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Welcome to issue 9 of our eNews update, the first of 2007. This update contains links to all the latest additions to our website. If you have any problems with any of these links please email me directly at therese.elliott@nhs.net

EQIA

• EQIA Publication Schedule (PDF, 60K, 8secs)

Latest Findings and Advice

Anaesthesia

• Anaesthesia - Care Before, During and After Anaesthesia, Local Reports

Asthma Services

• Asthma Services for Children and Young People Clinical Standards

Children’s Health

• Scottish Audit of Genital Anomalies

Clinical Governance

• Review of Clinical Governance and Risk Management National Standards

Diabetes

• Diabetes Follow-up Reports March 2007

Infant Mortality

• Case Review of Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infancy (SUDI) in Scotland

Maternity Services

• Sharing Good Practice in Scotland's Maternity Services
• Maternity Services Local reports
• Maternity Services National Overview January 2007
• Scottish Woman-Held Maternity Record
• Guidance for use of Scottish Woman-Held Maternity Record

Primary Care

• Shifting the Focus
• Primary Medical Services Quality and Outcomes Framework Local Reports

Stroke

• Developing a National System to Monitor the Quality of Hospital-based Stroke Services

Comments on NICE Guidance

• UPDATE – NICE (Multiple) TAG 80 Clopidogrel in the treatment of non-ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndrome
• NICE (Single) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 119: Fludarabine monotherapy for the first-line treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
• NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 118 Bevacizumab and cetuximab for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer
• NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 117 Cinacalcet hydrochloride for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism
• NICE (Single) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 116 Gemcitabine for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer
• NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 115 Naltrexone for the management of opioid dependence
• NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 114 Methadone and buprenorphine for the management of opioid dependence

Current Project Information

• Implementing digital mammography services for breast screening in NHSScotland
• Low Back Pain HTA
• The Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness of Thromboelastography Testing

National Overviews

• Primary Medical Services Quality Assurance Assessment Programme

Standards

• Sexual Health Services Project

Other news of interest

• AHP CE & PD Network Bulletin – Together We Can
• Public Partner Newsletter - Issue 14 (PDF, 147K, 21secs)

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