Dr Peter Saul
GP, Wrexham
- GMS contract
Utilise any annual patient visits to carry out a COPD review
Practices can combine spirometry, review of inhaler technique an influenza immunisation to tackle the updated COPD indicators, says Dr Peter Saul
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NICE guidance will help GPs encourage smokers to quit
Dr Peter Saul welcomes the new NICE guidance on brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation
- Implementing guidelines
TB guideline highlights those at high risk
The NICE guideline on TB should raise awareness of the disease in primary care, explains Dr Peter Saul
- 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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Simple steps can reap rewards in improved care for COPD patients
QOF data have revealed some mixed results for COPD during the contract’s first year. Dr Peter Saul explains how practices can improve care and maximise income
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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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NICE guideline will help GPs to identify patients with PTSD
Recent guidance should ensure that sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder receive the therapy they need, as Dr Peter Saul explains
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Dyspepsia guideline will streamline GP care
Recent guidance from NICE will help GPs choose appropriate investigations for their dyspepsia patients, says Dr Peter Saul
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Contract will challenge GPs to rethink provision of antenatal care
Recent NICE recommendations on antenatal care should provide the foundation for well run maternity services in general practice, says Dr Peter Saul
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BTS revises guidelines on community acquired pneumonia
Updated BTS guidelines on community acquired pneumonia will simplify the assessment of disease severity in primary care, as Dr Peter Saul explains
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Meeting the challenge of the COPD indicators
Ensuring that your practice has the right skill mix will be important for gaining maximum points for the new contract’s COPD indicators, says Dr Peter Saul
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NICE guideline will help GPs identify eating disorders
GPs can play a key role in recognising patients with eating disorders and offering appropriate therapy, says Dr Peter Saul
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NICE guideline will help to rationalise MS care
GPs have an important role to play in coordinating care for patients with multiple sclerosis, says Dr Peter Saul
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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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NICE guideline aims to streamline antenatal care
Recommendations from NICE should help GPs provide evidence-based care for pregnant women, says Dr Peter Saul
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Guideline will help GPs to identify sleep apnoea
Daytime tiredness can have serious consequences so it is important to find the underlying cause, says Dr Peter Saul
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SIGN guideline will help GPs tackle childhood obesity
The rise in childhood obesity cannot be ignored and primary care has a vital role to play in combating it, says Dr Peter Saul
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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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Guideline aims to reduce venous thromboembolism
New SIGN guidance will help GPs identify patients at increased risk of DVT and pulmonary embolism, says Dr Peter Saul
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BTS guideline will help GPs identify CAP in childhood
Evidence-based guidance from the BTS steers GPs through the maze of lower respiratory tract infections in children, as Dr Peter Saul explains