Guidelines summary downloads
The guideline summaries published in the most recent edition of Guidelines (vol. 34 - February 2008) are
listed below.
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NICE & Department of Health guidelines |
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Independent professional body guidelines |
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Working party guidelines |
Gastrointestinal | Cardiovascular | Respiratory | Central Nervous System | Infection | Endocrine | Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Urology | Malignant Disease | Nutrition | Musculoskeletal & Joints | Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat | Skin | Immunisation & Vaccination | General |
| Title | Type | Group | Last Updated | Download |
| Gastrointestinal | go to top | |||
| Faecal incontinence: the management of faecal incontinence in adults | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Oct 07 | |
| Dyspepsia: management of dyspepsia in adults in primary care | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Oct 04 | |
| Irritable bowel syndrome: guidelines for general practice | Professional Body | Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology | Jun 02 | |
| The management of adults with coeliac disease in primary care | Professional Body | Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology | May 06 | |
| Guidelines for the management of inflammatory bowel disease in adults | Professional Body | British Society of Gastroenterology | Oct 04 | |
| Guidelines for the management of patients with coeliac disease | Professional Body | British Society of Gastroenterology | Oct 02 | |
| Guidelines for the management of irritable bowel syndrome | Professional Body | British Society of Gastroenterology | Jun 01 | |
| Guidelines for osteoporosis in inflammatory bowel disease and coeliac disease | Professional Body | British Society of Gastroenterology | Feb 08 |
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| Cardiovascular | go to top | |||
| Obesity: guidance on the prevention, identification, assessment and management of overweight and obesity in adults and children | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Feb 07 | |
| Atrial fibrillation | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Jun 06 | |
| MI: secondary prevention | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Jun 07 | |
| Hypertension: management of hypertension in adults in primary care | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Jun 06 | |
| Chronic heart failure | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Oct 03 | |
| National clinical guidelines for stroke | Professional Body | Royal College of Physicians | Oct 04 | |
| Guidelines on the management of adult obesity and overweight in primary care | Professional Body | National Obesity Forum | Jun 07 | |
| The diagnosis and treatment of heart failure | Professional Body | European Society of Cardiology | Feb 06 | |
| Joint British Societies' guidelines on the prevention of cardiovascular disease in clinical practice | Professional Body | British Cardiac Society, Heart UK, British Hypertension Society, Primary Care Cardiovascular Society, The Stroke Association, Diabetes UK | Feb 06 | |
| Respiratory | go to top | |||
| Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults in primary and secondary care | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Jun 04 | |
| British guideline on the management of asthma in children | Professional Body | Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network & British Thoracic Society | Oct 07 | |
| British guideline on the management of asthma in adults | Professional Body | Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network & British Thoracic Society | Oct 07 | |
| COPD diagnosis, management and prevention | Professional Body | Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease | Oct 03 | |
| Consensus guideline on the use of inhaler devices in asthma | Working Party | Working Party - Thomas, Chrystyn, Leyshon, Price, Roberts & Russell | Oct 07 | |
| Consensus guideline on phasing out CFC-containing inhalers in asthma | Working Party | Working Party - Thomas, Angus, Fehrenbach, Martin, Murphy & Small | Oct 07 | |
| Prolonged mucolytic therapy in patients with diagnosed COPD | Working Party | Working Party - Rudolf, Bellamy, Burrill, Scullion & Thomas | Oct 07 | |
| Central Nervous System | go to top | |||
| Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy) | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Oct 07 | |
| Drug misuse: psychosocial interventions and opioid detoxification | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Oct 07 | |
| Dementia: supporting people with dementia and their carers in health and social care | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Feb 07 | |
| Bipolar disorder | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Jul 06 | |
| Parkinson's disease: diagnosis and management in primary and secondary care | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Jun 06 | |
| The epilepsies: the diagnosis and management of the epilepsies in adults and children in primary and secondary care | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Feb 05 | |
