Prescribing Advice for GPs

CKS Updates - June 2023

July 4, 2023 at 8:22 am | In Prescribing Extra - Other | Print | No Comments

During June 2023 Clinical Knowledge Summaries were published or updated in the following areas.

• Anaemia - iron deficiency
• Autism in children
• Benzodiazepine and z-drug withdrawal
• Feverish children - risk assessment and management
• Fungal skin infection - foot
• Fungal skin infection - scalp
• Immunizations - seasonal influenza
• Smoking cessation

The topics have all been reviewed and updated with minor structural and layout changes. The Autism in children topic has had a section on the management of behaviour that challenges replaced with a link made to the CKS topic on Learning disabilities. The Feverish children - risk assessment and management topic has been merged with the Feverish children - management topic. The Smoking cessation topic has been updated with a lower threshold for referral after women have completed a carbon monoxide breath test.

Action: Clinicians who see patients with any of these conditions may find the new and updated information useful when reviewing current clinical practice.