This guideline covers care and management for adults (aged 18 and over) with type 2 diabetes. It
focuses on patient education, dietary advice, managing cardiovascular risk, managing blood glucose
levels, and identifying and managing long-term complications....
This guideline covers investigation and management of heart valve disease presenting in adults. It
aims to improve quality of life and survival for people with heart valve disease through timely
diagnosis and appropriate intervention....
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing acute heart failure or possible acute heart failure in
people aged 18 and over. It aims to improve the immediate care of someone who is acutely unwell
as a result of heart failure....
This guideline covers the circumstances for inducing labour, methods of induction, assessment,
monitoring, pain relief and managing complications. It aims to improve advice and care for pregnant
women who are thinking about or having induction of labour.
In this guideline we use the terms 'woman' and 'wo...
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing myalgic encephalomyelitis (or
encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in children, young people and adults. It aims
to improve awareness and understanding about ME/CFS and when to suspect it, so that people are
diagnosed earlier. It includes recomme...
This guideline covers how organisations, practitioners and carers should work together to deliver
high-quality care, stable placements and nurturing relationships for looked-after children and
young people. It aims to help these children and young people reach their full potential and have
the same oppor...
This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea
syndrome (OSAHS), obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) and chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease with OSAHS (COPD–OSAHS overlap syndrome) in people over 16. It aims to improve
recognition, investigation and treat...
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing bronchiolitis in babies and children. It aims to help
healthcare professionals diagnose bronchiolitis and identify if babies and children should be cared
for at home or in hospital. It describes treatments and interventions that can be used to help with
the s...
The larval stage of the parasite Taenia solium can encyst in the central nervous system causing neurocysticercosis, which is the main cause of acquired epilepsy in the countries in which the parasite is endemic. Endemic areas are those with the presence (or likely presence) of the full life cycle of Taen...
This guideline covers the routine antenatal care that women and their babies should receive. It
aims to ensure that pregnant women are offered regular check-ups, information and support. We
have also published a guideline on postnatal care, which covers the topics of emotional attachment
and baby feeding...
