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Fabricated Illness

• Fabricated or Induced Illness by Carers (FII): A Practical Guide for Paediatricians, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2009)
• Fabricated or Induced Illness by Carers: A Practical Guide for Paediatricians; Report of the Working Party of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2009
• Safeguarding Children in Whom Illness is Fabricated or Induced; Dept of Health, 2008

Faecal Incontinence

• Artificial anal sphincter implantation, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2004)
• Endoscopic radiofrequency therapy of the anal sphincter for faecal incontinence, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2011)
• Faecal incontinence, NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Injectable bulking agents for faecal incontinence, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) for faecal incontinence, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2011)
• Referral for suspected cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
• Sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2004)
• Stimulated graciloplasty for faecal incontinence, NICE (2006)
• Transabdominal artificial bowel sphincter implantation for faecal incontinence, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2008)

Falls

• Falls, British Geriatric Society Best Practice Guide (July 2007)
• The assessment and prevention of falls in older people, NICE (2004)

Familial Multiple Polyposis Syndrome

• Guidelines for colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in moderate and high risk groups, British Society of Gastroenterology (May 2010 update from 2002)

Familial Type Iii Hyperlipidaemia

• Familial hypercholesterolaemia, NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2008)

Family Planning

• Contraception for Women Aged Over 40 Years, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2010)
• Contraceptive Choices for Young People, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2010)
• Drug Interactions with Hormonal Contraception, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2011)
• Emergency Contraception, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2011)
• First Prescription of Combined Oral Contraception; Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care (2007); now known as the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
• Guidelines on vasectomy, European Association of Urology (2011)
• Hysteroscopic sterilisation by tubal cannulation and placement of intrafallopian implants, NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (September 2009)
• Intrauterine Contraception, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2007)
• Long-acting reversible contraception, NICE Clinical guideline (October 2005)
• Male and female sterilisation, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2004)
• Management of Unscheduled Bleeding in Women Using Hormonal Contraception, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2009)
• Missed Pill Recommendations, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2011)
• Preventing sexually transmitted infections and reducing under 18 conceptions, NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (2007)
• Progestogen-only Implants, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2009)
• Progestogen-only Injectable Contraception, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2009)
• Progestogen-only Pills, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2009)
• Quick Starting Contraception, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2010)
• Recommended standards for sexual health services, Medical Foundation for AIDS & Sexual Health (2005)
• Revised guidance for health professionals on the provision of contraceptive services for under 16s, Dept of Health (2004)
• Sexual and Reproductive Health for Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2009)
• UK Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care (2009)
• UK Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use, Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care (2002)
• Venous Thromboembolism and Hormonal Contraception, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (September 2010)

Farsightedness

• Laser correction of refractive error following non-refractive ophthalmic surgery, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2011)
• Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), NICE (2004)
• Photorefractive (laser) surgery for the correction of refractive error, NICE (2006)

Fatigue

• Chronic fatigue syndrome / Myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy) diagnosis and management, NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Occupational aspects of the management of chronic fatigue syndrome: a national guideline, Dept of Health, 2006

Febrile Convulsion

• Feverish illness in children - Assessment and initial management in children younger than 5 years, NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)

Female Genital Mutilation

• Female genital mutilation and its management, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (May 2009)
• Female genital mutilation: multi-agency practice guidelines, Dept of Health (February 2011)

Fertility

• Cancer, fertility and pregnancy: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Fallopian tube recanalisation by guidewire, NICE (2004)
• Falloposcopy with coaxial catheter, NICE (2004)
• Fertility - Assessment and treatment for people with fertility problems, NICE Guidance (Feb 2013)
• Guidance to licensed infertility treatment centres about the proper conduct of activities (various), Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (various dates)
• Guidelines on Male Infertility, European Association of Urologists (Mar 2013)
• Management of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Perinatal Risks Associated with IVF, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (February 2007)
• The effects of cancer treatment on reproductive functions - guidance on management; Royal College of Radiologists et al (November 2007)

