NICE/BHS Hypertension Guideline Review 28 June 2006

NICE Statement: (click here)

The BHS has collaborated with NICE to review their guidelines for the management of hypertension in adults in primary care. The revised guidelines are available by clicking on the link below: 

www.nice.org.uk/CG034

Choosing drugs for patients newly diagnosed with hypertension
Extract from the guidelines (click here)

Choosing drugs for patients newly diagnosed with hypertension
Extract from the guidelines with information on Beta-blockers (click here)

Members of the BHS Executive Committee Comment on the Revised Guidelines
Click on the faces below to read what they have to say:

Professor Morris Brown BHS President	Professor Neil Poulter BHS Past President 2003-05	Professor Bryan Williams BHS Past President 2001-03
Professor Gordon McInnes BHS Vice President	Professor Franco Cappuccio BHS Treasurer	Dr Mark Davis, GP BHS Executive
Dr Adrian Brady BHS Executive