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Pulse Today - Practical Commisioning
GPs condemn plans to cut 'core' QOF indicators
GP leaders have lambasted plans to remove QOF indicators from the framework once they become part of core practice work.
Partners' exploitation of salaried GPs 'puts profession at risk'
Partners are exploiting salaried GPs and putting the independence of the whole profession at risk, say LMC leaders in Wales.
Nausea drug may go over-the-counter
The MHRA has launched a consultation on the reclassification of domperidone 10 mg from a prescription-only medicine to one available over the counter.
Health Service Journals - Primary Care News
Why trusts should pay closer attention to surgical site infections
The mandatory responsibilities of trusts to report on and improve performance on surgical site infections are not robust enough to match the speed of patient care today, according to those dealing with the issue on the front line.
More needs to be done to improve NHS health check scheme
The NHS health check scheme was welcomed by public health experts, but it has not closed inequalities as hoped, writes Paul Whitehouse.
Standardised GP contract by 2015 is 'naive'
GP practices will agree and move to a new standard national contract within ?two to three years?, the NHS Commissioning Board is estimating. The timescale has provoked warnings from leading GPs that the plan is ?naive?.
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NHS Guidelines
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NICE Updates
Helping people of South Asian origin to stop using smokeless tobacco - NICE opens consultation on draft guidance
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) today (Thursday 23 February) opens a consultation on draft guidance intended to help people of South Asian origin to stop using smokeless tobacco products, such as Gutka, Pan Masala, Shupari, and Betel Quid.
Summary of guidance relevant to general practice in February 2012
Key points from NICE guidance published in February 2012
Green light for earlier use of rheumatoid arthritis drug
Tocilizumab is now recommended, in combination with methotrexate, for treating rheumatoid arthritis if treatment with DMARDS has failed.