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Volume 14 Issue 1 - January 2011
| Colour Key: | |
| NICE or Department of Health guideline | |
| SIGN guideline | |
| Independent professional body guideline | |
| Working party guideline | |
| Other articles |
| Editorial | |
| Focusing on outcomes will help with tackling inequalities | |
| News | |
| Commissioning guide on biological drugs published | |
| SIGN publishes guideline on prevention and treatment of VTE | |
| Updated Guideline | |
| Contraceptive choice for over 40s depends on risk–benefit profile | |
| Dr Louise Melvin outlines recommendations from the Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare on using and stopping contraception for women aged over 40 years | |
| Guideline Revisited | |
| Stop smoking services are an integral part of smoking cessation | |
| Dr Tim Coleman reviews guidance recommendations for primary care on strategies to support smokers to quit, and provision of NHS stop smoking services | |
| Commissioning | |
| ABC commissioning for outcomes model: can it be used for any service? | |
| Stephen Callaghan and Gina Perigo explain how using an outcome-based approach will help GPs to commission services based on quality, standards, and evidence | |
| Hot Topic | |
| High-dose simvastatin can lead to increased risk of myopathy | |
| Dr Alan Begg highlights the role of simvastatin 80 mg in clinical management and the trial evidence behind safety concerns over the use of this dosage | |
| Out of Hours | |
| Pathfinder consortia need to be transparent in all aspects | |
| Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol |
Guidelines in Practice, January
2011, Volume 14 (1)
© 2011 MGP
Ltd
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