This guideline covers diagnosing and managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD
(which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis) in people aged 16 and older. It aims to help
people with COPD to receive a diagnosis earlier so that they can benefit from treatments to reduce
symptoms, improve q...
This guideline covers recognising, assessing and treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in
children, young people and adults. It aims to improve quality of life by reducing symptoms of PTSD
such as anxiety, sleep problems and difficulties with concentration. Recommendations also aim to
raise awar...
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for managing and preventing acute
exacerbations of bronchiectasis (non-cystic fibrosis). It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce
antibiotic resistance....
This guideline covers the diagnosing and managing of myeloma (including smouldering myeloma and primary plasma cell leukaemia) in people aged 16 and over. It aims to improve care for people with myeloma by promoting the most effective tests and treatments for myeloma and its complications....
The case for adopting Neuropad to detect preclinical diabetic peripheral neuropathy is not supported by the evidence. Neuropad detects sub-normal sweating in patients with diabetes but the clinical importance of this in current NHS care pathways is poorly defined. There is insufficient evidence to suppor...
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing chronic heart failure in people aged 18 and over....
This guideline covers diagnosing, monitoring and managing any type of primary brain tumour or brain metastases in people aged 16 or over. It aims to improve diagnosis and care, including standardising the care people have, how information and support are provided, and palliative care....
This guideline covers recommendations on biomarker tests to help diagnose preterm labour in women with intact membranes. The tests are Actim Partus, PartoSure and the Rapid fetal fibronectin (fFN) 10Q Cassette Kit (at thresholds other than 50 nanograms/millilitre)....
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing rheumatoid arthritis. It aims to improve quality of life by ensuring that people with rheumatoid arthritis have the right treatment to slow the progression of their condition and control their symptoms. People should also have rapid access to specialist care ...
Evidence-based guidelines on the management of pancreatic cystic neoplasms (PCN) are lacking. This guideline is a joint initiative of the European Study Group on Cystic Tumours of the Pancreas, United European Gastroenterology, European Pancreatic Club, European-African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Associati...
