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Pacemakers

Dual-chamber pacemakers for the treatment of symptomatic bradycardia, NICE Technology Appraisal (February 2005)
Guidelines for follow up of implantable cardiac devices for cardiac rhythm management, Society for Cardiological Science & Technology (October 2008)
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)
Laser sheath removal of pacing leads, NICE (2004)

Paediatric Basic Life Support

Paediatric Basic Life Support, Resuscitation Council UK Guideline (2010)

Paget's Disease Of Bone

Guidelines on the Management of Paget's Disease of Bone, Bone and Tooth Society of Great Britain and the National Association for the Relief of Paget's Disease (2002)

Pain

Cancer pain management, British Pain Society (January 2010)
Complex regional pain syndrome in adults - UK guidelines for diagnosis, referral and management in primary and secondary care; Royal College of Physicians London (May 2012)
Control of pain in adults with cancer; Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (November 2008)
Deep brain stimulation for refractory chronic pain syndromes (excluding headache), NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2011)
EFNS guidelines on neurostimulation therapy for neuropathic pain, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2007)
General Palliative Care Guidelines for the Management of Pain at the End of Life in Adult Patients; Guidelines and Audit Implementation Network (February 2011)
Good practice in postoperative and procedural pain, Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (January 2008)
Guidelines for Ketamine Sedation of Children in Emergency Departments, The College of Emergency Medicine (2009)
Guidelines on Chronic Pelvic Pain, European Association of Urology (2012)
Guidelines on neuropathic pain assessment, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2009)
Guidelines on Pain Management, European Association of Urology (2012)
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)
Intrathecal drug delivery for the management of pain and spasticity in adults, British Pain Society (2008)
Management of cancer pain: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines, European Society for Medical Oncology (2011)
Management of Pain in Adults, College of Emergency Medicine (June 2010)
Management of Pain in Children, College of Emergency Medicine (May 2010)
Neuropathic pain - pharmacological management, NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2010)
Opioids for persistent pain: Good practice, British Pain Society (2010)
Opioids in palliative care; NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2012)
Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (October 2008)
Pain and substance misuse, British Pain Society (2007)
Recommended guidelines for pain management programmes for adults, British Pain Society (2007)
Spinal cord stimulation for the management of pain: recommendations for best clinical practice, British Pain Society (2009)
The assessment of pain in older people, British Pain Society (2007)
The recognition and assessment of acute pain in children, Royal College of Nursing (2009)
The use of drugs beyond licence in palliative care and pain management, British Pain Society (2005)
Ultrasound-guided regional nerve block, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)

Pain Management

Cancer pain management, British Pain Society (January 2010)
Complex regional pain syndrome in adults - UK guidelines for diagnosis, referral and management in primary and secondary care; Royal College of Physicians London (May 2012)
Control of pain in adults with cancer; Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (November 2008)
Deep brain stimulation for refractory chronic pain syndromes (excluding headache), NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2011)
EFNS guidelines on neurostimulation therapy for neuropathic pain, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2007)
General Palliative Care Guidelines for the Management of Pain at the End of Life in Adult Patients; Guidelines and Audit Implementation Network (February 2011)
Good practice in postoperative and procedural pain, Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (January 2008)
Guidance and competences for the provision of services using practitioners with special interests (PwSIs) - pain management, The British Pain Society (2008)
Guidelines for Ketamine Sedation of Children in Emergency Departments, The College of Emergency Medicine (2009)
Guidelines on Chronic Pelvic Pain, European Association of Urology (2012)
Guidelines on neuropathic pain assessment, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2009)
Guidelines on Pain Management, European Association of Urology (2012)
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)
Intrathecal drug delivery for the management of pain and spasticity in adults, British Pain Society (2008)
Management of cancer pain: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines, European Society for Medical Oncology (2011)
Management of Pain in Adults, College of Emergency Medicine (June 2010)
Management of Pain in Children, College of Emergency Medicine (May 2010)
Opioids for persistent pain: Good practice, British Pain Society (2010)
Opioids in palliative care; NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2012)
Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (October 2008)
Recommended guidelines for pain management programmes for adults, British Pain Society (2007)
Spinal cord stimulation for the management of pain: recommendations for best clinical practice, British Pain Society (2009)
The assessment of pain in older people, British Pain Society (2007)
The recognition and assessment of acute pain in children, Royal College of Nursing (2009)
The use of drugs beyond licence in palliative care and pain management, British Pain Society (2005)
Ultrasound-guided regional nerve block, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)

Pain On Passing Urine

Management of suspected bacterial urinary tract infection in adults, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (updated guidelines 2012)

Palliative Care

A guide to involving patients, carers and the public in palliative care and end of life care services; National Council for Palliative Care (July 2009)
Advance care planning national guidelines, Royal College of Physicians (2009)
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)
Control of pain in adults with cancer; Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (November 2008)
End of life care for adults in the Emergency Department, College of Emergency Medicine (Feb 2012)
General Palliative Care Guidelines for the Management of Pain at the End of Life in Adult Patients; Guidelines and Audit Implementation Network (February 2011)
Long-term neurological conditions - management at the interface between neurology rehabilitation and palliative care, Royal College of Physicians (March 2008)
Opioids in palliative care; NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2012)
Palliative and End of Life Care for Older People - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2010)
Palliative Care (supportive and end of life care) - a framework for clinical practice in perinatal medicine, British Association of Perinatal Medicine (2010)
Supportive and palliative care; NICE (2004)
The use of drugs beyond licence in palliative care and pain management, British Pain Society (2005)
Treatment and care towards the end of life: good practice in decision making; General Medical Council, May 2010

Pancreatic Cancer

Autologous pancreatic islet cell transplantation for improved glycaemic control after pancreatectomy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2008)
Guidelines for the management of patients with pancreatic cancer periampullary and ampullary carcinomas, British Society of Gastroenterology (2005)
IRE for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, NICE Interventional procedure guideline (Feb 2013)
Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
Pancreatic cancer - gemcitabine, NICE Technology Appraisal (2001)
Pancreatic cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)

Pancreatitis

Autologous pancreatic islet cell transplantation for improved glycaemic control after pancreatectomy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2008)
Endoscopic transluminal pancreatic necrosectomy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2011)
Guidelines for Acute Pancreatitis, British Society of Gastroenterology (2005)
Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
Percutaneous endoscopic retroperitoneal necrosectomy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2011)

Pandemic Flu

Avian Influenza Guidance and Algorithms, Health Protection Agency (Revised 2012)
Pandemic flu: a national framework for responding to an influenza pandemic, Dept of Health (November 2007)
Pandemic influenza - good medical practice - responsibilities of doctors in a national pandemic, General Medical Council (February 2009)
Pandemic influenza - guidance for primary care trusts and primary care professionals on the provision of healthcare in a community setting in England, Dept of Health (December 2008)

Panic Disorder

Common mental health disorders, NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2011)
Depression and anxiety - computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CCBT); NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
Generalised anxiety disorder and panic disorder (with or without agoraphobia) in adults (partial update); NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2011)

Paraneoplastic Syndromes

Guideline: Screening for tumours in paraneoplastic syndromes, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2011)

Paraphimosis

Management of foreskin conditions, Statement from the British Association of Paediatric Urologists on behalf of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons and The Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists (2007)

Parathyroid Disorders

Cinacalcet for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with end-stage renal disease on maintenance dialysis therapy, NICE Technology Appraisal (2007)
Paediatric Endocrine Tumours, British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (2005)
Thoracoscopic excision of mediastinal parathyroid tumours, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2007)

Parenteral Nutrition

Nutrition support in adults: oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition; NICE (2006)
Serial transverse enteroplasty procedure (STEP) for bowel lengthening in parenteral nutrition-dependent children, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)

