Contents – December 2001
News
NSF for Diabetes due out
by end of the year
Implementing evidence
is far from straightforward for GPs
NHS must fund treatments
recommended by NICE
Personal View
SIGN diabetes
guideline receives warm welcome
GP Dr Matthew Lockyer explains why he is impressed by the
new SIGN diabetes guideline and how it will affect his practice
Guideline Implementation
GP
strategy helps PCG deliver NSF standards on osteoporosis
Dr Alun Cooper describes how his practice strategy for identifying
patients at high risk of osteoporosis is aiding implementation of the NSF for
Older People
Beacon Awards
GP ophthalmology
clinic benefits primary and secondary care
GP Dr Tim Smith describes his in-house ophthalmology clinic
which has reduced waiting times for an opinion and cut inappropriate referrals
Medico-legal Issues in General Practice
How
to deal with violent and abusive patients
Dr Gerard Panting explains how GPs can minimise the risk
of violence against staff, and discusses the legal remedies available when faced
with a violent patient
Patient Group Directions
How
to draw up a PGD for meningococcal vaccine for travellers
Jane Chiodini discusses the meningitis vaccines available
for travellers, and explains why pilgrims travelling to the Hajj or Umrah must
have the quadrivalent vaccine
Focus on CME
Guidelines in Practice
CME questions: 4
Write the answers in the spaces provided, then cut out the
pages and put them in your personal development plan
Key Organisations
The
National Guidelines and Audit Patient Involvement Unit
Dr Marcia Kelson, Director, National Guidelines and Audit
Patient Involvement Unit
Electronic Communication
Using
clinical coding systems to best effect in electronic records
Dr Nigel Watson discusses the clinical coding systems available
and the benefits of using coded entries with appropriate free text in electronic
patient records
eGuidelines
eGuidelines
update
Guidelines, Guidelines in Practice, the CLIP
database and related information online at www.eguidelines.co.uk
CLIP database
Clinical Improvements
Online Database
Locality initiatives in central nervous system disorders
can be found online at www.eguidelines.co.uk/clip
Your Problems Solved: Information Technology
Our panel of
experts answer questions on IT
Dr Nigel Watson answers some frequently asked questions
on IT in general practice
Out of Hours
Why patient
choice could cost you money
Dr Phil Hammond, GP and broadcaster
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