Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

Angela Timoney becomes first pharmacist to chair Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network council

Angela Timoney, a fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, has become the first pharmacist to chair the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network council.…

Personalising treatment for type 2 diabetes: why is NICE so behind?

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s rudimentary approach to managing diabetes needs to catch up with the available evidence and put patients centre stage.…

Identifying those with poor asthma control

People with poor asthma control may not always attend asthma review appointments and community pharmacists could help find them.…

Asthma: long-term management

Asthma management is based on a stepwise approach that should see medicines added or stopped based on patient symptoms.…