All Asthma articles – Page 3
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Good practice initiative
An accurate asthma register leads to improved patient care
The winning project in the Asthma category of the 2005 Guidelines in Practice Awards used patient questionnaires to monitor asthma control, as Dr Jackie Roberts explains
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Implementing guidelines
Annual asthma guideline review keeps GPs up to date
Dr Peter Saul explains how electronic updates of the BTS/SIGN guideline enable GPs to stay abreast of asthma management
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Implementing guidelines
British guideline updates recommendations on occupational asthma
The BTS/SIGN asthma guideline incorporates the latest evidence to help GPs identify patients with occupational asthma, as Dr Hilary Pinnock explains
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Personal view
Asthma indicators can improve quality of life for patients
Well run practices are seizing the opportunities offered by the new contract to optimise the care they offer asthma patients, says Dr Peter Saul
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Implementing guidelines
British guideline updates advice on inhaled steroids in mild asthma
Dr Hilary Pinnock explains how SIGN and the BTS have been able to react quickly to the latest evidence by electronically updating their guideline each year
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GMS contract
Meeting the clinical indicators for asthma
Optimising asthma management will improve patients’ quality of life and help practices to gain maximum points in the quality framework, says Dr Peter Saul
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Implementing guidelines
New national guideline should raise standards of asthma care
The SIGN/BTS joint guideline provides up to date evidence-based recommendations on all aspects of asthma management, explains Dr John Haughney
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Personal view
Joint asthma guideline is a valuable tool for GPs
The SIGN/BTS guideline will encourage best practice in primary care management of asthma, says Dr Peter Saul
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Hot topic
Asking three simple questions will help improve asthma care
Dr Christine Bucknall describes how the RCP developed three patient-focused outcomes that would act as a prompt to review treatment
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Good practice initiative
Implementing asthma guidelines at practice level
Dr Charles Sears describes how his practice adapted the BTS guidelines on asthma management to suit their patient population
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Good practice initiative
Patient-held records improve asthma care
Katharine Abba, of the Liverpool PCAG, describes how the Mersey Asthma Care Record helped improve asthma management in general practice
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