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
E-cigarettes can be a useful tool for helping smokers to quit
Louise Ross summarises the latest recommendations from NICE on stop smoking interventions and services and highlights the relevant points for primary care
Common infections: when is the right time to prescribe an antimicrobial?
Sarah Alton and Professor Cliodna McNulty discuss the updated PHE guidance on managing and treating common infections and what it means for clinicians in primary care
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PHE tobacco commissioning support guidance
This concise and useful summary of PHE guidance covers key points for primary care, effective commissioning, and supporting people to stop smoking.
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Let’s talk about weight in children guideline
This summary relates to families of 4–12-year-old children and young people, covering how to discuss weight, and support positive lifestyle changes.
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Let’s talk about weight guideline
Support your patients to manage their weight by initiating a conversation. This is a step-by-step guide to brief interventions with adults.
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NICE smoking cessation guideline
This summary covers recommendations on encouraging smoking cessation, engaging with people who smoke, and training to support stop smoking services.
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NICE healthcare-associated infections guideline
A summary of NICE guidance on preventing healthcare-associated infections with key points on hand decontamination and use of personal protective equipment