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Volume 15 Issue 3 - March 2012

  Colour Key:
  NICE or Department of Health guideline
  SIGN guideline
  Independent professional body guideline
  Working party guideline
  Other articles
Guidelines in Practice - January 2007 cover
  Editorial
  Do you promote healthy living at every consultation?
  News
  NICE announces clinical focus for forthcoming guidance
  Advice released to improve patient experience of the NHS
  Personal View
  NICE updates its guidance on treatment options for RA
  Dr Elspeth Wise outlines the requisite criteria for offering biological therapies to patients with rheumatoid arthritis
  Guideline Revisited
  Very brief advice can be used for smokers who want to quit
  Delivery of effective smoking cessation interventions to smokers requires healthcare professionals to have appropriate training and skills, says Jennifer Percival
  Guideline Revisited
  Access to services for wet AMD is a priority to prevent sight loss
  Miss Stella Hornby discusses current guidance on diagnosis and management of wet age-related macular degeneration, the role of primary care, and specifications for eye services
  New Guideline
  Patients should be offered referral after suspected anaphylaxis
  Dr Matthew Doyle highlights the importance of providing patient education and training following a suspected anaphylactic reaction, in line with NICE recommendations
  Good Practice Initiative
  Weight-management programmes led by GPs can be effective
  Gerald Ellis discusses factors that are important to consider when implementing an obesity care pathway, including patient education, regular audit, and multi-component interventions
  Out of Hours
  Does the Health Bill imply privatisation for the NHS?
  Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol