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Deafblind

• Social care for deafblind children and adults, Dept of Health (June 2009)

Deafness

• Aetiological investigation into bilateral mild to moderate permanent hearing loss in children, British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians and British Association of Paediatricians in Audiology (April 2009)
• Aetiological investigation into severe to profound permanent hearing loss in children, British Association of Audiological Physicians (October 2008)
• Auditory brain stem implants, NICE (2005)
• Basic medical surveillance essentials for people with Down's Syndrome: hearing impairment, Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group (2007)
• Guidelines for aetiological investigation of infants with congenital hearing loss identified through newborn hearing screening, NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (January 2009)
• Guidelines for investigating infants with congenital hearing loss identified through newborn hearing screening, British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians (2008)
• Guidelines for the early audiological assessment and management of babies referred from the newborn hearing screening programme, NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (2007)
• Hearing impairment - cochlear implants, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (January 2009)
• Medical Evaluation of children with permanent unilateral hearing loss, British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians and British Association of Paediatricians in Audiology (August 2009)
• Position Paper on bilateral cochlear implants, British Cochlear Implant Group (May 2007)
• Position Statement on guidelines for cochlear implantation : paediatric and adult, British Cochlear Implant Group (April 2007)
• Recommended guidelines on safety for cochlear implant users, British Cochlear Implant Group (2010)
• Social care for deafblind children and adults, Dept of Health (June 2009)

Death

• A code of practice for the diagnosis and confirmation of death, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (October 2008)
• Advance decisions to refuse treatment: a guide for health and social care professionals, NHS End of Life Care Programme and the National Council for Palliative Care (2008)
• Breaking Bad News Regional Guidelines, National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Services (2003)

Deep Vein Thrombosis

• Clinical guidelines for testing for heritable thrombophilia, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (January 2010)
• Dabigatran etexilate for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after hip or knee replacement surgery in adults, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (September 2008)
• Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism, European Society of Cardiology (2008)
• Diagnosis and management of venous thromboembolic diseases, NICE Quality standards (March 2013)
• Effects on routine coagulation screens and assessment of anticoagulant intensity in patients taking oral dabigatran or rivaroxaban, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (Nov 2012)
• Guideline on the management of bleeding in patients on antithrombotic agents, BCSH Guidelines (Nov 2012)
• Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of heparin- induced thrombocytopenia second edition, BCSH (Nov 2012)
• Guidelines on the management of venous thrombosis at unusual sites, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2012)
• Guidelines on travel-related venous thrombosis, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (September 2010)
• Guidelines on use of vena cava filters, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2006)
• Management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in cancer patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines, European Society for Medical Oncology (2011)
• Prevention and management of venous thromboembolism, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (December 2010)
• Reducing the Risk of Thrombosis and Embolism during Pregnancy and the Puerperium, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (November 2009)
• Reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) in patients admitted to hospital, NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2010)
• Rivaroxaban for the prevention of venous thromboembolism, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (April 2009)
• The investigation, management and prevention of venous thrombosis in children; British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2010)
• Thromboembolic Disease in Pregnancy and the Puerperium: Acute Management, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
• Venous thromboembolic diseases, NICE Clinical Guideline (June 2012)
• Venous thromboembolism - apixaban (hip and knee surgery), NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (January 2012)
• Venous thromboembolism (treatment and long term secondary prevention) - rivaroxaban, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (July 2012)
• Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis, British Association of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery - ENT UK (2010)
• Venous Thromboembolism and Hormonal Contraception, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (September 2010)
• Venous Thromboembolism and Hormone Replacement Therapy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (May 2011)
• Venous thromboprophylaxis in critical care, Intensive Care Society (September 2008)

Defibrillator

• Guidelines for the perioperative management of patients with implantable pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators where the use of surgical diathermy/electrocautery is anticipated, MHRA (2006)

Delirium

• Delirium, NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2010)
• Detection, prevention and treatment of delirium in critically ill patients; The Intensive Care Society (2006)

