All Eating disorders articles
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Hot topicRecognise and support patients with eating disorders
Dr Emma Nash discusses the role of primary care in assessing and monitoring patients who present with symptoms and risk factors for eating disorders
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Top tips
Top tips: eating disorders
Dr Dominique Thompson offers 10 top tips for general practice on the role of GPs in managing eating disorders, including signs to look out for, the right questions to ask, and the need for referral without delay
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News
Updated guidance on eating disorders released by NICE
NICE has released NICE Guideline 69 on Eating disorders: recognition and treatment.
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Hot topic
Eating disorders: patients need early diagnosis and rapid treatment
Dr Richard Sly explains how early diagnosis and treatment is crucial in eating disorders and why GPs should recognise and refer patients for prompt intervention
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NICE quality standard article
GPs need to signpost children with obesity to good local services
Professor Julian Hamilton-Shield explains the thinking behind the NICE quality standard on prevention and lifestyle weight management in children and young people with obesity
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Implementing guidelines
Sustained behavioural change is needed for management of obesity
Dr Kevin McConville outlines the SIGN recommendations on the classification, prevention, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults and children
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Personal view
SIGN provides best practice advice on care of obesity
Dr Matt Capehorn reiterates the importance of primary care in the prevention and management of the obesity epidemic
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Personal view
Local QOFs may help with obesity management
Tam Fry highlights the need for indicators to monitor and manage overweight and obesity in pre-school children appropriately
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Personal view
Are obesity guidelines in need of an update?
Dr Matthew Capehorn reviews currently available advice on obesity assessment and management, and gives a rationale for drug use
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Personal view
NICE approves rimonabant for overweight and obesity
Dr David Haslam says the introduction of rimonabant for adults will help to achieve weight loss and improve cardiometabolic risk
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Personal view
Positive action is required to stem the rise in obesity
Dr David Haslam argues that crucial training and resources are needed, not more evidence as provided by the NICE obesity guidance
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Implementing guidelines
NICE guideline aims to help stop rising prevalence of obesity
Professor James McEwen discusses new guidance, which will support healthcare and other professionals to prevent and manage obesity, and improve the population's health
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Implementing guidelines
SIGN notes for discussion with patients: 17. Management of obesity in children and young people
17. Management of obesity in children and young people
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Implementing guidelines
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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Implementing guidelines
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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Personal view
Obesity is a social issue
Health advice is only part of the answer to childhood obesity
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Personal view
The National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health
Stephen Pilling (left) and Dr Tim Kendall, co-directors of the NICE National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health
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Personal view
Why primary care cannot afford to ignore obesity
Dr Ian Campbell, of the National Obesity Forum, explains why he believes that obesity managemnt is worthwhile in general practice
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Personal view
Not enough evidence to support treatment of obesity by GPs
Dr Matthew Lockyer explains why he believes that primary care guidelines on obesity are unlikely to improve outcomes
