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Volume 12 Issue 6 - June 2009
| Colour Key: | |
| NICE or Department of Health guideline | |
| SIGN guideline | |
| Independent professional body guideline | |
| Working party guideline | |
| Other articles |
| Editorial | |
| Should aspirin be used for primary prevention? | |
| News | |
| NICE launches low back pain guideline | |
| New Guideline | |
| The GP has a key role in referring patients with suspected RA | |
| Dr Raashid Luqmani and Dr Joanna Robson discuss the NICE guideline and the need for a multidisciplinary approach in the management of rheumatoid arthritis | |
| New Guideline | |
| Patients with stroke or TIA require immediate medical attention | |
| Dr Paul Syme outlines the recommendations in the SIGN guideline on the assessment, investigation, immediate management, and secondary prevention of stroke and TIA | |
| GMS Contract | |
| Heart failure indicators for QOF 2009/10 reflect latest evidence | |
| Dr Alan Begg discusses the changes in the quality and outcomes framework for coronary heart disease and heart failure, and how to achieve points in these areas | |
| Medico-legal Issues in Practice | |
| Receipt, supply, and storage of controlled drugs must be recorded | |
| Dr Gerard Panting discusses the importance of the safe management and use of controlled drugs, and the functions and responsibilities of accountable officers | |
| Out of Hours | |
| Remember the wisdom of old-school doctors | |
| Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol |
Guidelines in Practice, June 2009, Volume 12 (6)
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