Coronary heart disease
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Implementing guidelinesCardiac arrhythmia: risk factors for heart disease need to be addressed
Dr Alan Begg summarises recommendations in SIGN’s latest guidance on cardiac arrhythmias that are relevant to primary care and highlights some major advances in treatment
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GMS contract
CHD indicators provide more detail on treatment of MI
Dr Alan Begg discusses the revised quality and outcomes framework indicators for coronary heart disease and how national guidance relates to these targets
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GMS contract
The clinical indicators: secondary prevention of CHD one year on
How successful has the nGMS contract been in raising standards of CHD care? Dr Alan Begg discusses the progress his practice has made during the first year
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Personal view
Framingham risk scores fail to predict CHD events
The applicability of Framingham data to Britain has been questioned. Dr Matthew Lockyer discusses the implications
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GMS contract
Tackling the clinical indicators: secondary prevention of CHD
By introducing incentives to achieve clinical indicators for secondary prevention, the new GMS contract will raise standards of CHD care, says Dr Alan Begg
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Good practice initiative
CHD audit will help improve care for patients following MI
Good data collection is important in ensuring that audit results are translated into improved care for patients, as Dr Nigel Watson explains
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Good practice initiative
Specialist nurses play key role in implementing the NSF for CHD
Dr Stewart Findlay discusses his teamÍs strategy to implement the NSF for coronary heart disease across Durham Dales Primary Care Trust
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Good practice initiative
Tackling the NSF for coronary heart disease
Dr Mark Cottrill welcomes the new BSG guidelines on IBS which recommend primary care management
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Good practice initiative
Intensive approach to CHD management proves effective
Nurse practitioner Julia Bennett describes a practice initiative to introduce a CHD clinic and patient-held record cards in line with the NSF for CHD
