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NHS QIS eNews - Issue 17 - December 2007

Welcome to issue 17 of our eNews update. This update contains links to all the latest additions to our website. If you have any problems with any of these links please email therese.elliott@nhs.net

New home for SPCERH Project

The Scottish Programme for Clinical Effectiveness in Reproductive Health (SPCERH) has been moved from the Aberdeen University website and is now part of our collection of online publications.
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3803.html

Latest Findings and Advice

Aphasia in Scotland Consultation report
This is a research project carried out by the Centre for Integrated Healthcare Research
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3800.html

MRSA Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
The clinical and cost effectiveness of screening for MRSA
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3780.html

MRSA HTA - Advice for Professionals
Advice regarding the above MRSA Health Technology Assessment
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3781.html

MRSA HTA –Understanding of the above advice
Further support information for the MRSA Health Technology Assessment
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3782.html

Anaesthesia - Independent Sector local report
Latest Anaesthesia report for BMI Ross Hall Hospital, Glasgow
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3445.html

Clinical Indicators 2007
Annual Clinical Indicator report covering Depression, Arthritis and Gastrointestinal conditions
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3802.html

Diabetes Follow-up Reports
Latest Diabetes reports for NHS Highlands and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3432.html

Developmental Co-ordination Disorder Scoping Report
A review of evidence and models of practice employed by Allied Health Professionals in Scotland
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3806.html

New Comment on NICE Guidance

This month we have commented on 3 new NICE Guidance releases.

NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No: 131 and No: 132
131: Inhaled corticosteroids for the treatment of chronic asthma in children under 12 years
132: Ezetimibe for the of treatment primary (heterozygous-familial and non-familial) hypercholestrolaemia
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3827.html

NICE (Single) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 133
Omalizumab for severe persistent allergic asthma
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3828.html