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Narcolepsy

• Guidelines on management of narcolepsy, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)

Nasal Obstruction

• Management of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnea syndrome in adults, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2003)
• Radiofrequency volumetric tissue reduction of turbinate hypertrophy, NICE (2004)

Nasal Polyps

• Guidelines for the management of rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis, British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2007)

Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction

• Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy, NICE (2005)
• Nasolacrimal duct obstruction, College of Optometrists (January 2009)

Nasopharyngeal Cancer

• Nasopharyngeal cancer: EHNS–ESMO–ESTRO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology and others (2010)

Neck Pain

• Percutaneous endoscopic laser cervical discectomy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (June 2009)

Needle Stick Injury

• HIV and AIDS: information and guidance in the occupational setting, Health Protection Agency (2008)

Neonatal Jaundice

• Neonatal jaundice, NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2010)

Neonatal Screening

• Guidelines for the interpretation of the neonatal electrocardiogram, European Society of Cardiology (2002)
• Postnatal care: Routine postnatal care of women and their babies, NICE Clinical Guideline (2006)

Neonatology

• Antibiotics for early-onset neonatal infection, NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2012)
• Newborn Life Support, Resuscitation Council UK Guideline (2010)
• Postnatal care: Routine postnatal care of women and their babies, NICE Clinical Guideline (2006)
• Toolkit for high-quality neonatal services, Dept of Health (November 2009)

Nephrectomy

• Laparoscopic live donor simple nephrectomy, NICE (2004)
• Laparoscopic nephrectomy (including nephroureterectomy), NICE (2005)
• Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, NICE (2006)
• Single-port laparoscopic nephrectomy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2011)

Neuroblastoma

• Long term follow up of survivors of childhood cancer; Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (Mar 2013)

Neuroborelliosis

• Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of European Lyme neuroborreliosis, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)

Neuroendocrine Tumours

• Guidelines for the management of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine (including carcinoid) tumours (NETs), British Society of Gastroenterology (2012)
• Neuroendocrine bronchial and thymic tumours: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Neuroendocrine gastroenteropancreatic tumours: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)

Neurogenic Bladder

• Guidelines on Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction, European Association of Urology (2011)
• Guidelines on Paediatric Urology, European Association of Urology (Mar 2013)

Neuromyelitis Optica

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

Neuropathic Pain

• EFNS guidelines on neurostimulation therapy for neuropathic pain, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2007)
• Guidelines on neuropathic pain assessment, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2009)
• 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)
• Neuropathic pain - pharmacological management, NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2010)
• Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (October 2008)
• Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for refractory neuropathic pain, NICE IPG (Mar 2013)

Neuropathy

• Neuropathic pain - pharmacological management, NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2010)

Night Terrors

• Consensus statement on evidence-based treatment of insomnia, parasomnias and circadian rhythm disorders; British Association for Psychopharmacology (2010)

Nocturnal Enuresis

• Guidelines on Paediatric Urology, European Association of Urology (Mar 2013)
• Nocturnal enuresis - the management of bedwetting in children and young people, NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2010)

Non Ulcer Dyspepsia

• Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care, NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

• Best practice in lymphoma diagnosis and reporting, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2010)
• Diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Follicular lymphoma - rituximab, NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Gastric marginal zone lymphoma of MALT type: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of adult patients with primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) and primary intra-ocularlymphoma (PIOL); British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2007)
• Guidelines on the investigation and management of follicular lymphoma, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (September 2011)
• Improving outcomes in haemato-oncology cancer, NICE Cancer Service Guidance (2003)
• Lymphoma (follicular non-Hodgkin's) - rituximab; NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (June 2011)
• Newly diagnosed and relapsed follicular lymphoma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2011)
• Primary cutaneous lymphomas: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

• Lumbar infusion test for the investigation of normal pressure hydrocephalus, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (June 2008)

Norovirus

• 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)

Nuclear Medicine

• Guidelines and best practice statements (various), British Nuclear Medicine Society (various dates)
• Guidelines on various nuclear medicine procedures and topics, European Association of Nuclear Medicine (various dates)

Nutrition

• Caring for children and young people in the community receiving enteral tube feeding: best practice statement, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (September 2007)
• Dietary interventions and physical activity interventions for weight management before, during and after pregnancy; NICE Public Health Guidance (July 2010)
• Healthy Eating for Older People - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2011)
• Improving Nutritional Care, Dept of Health (Oct 2007)
• Maternal and child nutrition; NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (March 2008)
• Nutrition and dental health: guidelines for professionals, Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland (June 2008)
• Nutrition support in adults: oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition; NICE (2006)
• Nutritional Advice in Common Clinical Situations - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (revised August 2009)
• Salt and Health, Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (2003)

Nystagmus

• Tenotomy of horizontal eye muscles for nystagmus (with reattachment at their original insertions), NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2009)