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Volume 11 Issue 1 - January 2008

  Colour Key:
  NICE or Department of Health guideline
  SIGN guideline
  Independent professional body guideline
  Working party guideline
  Other articles
Guidelines in Practice - January 2008 cover
  Editorial
  ‘Go smoke free’ website will help patients access local clinics
  News
  Management of cervical cancer is covered by a new SIGN guideline
  NICE issues guidance on childhood atopic eczema management
  Personal View
  Lowering cholesterol levels reduces CVD mortality
  Dr Alan Begg discusses how the NICE technology appraisal on ezetimibe will make it easier for GPs to reach QOF cholesterol targets
   
  New Guideline
  Extensive investigation is not recommended for all children with UTIs
  Dr James Larcombe explains that the new guideline from NICE will clarify diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of urinary tract infections in children
   
  Hot Topic
  Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease can be effectively managed in primary care
  Early detection of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by GPs can mitigate morbidity and mortality and improve outcomes for patients, say Teruni Muthuveloe and Dr Jane Wilcock
   
  Guidelines in Practice Cardiovascular Disease Award 2007
  Young people who give up smoking reduce their CVD risk
  Runners up in the Guidelines in Practice Cardiovascular Disease Award, Dr Lee Casey’s team encouraged smoking cessation in young people to reduce cardiovascular effects
   
  Medico-legal Issues in Practice
  The ABPI Code clarifies what GPs can receive from drug companies
  Dr Gerard Panting looks at how the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry regulates what hospitality and gifts companies may offer to healthcare professionals
   
  Out of Hours
  It only takes 13 steps to wash your hands properly
  Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and GP returner in Bristol