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Volume 12 Issue 12 -December 2009
| Colour Key: | |
| NICE or Department of Health guideline | |
| SIGN guideline | |
| Independent professional body guideline | |
| Working party guideline | |
| Other articles |
| Editorial | |
| How will you achieve your CPD credits in 2010? | |
| News | |
| DH publishes guideline on the management of H1N1 influenza | |
| NICE opens draft consultation on standards for dementia and stroke | |
| Updated Guideline | |
| NICE has modified its stepped-care model for treating depression | |
| Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham discusses NICE Clinical Guideline 90 on depression in adults and emphasises the importance of the GP’s role in its implementation | |
| Hot Topic | |
| RCGP CPD credits are based on time spent and impact on practice | |
| Professor Nigel Sparrow explains the CPD credit scheme and provides everyday examples of how doctors can implement the learning and impact elements | |
| GMS Contract | |
| Regular structured asthma reviews will reduce exacerbations | |
| Dr Mark L Levy discusses the importance of assessing asthma control and medication, and ensuring that the patient knows when and how to seek help | |
| Guideline Revisited | |
| NHS stop smoking services can help to improve quit rates | |
| Professor Linda Bauld explains how NHS stop smoking services should be monitoring 4-week quit rates in addition to providing medication and behavioural support | |
| Out of Hours | |
| NICE needs to have both style and substance | |
| Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol |
Guidelines in Practice, December
2009, Volume 12 (12)
© 2009 MGP
Ltd
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