Dementia

• Alzheimer's disease - donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine and memantine; NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (March 2011)
• Clinical practice with anti-dementia drugs: a revised (second) consensus statement, British Association for Psychopharmacology (2010)
• Dementia: Supporting people with dementia and their carers in health and social care, NICE Clinical Guideline (2006)
• Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Alzheimer's disease, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)
• Living well with dementia: A National Dementia Strategy, Dept of Health (February 2009)
• Mental wellbeing and older people - guidance for occupational therapy and physical activity interventions to promote the mental wellbeing of older people in primary care and residential care, NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (October 2008)
• Nothing ventured, nothing gained: risk guidance for people with dementia; Dept of Health (November 2010)
• Supporting people to live well with dementia, NICE Quality Standard (April 2013)

Dental Problems

• Clinical Guidelines & Integrated Care Pathways for the Oral Health Care of People with Learning Disabilities, British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2012)
• Clinical Holding Guidelines, British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2009)
• Dental recall - Recall interval between routine dental examinations, NICE (2004)
• Diagnosis prevention and management of dental erosion, Royal College of Surgeons of England - Faculty of Dental Surgery (January 2007)
• Extraction of primary teeth - balance and compensation, British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (2002)
• Guideline for the use of general anaesthesia in paediatric dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons of England - Faculty of Dental Surgery (May 2008)
• Guidelines for oral health care for people with a physical disability, British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• Guidelines for the Development of Local Standards of Oral Health Care for Dependent, Dysphagic, Critically and Terminally Ill Patients; British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• Guidelines for the management of patients on oral anticoagulants requiring dental surgery, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2007)
• Management of unerupted and impacted third molar teeth, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2000)
• Mini/micro screw implantation for orthodontic anchorage, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)
• Multi-disciplinary Guidelines for the Oral Management of Patients following Oncology Treatment, Royal College of Surgeons of England and The British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2012)
• Nutrition and dental health: guidelines for professionals, Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland (June 2008)
• Prevention and management of dental decay in the pre-school child, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2005)
• Principles on Intervention for People Unable to Comply with Routine Dental Care, British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2004)
• Standards for Conscious Sedation in Dentistry: Alternative Techniques, Royal College of Surgeons of England (October 2007)
• The Development of Standards for Domiciliary Dental Care Services: Guidelines and recommendations, British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• The provision of oral health care under general anaesthesia in special care dentistry - a professional Consensus Statement, British Society for Disability and Oral Health (March 2009)
• Tooth decay - HealOzone, NICE (2005)
• UK national clinical guidelines in paediatric dentistry - pulp therapy for primary molars, British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (September 2006)
• Wisdom teeth - removal, NICE (2000)

Depression

• Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance, NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Common mental health disorders, NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2011)
• Depression and anxiety - computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CCBT); NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Depression in adults; NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2009)
• Depression in children and young people, NICE (2005)
• Depression with a chronic physical health problem, NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2009)
• Evidence-based guidelines for treating bipolar disorder: revised second edition, British Association for Psychopharmacology (March 2009)
• Evidence-based guidelines for treating depressive disorders with anti-depressants: a revision of the 2000 British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines, British Association for Psychopharmacology (2008)
• Guidance for employers on promoting mental wellbeing through productive and healthy working conditions, NICE Public Health Guideline (November 2009)
• Management of perinatal mood disorders, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (March 2012)
• Mental wellbeing and older people - guidance for occupational therapy and physical activity interventions to promote the mental wellbeing of older people in primary care and residential care, NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (October 2008)
• Non-pharmaceutical management of depression, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (January 2010)
• Service user experience in adult mental health, NICE Clinical Guideline (December 2011)
• The clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depressive illness, schizophrenia, catatonia and mania; NICE (2003)
• The competences required to deliver effective cognitive and behavioural therapy for people with depression and with anxiety disorders, Department of Health (2007)
• The Management of bipolar disorder in adults, children and adolescents, in primary and secondary care; NICE (2006)
• Transcranial magnetic stimulation for severe depression, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)
• Vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)

Depression In Childhood

• Depression in children and young people, NICE (2005)
• Non-pharmaceutical management of depression, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (January 2010)
• Self-harm: The short-term physical and psychological management and secondary prevention of self-harm in primary and secondary care, NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)

Dermatitis

• Alitretinoin for the treatment of severe chronic hand eczema, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (August 2009)
• Atopic dermatitis (eczema) - pimecrolimus and tacrolimus, NICE Technology Appraisal (2004)
• Atopic dermatitis (eczema) - topical steroids, NICE Technology Appraisal (2004)
• Atopic eczema in children, NICE Clinical Guideline (December 2007)
• Diagnosis, management and prevention of occupational contact dermatitis: concise guidelines; Royal College of Physicians and British Association of Dermatologists (2011)
• Grenz rays therapy for inflammatory skin conditions, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)
• Guidelines for the care of contact dermatitis, British Association of Dermatologists (2009)
• Guidelines for the management of atopic eczema, Primary Care Dermatology Society and British Association of Dermatologists (2006 Updated October 2009)
• Guidelines for the safe and effective prescribing of azathioprine, British Association of Dermatologists (2011)
• Management of atopic eczema in primary care, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (March 2011)

Dermatomyositis

• Clinical Guidelines for Immunoglobulin Use (second edition), Dept of Health, May 2008

Detrusor Instability

• Laparoscopic augmentation cystoplasty (including clam cystoplasty), NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)
• Percutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation for overactive bladder syndrome, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2010)
• Sacral nerve stimulation for urge incontinence and urgency-frequency, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2004)
• The management of lower urinary tract symptoms in men, NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2010)
• Urinary incontinence: the management of urinary incontinence in women, NICE (2006)

Devic's Disease

• Guidelines on diagnosis and management of neuromyelitis optica, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)

Diabetes

• Allogeneic pancreatic islet cell transplantation for type 1 diabetes mellitus, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2008)
• Clinical practice consensus guidelines 2009, International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) (September 2009)
• Continuous glucose monitoring: consensus statement on the use of glucose sensing in outpatient clinical diabetes care, British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (May 2009)
• Diabetes - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2010)
• Diabetes - insulin pump therapy; NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (July 2008); Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion for the treatment of diabetes (review)
• Diabetes (type 2) - exenatide (prolonged release); NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (February 2012)
• Diabetes (type 2) - liraglutide for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus; NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (October 2010)
• Diabetes in pregnancy; NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• Diabetes Information, Guidelines and Data; NHS Diabetes (various dates)
• Diabetic foot problems - inpatient management, NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2011)
• Diabetic retinopathy guidelines; Royal College of Ophthalmologists (Dec 2012)
• Diabetic Retinopathy screening across the UK
• Diagnosis and management of type 1 diabetes in children, young people and adults; NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2004)
• Guidelines and Clinical Standards of Care for People with Diabetes in Care Homes, Guidelines and Audit Implementation Network (February 2010)
• Guidelines on diabetes, pre-diabetes and cardiovascular diseases; European Society of Cardiology (2007)
• Hyperglycaemia in acute coronary syndromes, NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2011)
• Inhaled insulin for the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Making every young person with diabetes matter, Dept of Health (2007)
• Management of diabetes; Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (March 2010)
• Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Adults, Joint British Diabetes Societies Inpatient Care Group (March 2010)
• Pancreatic islet cell transplantation, NICE (2003)
• Preventing type 2 diabetes - population and community interventions, NICE Public health guidance (May 2011)
• Preventing type 2 diabetes - risk identification and interventions for individuals at high risk, NICE Public Health Guidance (July 2012)
• The clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of patient education models for diabetes; NICE Technology Appraisal (2003)
• The management of the hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state (HHS) in adults with diabetes, Joint British Diabetes Societies Inpatient Care Group (August 2012)
• Type 2 diabetes - newer agents (partial update); NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2009)
• Type 2 diabetes: Prevention and management of foot problems; NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2004)

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

• Clinical practice consensus guidelines 2009, International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) (September 2009)
• Diabetes Information, Guidelines and Data; NHS Diabetes (various dates)
• Diagnosis and management of type 1 diabetes in children, young people and adults; NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2004)
• Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Adults, Joint British Diabetes Societies Inpatient Care Group (March 2010)

Diabetic Neuropathy

• Diabetes Information, Guidelines and Data; NHS Diabetes (various dates)
• Guidelines on the management of neuropathic pain, Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (February 2008)
• Guidelines on the pharmacological treatment of neuropathic pain, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)
• Management of diabetes; Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (March 2010)
• Neuropathic pain - pharmacological management, NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2010)

