Public health
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Implementing guidelinesPrenatal 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
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Digital edition
February 2019 issue
The digital edition of the February 2019 issue of Guidelines in Practice , featuring articles on: COPD, covert medication, type 2 diabetes, and talking about weight with patients.
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Top tips
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
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Top tips
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
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Implementing guidelines
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
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Test and reflect
NICE guideline on stop smoking services and interventions
This Guidelines in Practice CPD activity consists of 5 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) designed to test your knowledge on stop smoking interventions and services—you will then be prompted to reflect on your learning.
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News
Smoking cessation services guidance updated by NICE
NICE has published NICE Guideline (NG) 92 on Stop smoking interventions and services.
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News
NICE guideline on improving patient experience in adult social care published
NICE has published NICE Guideline 86 on People’s experience in adult social care services: improving the experience of care and support for people using adult social care services.
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News
BOMSS publishes a commissioning guide for weight assessment and management clinics
The British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society has published a commissioning guide for weight assessment and management clinics (tier 3).
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Implementing guidelines
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
