This guideline covers general principles for prescribing and managing withdrawal from opioids, benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids, Z‑drugs and antidepressants in primary and secondary care.
It does not cover gabapentinoids prescribed for epilepsy, nor opioids prescribed for acute or cancer pain, or at th...
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.
In April 2022, we reviewed the evidence and made new recommendations...
This guideline covers identifying and treating primary hypertension (high blood pressure) in people aged 18 and over, including people with type 2 diabetes. It aims to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks and strokes by helping healthcare professionals to diagnose hypertension...
This guideline covers providing integrated health and social care services for people experiencing homelessness. It aims to improve access to and engagement with health and social care, and ensure care is coordinated across different services.
Who is it for?:
Local authorities
Commissioners and providers...
This guideline covers support for disabled children and young people with severe complex needs, from birth to 25 years. It aims to encourage education, health and social care services to work together and provide more coordinated support to children and young people, and their families and carers....
This guideline covers how to create the right conditions for mental wellbeing at work. It aims to promote a supportive and inclusive work environment, including training and support for managers and helping people who have or are at risk of poor mental health. Who is it for?: Employers
Senior leadership...
Salud Laboral/normas,
Grupos Profesionales/psicología,
Salud Mental,
Riesgos Laborales,
Lugar de Trabajo/psicología,
Estrés Laboral/prevención & control,
Satisfacción en el Trabajo,
Compromiso Laboral,
Cultura Organizacional,
Sistemas de Apoyo Psicosocial,
Administración de Personal/normas,
Relaciones Interprofesionales,
Costos de Salud para el Patrón,
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This guideline covers diagnosing and managing glaucoma in people aged 18 and over. It includes recommendations on testing and referral (case-finding) for chronic open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension and on effective diagnosis, treatment and reassessment to stop these conditions progressing. We hav...
This guideline covers complex rehabilitation needs after traumatic injury, including assessment and goal setting, rehabilitation plans and programmes, physical, psychological and cognitive rehabilitation, rehabilitation for specific injuries, coordination of rehabilitation in hospital, at discharge and i...
This guideline covers advice on the diagnosis and management of tension-type headache, migraine
(including migraine with aura and menstrual-related migraine), cluster headache and medication
overuse headache in young people (aged 12 years and older) and adults. It aims to improve the
recognition and mana...
This guideline covers managing colorectal (bowel) cancer in people aged 18 and over. It aims to
improve quality of life and survival for adults with colorectal cancer through management of local
disease and secondary tumours (metastatic disease).
The recommendations in this guideline were developed befor...
