July 2000
News
BSACI revises rhinitis
guidelines
NICE issues guidance
on taxanes
Editorial
Primary Care Taskforce
aims to raise awareness of COPD
Dr Dermot Ryan, member of the COPD Primary Care Taskforce
and Chairman of the General Practice Airways Group
In Reply
Rational
guidelines or realistic treatment?
A recent news item on patients' treatment preferences has
prompted many to reply. We present a selection of views
Guideline Development
Revised
guidelines on rhinitis should lead to effective interventions
Dr Glenis Scadding explains how updated guidelines from
the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology will improve the care
of patients with rhinitis
Guideline Implementation
Criteria
for adapting national cancer pain guidelines for local use
A survey of local palliative care guidelines revealed wide
variations in quality. Professor Ilora Finlay, Julie Bowdler and Peter Tebbit
give practical advice on adapting national guidelines
IT Developments
The
Primary Care National electronic Library for Health
Dr Simon de Lusignan, Susan Hoult and Anne Oatley, on behalf
of the NeLH-PC team, discuss how the Library provides access to best current
knowledge for primary healthcare professionals
Key Organisations
The National
Prescribing Centre
Clive Jackson, Director of the National Prescribing Centre
Questions & Answers
Your problems
solved
Our editorial board answer your questions on guidelines that
include audit and choosing between SIGN and the NSF
Out of Hours
Don't vote
for me
Dr Phil Hammond, GP, lecturer and presenter of BBC2's Trust
Me, I'm a Doctor
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