October 2000
News
Conventional computer
search methods may miss some cases of ischaemic heart disease
GPs welcome NICE guidance
on asthma inhalers in young children
Editorial
GPs need
extra funding to carry out CHD audits
Dr Matthew Lockyer, general practitioner, Suffolk
Personal View
New guidance
on PGDs clarifies legal position
Dr Charles Sears discusses the new legislation and guidance
on drawing up patient group directions
In Reply
Positioning
slow-release morphine for cancer pain
Professor Ilora Finlay clarifies her views on the management
of cancer pain once pain is controlled
Guideline Development
Updated
guidelines on osteoporosis include management algorithm
Dr Juliet Compston describes how the Bone & Tooth Society's
update of the RCP guidelines on osteoporosis aims to improve the management
of individual patients
Guideline Implementation
PCG initiative
supports the development of practice CHD registers
Clinical governance lead Dr Paul Twomey describes how his
PCG set up a successful programme to facilitate implementation of the NSF for
CHD in North East Lincolnshire
Practice Initiative
Critical
event audit in primary care enhances interprofessional working
Dr Tim Harlow presents guidelines for setting up a critical
event audit, based on his practice's experience, and outlines the benefits for
primary care team members
Audit
New package
will simplify audit of heart failure management
Dr Mark Charny describes the development of an audit tool
for chronic heart failure, which is being made available to individual practices
and primary care organisations
Key Organisations
CASPE Research
James Coles, Director of CASPE (Clinical Accountability,
Service Planning and Evaluation) Research
Questions & Answers
Your problems
solved
Our editorial board answer your questions on guidelines
that require extra staff training and putting guidelines on an intranet
Out of Hours
Guidelines
for the young GP: resting between patients
Dr Phil Hammond, GP, lecturer and presenter of BBC2's Trust
Me, I'm a Doctor
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