Dr Chris Barclay
GP, Sheffield
- Implementing guidelines
RCP guidelines will encourage GPs to offer HIV testing
HIV can occur in individuals who do not fall into any recognised risk group.The RCP guidance clarifies which patients should be tested, says Dr Chris Barclay
- GMS contract
Developing a practice policy for providing emergency contraception
Emergency contraception and pre-conception advice are important elements of everyday family medicine, says Dr Chris Barclay
- Implementing guidelines
Guideline helps GPs advise couples who fail to conceive
Recent NICE guidance gives evidence-based recommendations for GPs managing subfertile patients, says Dr Chris Barclay
- Personal view
SIGN raises awareness of childhood cancer survivors
Teamwork is important for the long term follow up needed by those who survive cancer as a child, says Dr Chris Barclay
- Personal view
Guideline will modernise routine antenatal care
Abandoning iron supplementation in pregnancy is one of many welcome recommendations from NICE, says Dr Chris Barclay
- Personal view
SIGN guideline focuses on post-menopausal bleeding
Dr Chris Barclay welcomes the new SIGN guidance on the management of women with bleeding after the menopause
- Personal view
SIGN guideline raises awareness of PND
The SIGN guideline on postnatal depression and puerperal psychosis should be required reading, says Dr Chris Barclay
- Implementing guidelines
Hip fractures: combating the silent epidemic
Dr Chris Barclay assesses new SIGN guidance on preventing and treating hip fractures, and argues for a national strategy
- Personal view
NICE referral advice will improve patient care
Recommendations from NICE should benefit those patients who need to be referred and those who do not, says Dr Chris Barclay
- Personal view
SIGN offers much-needed guidance on ADHD for GPs
GP Dr Chris Barclay welcomes comprehensive guidance from SIGN on treating attention deficit and hyperkinetic disorders in children
- Personal view
NSF for Older People poses a challenge for GPs
Dr Chris Barclay argues that without extra resources, GPs will not be able to implement the latest national service framework
- Personal view
SIGN head injury guidance is a valuable tool for GPs
Reading the SIGN head injury guideline has prompted GP Dr Chris Barclay to improve his history taking and case analysis