| Self-harm: the short-term physical and psychological management and secondary prevention of self-harm | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Oct 04 | |
| Post-traumatic stress disorder | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Jun 05 | |
| Multiple sclerosis: management of multiple sclerosis in primary and secondary care | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Feb 04 | |
| Depression: management of depression in primary and secondary care | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Feb 05 | |
| Depression in children and young people | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Oct 05 | |
| Anxiety: management of anxiety (panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia, and generalised anxiety disorder) in adults in primary, secondary and community care | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Feb 05 | |
| Obsessive-compulsive disorder | NICE & DH | Department of Health | Feb 06 | |
| The assessment of pain in older people | Professional Body | Royal College of Psysicians, British Geriatrics Society and British Pain Society | Feb 08 |
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| Management of restless legs syndrome in primary care | Professional Body | RLS:UK | Feb 08 |
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| The GP's guide to Parkinson's disease | Professional Body | Parkinson's Disease Society | Feb 08 |
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| Managing chronic headaches in the clinic | Professional Body | Migraine in Primary Care Advisors | Oct 04 | |
| Guidelines for the management of migraine in primary care | Professional Body | Migraine in Primary Care Advisors | Feb 04 | |
| Principles of epilepsy management | Professional Body | Epilepsy Action | Feb 05 | |
| Guidelines for all doctors in the diagnosis and management of migraine and tension-type headache | Professional Body | British Association for the Study of Headache | Oct 04 | |
| Evidence-based guidelines for treating bipolar disorder | Professional Body | British Association for Psychopharmacology | Oct 04 | |
| Diagnosing and managing neuropathic pain: guidance for the primary care team | Working Party | Working Party - Johnson with input from the British Pain Society and the Pain Committee of the Royal College of General Practitioners | Feb 08 |
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| Infection | go to top | |||
| Urinary tract infection in children: diagnosis, treatment and long-term management | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Oct 07 | |
| Feverish illness in children | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Jun 07 | |
| Guidance for the prevention, testing, treatment and management of hepatitis C in primary care | Professional Body | Health Protection Agency | Oct 07 | |
| Management of returning travellers and visitors from countries affected by avian influenza (H5N1) presenting with febrile respiratory illness | Professional Body | Health Protection Agency | Jun 07 | |
| HIV testing for patients attending general medical services | Professional Body | Royal College of Physicians | Jun 07 | |
| Meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia | Professional Body | Meningitis Research Foundation | Oct 02 | |
| Management guidelines for herpes simplex | Professional Body | Herpes Viruses Association | Feb 07 | |
| Guidelines for the management of shingles | Professional Body | British Infection Society | Jun 05 | |
| Endocrine | go to top | |||
| Type 2 diabetes: prevention and management of foot problems | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Feb 04 | |
| Type 1 diabetes: diagnosis and management of type 1 diabetes in children and young people | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Oct 04 | |
| Type 1 diabetes: diagnosis and management of type 1 diabetes in adults | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Oct 04 | |
| Management of type 2 diabetes: retinopathy - screening and early management | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Jun 02 | |
| Management of type 2 diabetes: renal disease - prevention and early management | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Jun 02 | |
| Management of type 2 diabetes: management of blood pressure and blood lipids | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Feb 03 | |
| Management of type 2 diabetes: management of blood glucose | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Oct 02 | |
| Diabetes: vascular disease and management of dyslipidaemia | Professional Body | Heart UK | Jun 04 | |
| The management of pregnant women with diabetes | Professional Body | Diabetes UK | Jun 06 | |
| Recommendations for the provision of services in primary care for people with diabetes | Professional Body | Diabetes UK | May 06 | |
| Preconception care of women with diabetes | Professional Body | Diabetes UK | Jun 06 | |
| Early identification of people with type 2 diabetes | Professional Body | Diabetes UK | Oct 06 | |
| Aspirin treatment in diabetes | Professional Body | Diabetes UK | Feb 07 | |
| Child growth | Professional Body | Child Growth Foundation | Feb 04 | |
| Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Urology | go to top | |||
| Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance | NICE & DH | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Jun 07 |