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Major Items

 

1. Health at Work.
Black C. Dame Carol Black's review of the health of Britain's working age population: Working for a healthier tomorrow. London: TSO; 2008
www.workingforhealth.gov.uk/documents/working-for-a-healthier-tomorrow-tagged.pdf 

 

2. Routine Antenatal Care.
National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence. Antenatal care: routine care for the healthy pregnant woman. NICE Clinical Guideline 62. London: NICE; 2008
www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/CG062NICEguideline.pdf  

 

3. Prostate Cancer
National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence. Prostate cancer: diagnosis and treatment. NICE Clinical Guideline 58. London: NICE; 2008
www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/CG58NICEGuideline.pdf 

 

4. Irritable Bowel Syndrome
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Irritable bowel syndrome in adults: diagnosis and management of irritable bowel syndrome in primary care. NICE Clinical Guideline 61. London: NICE; 2008  www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/CG061NICEGuideline.pdf 

 

5. Chronic Kidney Disease
 SIGN. Diagnosis and management of chronic kidney disease. National Clinical Guideline 103. Edinburgh: SIGN, 2008. www.sign.ac.uk/pdf/sign103.pdf 

 

6. Asthma
SIGN. British Guidelines on the management of Asthma. A national clinical guideline.
Clinical Guidelines 101. Edinburgh: SIGN & BTS; 2008. www.sign.ac.uk/pdf/sign101.pdf

AND
National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence. Inhaled corticosteroids for the treatment of chronic asthma in adults and in children aged 12 years and over. NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 138. London: NICE; 2008
www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/TA138Guidance.pdf  

 

7. Neuropathic Pain
CREST. Guidelines on the management of neuropathic pain. Belfast: CREST; 2008
http://www.crestni.org.uk/crest_-management_of_neuropathic_pain_guidelines-2.pdf

 

Summary Briefings

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1. Cranberries for preventing urinary tract infections 

 

2. Oxycodone: a review of its use in the management of pain.
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3. Management of infestations in Primary care - Head Lice, Scabies, Pubic Lice and Threadworms

4. Guidelines for UK practice for the diagnosis and management of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections presenting in the community 

 

5. Consent: patients and doctors making decisions together. Guidance for doctors

 

6. Alcohol Services in Primary Care. Primary Care Services Framework

 

7. Management of invasive meningococcal disease in children & young people

 

8. Osteoarthritis: the care and management of osteoarthritis in adults

 

9. Vertigo - Management in general practice

 

10. Antibiotics and antiseptics for venous leg ulcers 

 

11. Hormone replacement therapy and risk of venous thromboembolism in postmenopausal women: systematic review and meta-analysis 

 

12. Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis: antimicrobial prophylaxis against infective endocarditis in adults and children undergoing interventional procedures

13. Chronic heart failure: overview of diagnosis and drug treatment in primary care
 

14.Lipid modification: cardiovascular risk assessment and the modification of blood lipids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease 

 

15.Helicobacter pylori test and treat versus proton pump inhibitor in initial management of dyspepsia in primary care: multicentre randomised controlled trial

 

16.The management of type 2 diabetes
  

17.BSACI guidelines for the management of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis

 

18.Emergency treatment of anaphylactic reactions. Guidelines for healthcare providers

 

19.Guidelines on emergency treatment of anaphylactic reactions: a primary care perspective

 

20.Topical or oral ibuprofen for chronic knee pain in older people
  

 

 

 

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