Contents – February 2001
News
NICE issues guidance on
drug therapy in Alzheimer's disease
In Reply
Patient-friendly
guidelines may aid patient compliance
Mr Simon Arden-Davies suggests that patient-friendly guidelines
may help solve the problem of poor patient compliance in his PCG
Editorial
New
guidance on Alzheimer's drugs poses challenge for GPs
Dr Richard Harvey, Director of Research, Alzheimer's Society
Personal View
SIGN
head injury guidance is a valuable tool for GPs
Reading the SIGN head injury guideline has prompted GP Dr
Chris Barclay to improve his history taking and case analysis
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Guideline Development
SIGN
guideline aims to improve outcome after head injury
The new SIGN guideline is designed to help doctors provide
early and more effective treatment for patients with head injury, as Mr Douglas
Gentleman explains
Guideline Development
MAG
screening tool and guidelines set to combat malnutrition
The MAG guidelines and screening tool aim to improve patient
outcome by early detection and treatment of undernutrition in the community.
Dr Marinos Elia reports
Locality Initiative
Improving
healthcare delivery using the EFQM Excellence Model
Brenda Bulman and Dr Adrian Davies describe how 'Developing
Excellence', an integrated approach to quality improvement, resulted in better
services for patients
Audit
Practice
audit points the way to improved monitoring of CHD
Dr Nigel Watson describes an audit carried out in his practice
to improve the care of CHD patients and hence reduce the associated morbidity
and mortality
Medico-legal Issues in Practice
What
to do when competent patients refuse treatment
In the second article in this series, Dr Gerard Panting,
of the MPS, discusses what doctors should do when patients refuse treatment
recommended by guidelines
Electronic Communication
The National
electronic Library for Health is an invaluable resource
In the second article in this series, Dr Nigel Watson explains
the structure of the NeLH, highlighting the benefits for primary care professionals
and patients
Key Organisations
The Clinical
Effectiveness and Evaluation Unit, RCP
Dr Mike Pearson, Director, CEEU, Royal College of Physicians
CLIP Database
Clinical Improvements
Online Database: a new initiative
Introducing a new eGuidelines resource for local clinical
practice projects
Questions & Answers
Your problems
solved
Our editorial board answer your questions on differences
in commissioning across PCG/Ts and choosing an audit design
Notes for Authors
Writing
for Guidelines in Practice: instructions for authors
Authors are advised to follow these instructions carefully
to ensure that their article is processed smoothly and quickly
Out of Hours
Guidelines
for research on underwear
Dr Phil Hammond, GP, lecturer and presenter of BBC2's Trust
Me, I'm a Doctor
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