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Volume 15 Issue 9 - September 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
  Type 2 diabetes: do you carry out targeted risk assessments?
  News
  NICE releases guidance on assessing fragility fracture risk
  NICE publishes new guidance on lower limb peripheral arterial disease
  Personal View
  Severe cases of acne should be referred promptly
  Dr Aileen Tincello explains how the European Dermatology Forum guideline simplifies the assessment and treatment of acne
  New Guideline
  Systematic identification is needed for people at risk of diabetes
  Professor Richard Holt discusses prevention of diabetes and highlights the value of lifestyle interventions for all individuals at risk of developing this disease
  New Guideline
  The two-level Wells scores should be used in suspected VTE cases
  Adriano Sala Tenna, Scott Harrison, Liz Avital, and Gerard Stansby discuss how the NICE guideline aims to improve identification and management of DVT and PE
  NICE Quality Standards
  Integrated care is key to the management of ovarian cancer
  Drs Marcia Hall and Heather Shaw explain the role of a detailed patient history in confirming a diagnosis of ovarian cancer, as specified in the NICE quality standard
  NICE Quality Standards
  Management of lung cancer requires a multidisciplinary team
  Dr David Baldwin highlights how implementation of the NICE quality standard for lung cancer will help to improve diagnosis and choice of treatment, and hence survival rates
  Out of Hours
  How do you choose the best hip replacement?
  Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and GP returner in Bristol