Diabetic Retinopathy

• Diabetic macular oedema - fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant, NICE Technology Appraisal (Jan 2013)
• Diabetic retinopathy guidelines; Royal College of Ophthalmologists (Dec 2012)
• Diabetic Retinopathy screening across the UK
• Ranibizumab for the treatment of diabetic macular oedema, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (Feb 2013)

Diagnostic Imaging

• Radiology guidelines and best practice statements (various), Royal College of Radiologists (various dates)

Dialysis

• Cinacalcet for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with end-stage renal disease on maintenance dialysis therapy, NICE Technology Appraisal (2007)
• Peritoneal dialysis, NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2011)

Diamorphine

• Opioids for persistent pain: Good practice, British Pain Society (2010)

Diaphragmatic Hernia

• Thoracoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in neonates, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2011)

Diarrhoea

• Diarrhoea and vomiting in children under 5; NICE Clinical Guideline (April 2009)
• Guidelines for the management of norovirus outbreaks in acute and community health and social care settings, Health Protection Agency (November 2011)
• Infectious Diarrhoea - The Role of Microbiological Examination of Faeces - Quick Reference Guide for Primary Care; British Infection Association and Health Protection Agency (October 2009)
• Preventing person-to-person spread following gastrointestinal infections: guidelines for public health physicians and environmental health officers, Health Protection Agency (2005)
• The management of acute bloody diarrhoea potentially caused by vero cytotoxin producing Escherichia coli in children, Health Protection Agency (July 2011)

Diarrhoea And Vomiting Due To Gastroenteritis

• Diarrhoea and vomiting in children under 5; NICE Clinical Guideline (April 2009)
• Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings, Health Protection Agency (April 2010)
• Guidelines for the management of norovirus outbreaks in acute and community health and social care settings, Health Protection Agency (November 2011)
• Infectious Diarrhoea - The Role of Microbiological Examination of Faeces - Quick Reference Guide for Primary Care; British Infection Association and Health Protection Agency (October 2009)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency (various dates)
• Preventing person-to-person spread following gastrointestinal infections: guidelines for public health physicians and environmental health officers, Health Protection Agency (2005)

Diphtheria

• Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings, Health Protection Agency (April 2010)

Diplopia

• Implantation of an opaque intraocular lens for intractable double vision, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2009)

Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs

• Guideline for disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy, British Society for Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology (2008)
• Management of early rheumatoid arthritis, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (February 2011)
• Quick reference guideline for monitoring of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy, British Society for Rheumatology (November 2009)
• Rheumatoid arthritis: the management of rheumatoid arthritis in adults, NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2009)

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

• Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of disseminated intavascular coagulation, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (January 2009)

Diuretics

• Hypertension: management of hypertension in adults in primary care, NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2011)

Diving

• Guidelines on Respiratory Aspects of Fitness for Diving, British Thoracic Society (2003)
• Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale for the secondary prevention of recurrent paradoxical embolism in divers, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2010)

Dmards

• Guideline for disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy, British Society for Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology (2008)
• Management of early rheumatoid arthritis, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (February 2011)
• Quick reference guideline for monitoring of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy, British Society for Rheumatology (November 2009)
• Rheumatoid arthritis: the management of rheumatoid arthritis in adults, NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2009)

Domestic Violence

• Domestic Violence: Recognition and Management in Emergency Departments, College of Emergency Medicine (June 2010)
• Improving safety, Reducing harm: Children, young people and domestic violence; Dept of Health (November 2009)

Donovanosis

• Management of donovanosis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2011)

Down's Syndrome

• Basic medical surveillance essentials for people with Down's Syndrome: cardiac disease - congenital and acquired, Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group (2007)
• Basic medical surveillance essentials for people with Down's Syndrome: hearing impairment, Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group (2007)
• Basic medical surveillance essentials for people with Down's syndrome: ophthalmic problems, Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group (2006)
• Basic medical surveillance for people with Down's Syndrome : cervical spine instability, Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group (2012)
• Basic medical surveillance for people with Down's Syndrome : growth, Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group (2012)
• Basic medical surveillance for people with Down's Syndrome : thyroid disorder, Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group (2001)

Drop Foot

• Functional electrical stimulation for drop foot of central neurological origin, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)

