NICE referral summaries

NICE has published referral advice for the following conditions: acne; acute low back pain; atopic eczema in children; menorrhagia; osteoarthritis of the hip and knee; glue ear; psoriasis; recurrent episodes of acute sore throat in the under-15s; prostatism; and varicose veins. The advice is summarised below. The complete document can be downloaded in PDF format from the NICE website, www.nice.org.uk.

• Key
• Acne
• Acute low back pain
• Atopic eczema in children
• Menorrhagia
• Osteoarthritis of the hip
• Osteoarthritis of the knee
• Persistent otitis media with effusion (glue ear) in children
• Psoriasis
• Recurrent episodes of acute sore throat in children aged up to 15 years
• Urinary tract 'outflow' symptoms ('prostatism') in men
• Varicose veins

KEY:
The starring system developed by NICE to identify referral priorities
Arrangements should be made so that the patient:
	is seen immediately1
	is seen urgently2
	is seen soon2
	has a routine appointment2
	is seen within an appropriate time depending on his or her clinical circumstances (discretionary)
1 within a day 2 health authorities, trusts and primary care organisations should work to local definitions of maximum waiting times in each of these categories. The multidisciplinary advisory groups considered a maximum waiting time of 2 weeks to be appropriate for the urgent category.

ACNE

ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN

ATOPIC ECZEMA IN CHILDREN

MENORRHAGIA

OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE HIP

OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE

PERSISTENT OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION (GLUE EAR) IN CHILDREN

PSORIASIS

RECURRENT EPISODES OF ACUTE SORE THROAT IN CHILDREN AGED UP TO 15 YEARS

URINARY TRACT 'OUTFLOW' SYMPTOMS ('PROSTATISM') IN MEN

VARICOSE VEINS

Reproduced with kind permission from: Referral Advice – a Guide to Appropriate Referral from General to Specialist Services. London: NICE, December 2001

eGuidelines.co.uk (17 May 2012)
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