Primary care clinicians should initiate patient-centred conversations with their patients about overweight or obesity. The 5As of Obesity ManagementTM (Ask-Assess-Advise-Agree-Assist) approach, starting with asking permission to discuss weight, is an appropriate format to use.
Primary care clinicians sho...
This guideline covers identifying children, young people and adults with symptoms that could be
caused by cancer. It outlines appropriate investigations in primary care, and selection of people to
refer for a specialist opinion. It aims to help people understand what to expect if they have
symptoms that ...
This guideline covers the prevention, assessment and non-surgical management of pelvic floor
dysfunction in women aged 12 and over. It aims to raise awareness and help women to reduce their
risk of pelvic floor dysfunction. For women who have pelvic floor dysfunction, the guideline
recommends interventio...
This guideline covers support to stop smoking for everyone aged 12 and over, and help to reduce people's harm from smoking if they are not ready to stop in one go. It also covers ways to prevent children, young people and young adults aged 24 and under from taking up smoking. The guideline brings togethe...
This guideline covers identifying children, young people and adults with symptoms that could be caused by cancer. It outlines appropriate investigations in primary care, and selection of people to refer for a specialist opinion. It aims to help people understand what to expect if they have symptoms that ...
Tsou, A;
Bulova, P;
Capone, G;
Chicoine, B;
Gelaro, B;
Harville, T. O;
Martin, B. A;
McGuire, D. E;
McKelvey, K. D;
Peterson, M;
Tyler, C;
Wells, M;
Whitten, M. S.
Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal condition, and average life expectancy has increased substantially, from 25 years in 1983 to 60 years in 2020. Despite the unique clinical comorbidities among adults with Down syndrome, there are no clinical guidelines for the care of these patients. To develo...
This guideline covers support for adults (aged 18 and over) who provide unpaid care for anyone aged 16 or over with health or social care needs. It aims to improve the lives of carers by helping health and social care practitioners identify people who are caring for someone and give them the right inform...
This guideline represents an important step toward clarifying the evidence regarding the management of patients with hypertension within the VA/DoD primary care settings. As with other clinical practice guidelines, challenges remain, such as evidence gaps, the need to develop effective strategies for gui...
This guideline covers interventions in the acute stage of a stroke or transient ischaemic attack
(TIA). It offers the best clinical advice on the diagnosis and acute management of stroke and TIA in
the 48 hours after onset of symptoms....
This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer in secondary care,
including information on the best way to diagnose and identify different stages of the disease, and
how to manage adverse effects of treatment. It also includes recommendations on follow-up in
primary care for people...