Fetal Death

• Late Intrauterine Fetal Death and Stillbirth, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (November 2010)

Fetal Monitoring

• Intrapartum care, NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Pregnancy and childbirth - Electronic fetal monitoring, NICE (2001)

Fever

• Caring for children with fever - RCN good practice guidance for nurses working with infants children and young people, Royal College of Nursing (September 2008)
• Feverish illness in children - Assessment and initial management in children younger than 5 years, NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Management of febrile neutropenia: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines, European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Neutropenic sepsis, NICE Clinical Guideline (September 2012)

Fibroids

• Heavy menstrual bleeding; NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2007)
• Laparoscopic laser myomectomy, NICE Technology Appraisal (2003)
• Magnetic resonance image-guided percutaneous laser ablation of uterine fibroids, NICE Technology Appraisal (2003)
• Magnetic resonance image-guided transcutaneous focused ultrasound for uterine fibroids, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2011)
• Uterine artery embolisation for fibroids, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2010)
• Uterine Artery Embolisation in the Management of Fibroids, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (Jan 2009)

Fibromyalgia

• Evidence based recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia syndrome, European League Against Rheumatism (July 2007)

Fifth Disease

• Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings, Health Protection Agency (April 2010)
• Guidelines on Parvovirus B19 (Slapped Cheek Syndrome, Fifth Disease or Erythema Infectiosum); Health Protection Agency (2008 Contains guidelines by Crowcroft et al, 1999)

First Aid

• UK Ambulance Service Clinical Practice Guidelines, Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee (2006)

Flat Feet

• Sinus tarsi implant insertion for mobile flatfoot, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2009)

Flu

• Amantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir for the treatment of influenza; NICE Technology Appraisal (February 2009)
• Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings, Health Protection Agency (April 2010)
• HPA guidance on use of antiviral agents for the treatment and prophylaxis of influenza 2011-12, Health Protection Agency (December 2011)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency (various dates)
• Managing influenza-like illness (ILI) in nursing and residential homes during the current influenza pandemic, Dept of Health (September 2009)
• Pandemic Influenza Contingency Plan, Health Protection Agency (2009)
• Pandemic influenza: recommendations on the use of antiviral medicines for pregnant women, women who are breastfeeding and children under the age of one year; Dept of Health (June 2009)
• Swine flu - Clinical information and guidance for professionals, Various guidelines from the Dept of Health (various dates)
• Swine Flu Clinical Package, Dept of Health (July 2009)
• The clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of amantadine and oseltamivir for the prophylaxis of influenza, NICE (2003)

Food Allergy

• Food allergy in children and young people, NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2011)

Food Intolerance

• Food allergy in children and young people, NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2011)

Foot Drop

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

Fractures

• Cervical Spine: Management of alert adult patients with potential cervical spine injury in the Emergency Department, College of Emergency Medicine (November 2010)
• EXOGEN ultrasound bone healing system for long bone fractures with non-union or delayed healing, NICE medical technologies guidance (Jan 2013)
• Intravenous Regional Anaesthesia for Distal Forearm Fractures - Bier’s Block, College of Emergency Medicine (May 2010)
• Low intensity pulsed ultrasound to promote fracture healing, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2010)
• Pelvic and Acetabular Fracture Management, British Orthopaedic Association (January 2009)
• Standards for the Management of Open Fractures of the Lower Limb, British Orthopaedic Association (October 2009)
• The Care of Patients with Fragility Fractures, British Orthopaedic Association (September 2007)
• Vertebral fractures - vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, NICE Technology appraisal (April 2013)

Fungal Infection

• Fungal Skin & Nail Infections - Diagnosis & Laboratory Investigation, Health Protection Agency (April 2009)
• Guidelines for treatment of Onychomycosis, British Association of Dermatologists (2003)
• Guidelines on the management of invasive fungal infection during therapy for haematological malignancy, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2008)
• Tinea capitis in the United Kingdom: a report on its diagnosis, management and prevention; Health Protection Agency (2007)