March 2000
News
New CHD initiative
launched in Scotland
RCP to launch
national stroke guidelines
Letters
Clear guidance
on dealing with non-ulcer dyspepsia
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Editorial
Promoting
local ownership of guidelines
Dr Patricia Donald, RCGP Guidelines Coordinator in Scotland
and editorial board member of SIGN
Personal View
Selecting
a strategy for sleep problems in children
Behavioural interventions are much more effective than drugs
in managing sleep problems, says Dr Greg Dilliway
Guideline Development
Knee
osteoarthritis guidance sends positive message to patients
New simple guidelines from the PCRS should help improve
the quality of life for many patients with knee osteoarthritis, says Dr Gillian
Hosie
Linking Evidence to Practice
Acute
otitis media – evidence supports conservative approach
Dr Matthew Lockyer describes how a review of the evidence
gave him and his partners the confidence to reduce their prescribing of antibiotics
for acute otitis media
Guideline Implementation
Checklist
facilitates move from guidelines to protocols
Dr Philip Cotton, Dr Liz Duncan and Professor Frank Sullivan
describe Lanarkshire Health Board's strategy for translating national guidelines
into local protocols
Audit
Angina
patients may be missing out on secondary prevention
Audit of secondary prevention in CHD patients in Dr Rob
Wicks' practice highlighted the need to improve targeting, particularly among
patients with angina
Key Organisations
Clinical
Governance R&D Unit
Professor Richard Baker, Director, CGRDU, Department of
General Practice & Primary Health Care, University of Leicester
Questions & Answers
Your problems
solved
Our editorial board answer your questions on the meaning
of 'evidence' and the importance of RCTs
Out of Hours
Guidelines
on telephone consultations
Dr Phil Hammond, GP, lecturer and presenter of BBC2's Trust
Me, I'm a Doctor
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