fragility fracture National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Rheumatoid arthritis: the management of rheumatoid arthritis in adults National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
The care and management of osteoarthritis in adults National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Standards of care for people with gout Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance
Guideline for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (the first two years) British Society for Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology
Guideline for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and men from the age of 50 years in the UK: 2013 update National Osteoporosis Guideline Group
Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and men from the age of 50 years in the UK National Osteoporosis Guideline Group
NICE clinical guidelines

  • June 2011

  • May 2009

  • Feb 2009

  • Feb 2008

  • Jun 2003
SIGN guidelines

  • Feb 2011

  • Jun 2009

  • Jun 2003

  • Jan 2002

  • Oct 2004
PRODIGY
Demonstrating impact
  • NOGG osteoporosis guidance updates management and risk
    Professor Juliet Compston (Jul 2013 )
  • A multidisciplinary team is vital in the care of hip fracture patients
    Dr Sally Hope (Jan 2012 )
  • Early GP referral is vital to improvement of outcomes in RA
    Drs Caroline Cardy and Simon Bowman (Aug 2011 )
  • NICE recommends early referral for suspected RA
    Dr Louise Warburton (Jul 2010 )
Test and reflect
  • Most patients with OA will need multiple treatment modalities
    Dr Claire Wenham and Professor Philip Conaghan (Nov 2009 )
  • Early interventions are key in managing patients with back pain
    Professor Martin Underwood (Oct 2009 )
  • The GP has a key role in referring patients with suspected RA
    Dr Raashid Luqmani and Dr Joanna Robson (Jun 2009 )
  • New guideline covers care for all patients with osteoporosis
    Professor Juliet Compston (Oct 2008 )
  • New osteoarthritis guideline offers core treatment advice
    Dr Michael Burke (Jun 2008 )

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