Top tips: identifying domestic abuse
Dr Vasumathy Sivarajasingam offers 10 top tips on the role of the GP in identifying and supporting patients experiencing domestic abuse
Obesity management requires a holistic, health-centred approach
Dr Rachel Pryke presents a summary of consensus guidance that aims to help practitioners in primary care to support patients living with obesity with weight management
Prenatal alcohol exposure: identification improves outcomes
Dr Jenny Bennison summarises the SIGN guideline on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and highlights the role of primary care in identifying children who are at risk
Top tips: talking about weight
Jane Diggle and Dr Pam Brown offer 10 top tips on initiating conversations about weight and motivating people to make healthy changes
Top tips: alcohol dependency
Dr Stephen Willott provides 10 top tips for assessing alcohol dependency in primary care including how to manage patients presenting in crisis
Educational resources
Implementing the Guidelines algorithm on managing obesity in primary care
Guidelines in Practice approached Novo Nordisk Ltd for an educational grant to support the production of an implementation checklist. Information intended for UK healthcare professionals only.
Date of preparation: January 2021