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Main Catalogue:
Guidance Documents

The following items are arranged in chronological order of appearance on the SMMGP web site and/or in its newsletters.

• Harm reduction & the New NICE & Clinical Guidelines
  - Jim Barnard (Oct 2007)
• Guidance for the Prevention, Testing, Treatment & Management of Hepatitis C in Primary Care
  - RCGP (1st Edition, 2007)
• How Do We Get the Best Out of Methadone Programmes? A Review of the Evidence
  Dr Jenny Keen (Jul 2006)
• Pharmacy Aspects of Methadone Prescribing
  Jenny Scott PhD MRPharmS (Jul 2006)
• Methadone
  Dr Kim Wolff (Jul 2006)
• Guidelines for Community Dose Induction (CDI) & Assessment
  Adapted from "Slaying the Dragon" - the Birmingham Shared Care Guide produced by a partnership of Birmingham GPs, Drug Solutions Birmingham & the Birmingham Drug Action Team (May 2006)
• Flow Chart for Community Dose Assessment (CDA) - Using Supervised Consumption (SC) with Daily Dispensing
  Adapted from "Slaying the Dragon" - the Birmingham Shared Care Guide produced by a partnership of Birmingham GPs, Drug Solutions Birmingham & the Birmingham Drug Action Team (May 2006)
• Methadone Guidelines
  Annette Verster & Ernst Buning, Euro-Methwork (Jan 2006)
• Buprenorphine - Critical Questions Answered
  Annette Verster & Ernst Buning, Euro-Methwork (Jan 2006)
• Guidance on Prescribing Benzodiazepines to Drug Users in Primary Care
  Dr Chris Ford, Kay Roberts & Jean-Claude Barjolin (Updated Oct 2005)
• Alcohol and Other Drugs - A Handbook for Health Professionals
  National Centre for Education & Training in the Addictions (NCETA) (Oct 2005)
• Methadone Guidelines: Prescribers & Pharmacists
  Victorian Government Health Information (Oct 2005)
• Australian Alcohol Guidelines: Health Risks & Benefits
  National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Oct 2005)
• Guidelines for the Treatment of Alcohol Problems
  National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre (Oct 2005)
• US NIH Consensus Statement on the Effective Medical Treatment of Heroin Addiction
  US National Institute of Health (Oct 2005)
• RCGP Guidance for the Use of Methadone for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence in Primary Care
  RCGP & SMMGP (Sep 2005)
• RCGP Guidance for Hepatitis A & B Vaccination of Drug Users in Primary Care & Criteria for Audit
  RCGP & SMMGP (Apr 2005)
• RCGP Guidance for Working with Cocaine & Crack Users in Primary Care
  RCGP & SMMGP (Nov 2004)
• RCGP Toolkit for General Practitioners & Primary Care Organisations
  Criteria, Standards & Evidence Required for Practitioners Working with Drug Users
  RCGP & SMMGP (Updated Nov 2004)
• Guidance for the Use of Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence in Primary Care
  RCGP & SMMGP (Updated Oct 2004)
• CJIP - Clinical Guidance to Maximise Access to Drug Treatment
  Criminal Justice Intervention Programme (Jul 2004)
• Hepatitis C Testing Proforma + Back-up Information
  RCGP Sex, Drugs & HIV Task Group (Updated Mar 2004)
• Starting Methadone Safely
  RCGP Sex, Drugs & HIV Task Group (Mar 2004)
• Clinical Guidelines & Procedures for the Use of Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Heroin Dependence
  AusInfo for Commonwealth Dept. of Health (Jun 2001)

Articles from the SMMGP newsletters...

Please note that information provided in older articles may no longer be correct!

• The New 2007 Orange Guidelines: An Overview
  In Network Issue 20 (Nov 2007)
• The Status of the 2007 Clinical Guidelines
  In Network Issue 20 (Nov 2007)
• Key Points from Drug Misuse & Dependence: UK Guidelines on Clinical Management (Sep 2007)
  In Network Issue 20 (Nov 2007)
• A Personal View of the Clinical Guidelines on Drug Dependency 2007
  In Network Issue 20 (Nov 2007)
• Injectable Opioid Treatment in the 2007 Clinical Guidelines
  In Network Issue 20 (Nov 2007)
• Drug Misuse & Dependence: UK Guidelines on Clinical Management 2007
  In Network Issue 20 (Nov 2007)
• Commentary on Drug Misuse & Dependence: UK Guidelines on Clinical Management 2007
  In Network Issue 20 (Nov 2007)
• The Status of the NICE Documentation
  In Network Issue 20 (Nov 2007)
• NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 114: Methadone & Buprenorphine for the Management of Opioid Dependency (Jan 2007)
  In Network Issue 20 (Nov 2007)
• NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 115: Naltrexone for the Management of Opioid Dependence (Jan 2007)
  In Network Issue 20 (Nov 2007)
• Drug Misuse: Psychosocial Interventions NICE Clinical Guideline 51 (Jul 2007)
  In Network Issue 20 (Nov 2007)
• Drug Misuse: Opioid Detoxification NICE Clinical Guideline 52 (Jul 2007)
  In Network Issue 20 (Nov 2007)
• Community-Based Interventions to Reduce Substance Misuse Among Vulnerable & Disadvantaged Children & Young People: NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance 4 (Mar 2007)
  In Network Issue 20 (Nov 2007)
• Tools to Support the Implementation of NICE Guidance
  In Network Issue 20 (Nov 2007)
• Department of Health & NICE Guidance Update
  In Network Issue 19 (Oct 2007)
• Analysis of SMMGP Membership Contingency Management Consultation
  In Network Issue 18 (Jul 2007)
• Overloaded: A Quick Guide to Substance Misuse Sources
  In Network Issue 15 (Aug 2006)
• Methadone & Driving
  In Network Issue 13 (Feb 2006)
• Rationale for the Use of Methadone
  In Network Issue 13 (Feb 2006)
• Review of Key New Information on Hepatitis C
  In Network Issue 11 (Apr 2005)
• Guidance For Hepatitis A & B Vaccination of Drug Users in Primary Care & Criteria for Audit
  In Network Issue 11 (Apr 2005)
• News Digest - RCGP Launch Toolkit for Practitioners Working with Drug Users
  In Network Issue 9 (Sep 2004)
• Up to Speed on Clubbers' Health?
  In Network Issue 2 (Jul 2002)

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