April 1999

News

RCP launches evidence-based guidelines on osteoporosis

Call for extra funding to implement CHD guidelines

Editorial

What clinical governance will mean for GPs

Dr John Campbell and Dr Sue Proctor, Guy's, King's & St Thomas's School of Medicine

Personal View

Brace of guidelines will boost osteoporosis care

Dr Tim Harlow welcomes two new sets of guidelines on osteoporosis, one from the Royal College of Physicians and the other from the Primary Care Rheumatology Society

Personal View

Guidelines – sword or shield?

Dr Greg Dilliway explains why all GPs need to consider the legal implications of following or deviating from guidelines

Letters

The role of drug therapy in the management of obesity

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Guideline Development

Realistic goals for osteoporosis in general practice

The new Primary Care Rheumatology Society guidelines should ensure that osteoporosis achieves a central place in primary care, explains Dr John Dickson

IT Developments

Electronic Pink Book: an integrated clinical information system

The electronic Pink Book is an invaluable source of local information on all aspects of clinical guideline use, as Joan Hunter and Dr Matthew Lockyer report

Guideline Implementation

Tailoring guidelines on hypertension to suit your practice

Dr Charles Sears explains why a team approach is important in developing a practice strategy on managing hypertension

Guidelines and the Law

Can deviation from guidelines constitute negligence?

In the third article in this series, Dr Brian Hurwitz explains how deviating from protocols or guidelines may be interpreted in terms of the law of negligencethe Law

Tips on Guideline Use

How to prioritise your work on guidelines

Dr Mark Charny suggests ways of setting priorities to help GPs achieve the best results, in the third article in this seriesMeetings & Conferences

Questions & Answers

Your problems solved

Our editorial board answer your questions on dealing with guidelines that do not take account of available resources

Out Of Hours

Do doctors need to be told how to behave?

Dr Phil Hammond, GP, lecturer and presenter of BBC2's Trust Me, I'm a Doctor