Guidelines in Practice contents: January 2002
Contents – January 2002
News
NICE launches referral
guide for common conditions
Meningitis C vaccination
extended to 20-24 year olds
Enter the Guidelines
in Practice Awards
Editorial
GPs
must be involved in developing NHS guidelines
Dr Mayur Lakhani, Chairman of the Board of the National
Collaborating Centre for Primary Care and Vice-Chairman of Council, RCGP
Personal View
NSF for
Diabetes needs proper funding
Dr Roger Gadsby argues that adequate resources will be crucial
to successful implementation of the NSF diabetes standards
Guideline Development
New
SIGN guideline addresses seven major areas of diabetes care
Professor Ian Campbell explains how the new SIGN guideline
aims to raise the standards of diabetes care through an evidence-based approach
Focus on CME
Guidelines in
Practice CME questions: 5
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Guidelines in Practice Awards 2002
The Guidelines
in Practice Awards 2002: call for entries
Our annual Awards reward excellence in primary and shared
care initiatives relating to national guidance in the NHS. For a chance to win
£3000, download the entry form from e Guidelines
Practice Initiative
GPs
devise guidelines for managing at-risk and problem drinkers
Guidelines drawn up by Dr Jez Thompson's practice for its
in-house alcohol service have increased the partners' confidence in assessing
and managing problem drinkers
Medico-legal Issues in General Practice
What
is the GP's role in assessing patients' fitness to drive?
Dr Gerard Panting explains how far the GP's responsibility
extends in evaluating whether a patient is fit to drive a motor vehicle
Patient Group Directions
How
to draw up a PGD for the DTaP booster
Jane Chiodini, immunisation nurse specialist, explains how
to draw up a patient group direction for the newly introduced DTaP pre-school
pertussis booster
WHO Patient Guideline
WHO Guide
to Mental Health
Interactive summary cards for use with
patients
Key Organisations
The
National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care
Dr Mayur Lakhani, Chairman of the Board, NCC-PC, and Vice-Chairman
of Council, RCGP
NICE Referral Guide
NICE referral
guidance: 1. Acne
NICE Referral Guide
NICE referral summaries
Out of Hours
Forget EBM,
bring on MLM
Dr Phil Hammond, GP and broadcaster
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