Drug Abuse

• Clinical management of drug dependence in the adult prison setting, Dept of Health (2006)
• Drug misuse - methadone and buprenorphine, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Drug misuse - naltrexone, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Drug Misuse and Dependence - UK Guidelines on Clinical Management, NHS National Treatment Agency (September 2007)
• Drug misuse: opioid detoxification, NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Drug misuse: psychosocial interventions, NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Evidence-based guidelines for the pharmacological management of substance abuse, harmful use, addiction and comorbidity: recommendations from BAP; British Association for Psychopharmacology (May 2012)
• Guidance for the pharmacological management of substance misuse among young people in secure environments, Dept of Health (October 2009)
• Guidance for the use of substitute prescribing in the treatment of opioid dependence in primary care, Royal College of General Practitioners (2011)
• Needle and syringe programmes, NICE Public Health Guidance (February 2009)
• Pain and substance misuse, British Pain Society (2007)
• Psychosis with coexisting substance misuse, NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2011)
• Substance misuse - Interventions to reduce substance misuse among vulnerable young people, NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (2007)

Drug Addiction

• Clinical management of drug dependence in the adult prison setting, Dept of Health (2006)
• Drug misuse - methadone and buprenorphine, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Drug misuse - naltrexone, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Drug Misuse and Dependence - UK Guidelines on Clinical Management, NHS National Treatment Agency (September 2007)
• Drug misuse: opioid detoxification, NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Drug misuse: psychosocial interventions, NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Evidence-based guidelines for the pharmacological management of substance abuse, harmful use, addiction and comorbidity: recommendations from BAP; British Association for Psychopharmacology (May 2012)
• Guidance for the pharmacological management of substance misuse among young people in secure environments, Dept of Health (October 2009)
• Guidance for the use of substitute prescribing in the treatment of opioid dependence in primary care, Royal College of General Practitioners (2011)
• Needle and syringe programmes, NICE Public Health Guidance (February 2009)
• Pain and substance misuse, British Pain Society (2007)
• Psychosis with coexisting substance misuse, NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2011)
• Substance misuse - Interventions to reduce substance misuse among vulnerable young people, NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (2007)

Drug Therapy

• Effects on routine coagulation screens and assessment of anticoagulant intensity in patients taking oral dabigatran or rivaroxaban, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (Nov 2012)
• Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of heparin- induced thrombocytopenia second edition, BCSH (Nov 2012)
• Keeping patients safe when they transfer between care providers, Part 1 - Professional Guidance, Royal Pharmaceutical Society (2011)
• Keeping patients safe when they transfer between care providers, Part 2 - Organisational Guidance, Royal Pharmaceutical Society (2011)
• Medicines adherence: involving patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence, NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2009)

Dry Mouth

• Guidelines for the Development of Local Standards of Oral Health Care for Dependent, Dysphagic, Critically and Terminally Ill Patients; British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• Multi-disciplinary Guidelines for the Oral Management of Patients following Oncology Treatment, Royal College of Surgeons of England and The British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2012)

Duodenal Ulcer

• Acute upper GI bleeding, NICE Clinical Guideline (June 2012)
• Current concepts in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection, The Maastricht III Consensus Report (2006)
• Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care, NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)
• Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (September 2008)

Dupuytren's Contracture

• Needle fasciotomy for Dupuytren's contracture, NICE (2004)
• Radiation therapy for early Dupuytren's disease, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2010)

Dyslipidaemia

• Ezetimibe for the treatment of primary (heterozygous-familial and non-familial) hypercholesterolaemia, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (November 2007)
• Familial hypercholesterolaemia, NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2008)
• Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidaemias, European Society of Cardiology (2011)
• Lipid modification - cardiovascular risk assessment and the modification of blood lipids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2008, amended May 2010)

Dyspepsia

• Current concepts in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection, The Maastricht III Consensus Report (2006)
• Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care, NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)
• Referral for suspected cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)

Dysphagia

• Consensus guideline on the medication management of adults with swallowing difficulties, Various Authors - Supported by an educational grant from Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd (2006)
• Dysphagia - best practice guidance to care for people who have problems in swallowing, National Patient Safety Agency (July 2007)
• Management of patients with stroke: Identification and management of dysphagia, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (June 2010)
• Referral for suspected cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)

Dystonia

• Deep brain stimulation for tremor and dystonia (excluding Parkinson's disease), NICE (2006)
• Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of primary dystonias, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)
• Selective peripheral denervation of cervical dystonia, NICE (2004)