Parkinson's Disease

Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (Nov 2003)
Diagnosis and pharmacological management of Parkinson's disease, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (January 2010)
EFNS/MDS-ES recommendations for the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, European Journal of Neurology (Jan 2013)
European Parkinson’s Disease Standards of Care Consensus Statement, European Parkinson’s Disease Association (2011)
Long term neurological conditions - a good practice guide to the development of the multidisciplinary team and the value of the specialist nurse, NHS National Workforce Projects in partnership with the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Epilepsy Action, the Parkinson’s Disease Society, the Royal College of Nursing and Dept of Health (May 2008)
Long-term neurological conditions - management at the interface between neurology rehabilitation and palliative care, Royal College of Physicians (March 2008)
Parkinson's disease: diagnosis and management in primary and secondary care, NICE (2006)
Review of the therapeutic management of Parkinson’s disease. Report of a joint task force of the European Federation of Neurological Societies and the Movement Disorder Society–European Section. Part I: early (uncomplicated) Parkinson’s disease; European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
Subthalamotomy for Parkinson's disease, NICE (2004)
Summary of the recommendations of the EFNS/MDS-ES review on therapeutic management of Parkinson’s disease, European Journal of Neurology (Jan 2013)
The professional's guide to Parkinson's Disease, Parkinson's Disease Society (November 2007)
Urinary incontinence in neurological disease, NICE Clinical guideline (Aug 2012)

Parotid Tumour

Interstitial photodynamic therapy for malignant parotid tumours, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2008)

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Endovascular closure of patent ductus arteriosus, NICE (2004)

Patent Foramen Ovale

Patient Safety

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)
Technical patient safety solutions for medicines reconciliation on admission of adults to hospital, NICE Patient Safety Solutions Pilot Guidance (December 2007)

Pectus Excavatum

Placement of pectus bar for pectus excavatum (also known as MIRPE or the Nuss procedure), NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (August 2009)

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Management of acute pelvic inflammatory disease, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2008)
Management of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2011)
Sexually Transmitted Infections in Primary Care; Royal College of General Practitioners and British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (Apr 2013)
Standards for the management of sexually transmitted infections, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
The initial management of chronic pelvic pain, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (May 2012)

Pelvic Pain

Guidelines on Chronic Pelvic Pain, European Association of Urology (2012)
Laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation (LUNA) for chronic pelvic pain, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2007)
Management of prostatitis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2008)
The initial management of chronic pelvic pain, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (May 2012)

Pelvi-Ureteric Obstruction

Electrocautery cutting balloon treatment for pelviureteric junction obstruction, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)
Endopyelotomy for pelviureteric junction obstruction, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)

Pemphigoid

Guidelines for the management of bullous pemphigoid, British Association of Dermatologists (2012)
Guidelines for the safe and effective prescribing of azathioprine, British Association of Dermatologists (2011)

Pemphigus Vulgaris

Guidelines for the management of pemphigus vulgaris, British Association of Dermatologists (2003)

Penile Cancer

Guidelines on Penile Cancer, European Association of Urology (2010)

Penis Problems

Guidelines on Paediatric Urology; European Association of Urology (Mar 2013)
Management of foreskin conditions, Statement from the British Association of Paediatric Urologists on behalf of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons and The Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists (2007)

Peptic Ulcer

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)

Perennial Rhinitis

Guidelines for the management of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis, British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (January 2008)

Perianal Fistula

Closure of anorectal fistula using a suturable bioprosthetic plug, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
Guidelines for the management of inflammatory bowel disease in adults, British Society of Gastroenterology (2011)
Sexual and Reproductive Health for Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2009)

Pericarditis

Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of pericardial diseases, European Society of Cardiology (2004)

Period Pains

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

Periodic Limb Movement Disorder

EFNS guidelines on management of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder in sleep, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)

Periods Heavy

Balloon thermal endometrial ablation (using data from Cavaterm and Gynecare as specified by SERNIP), NICE (2003)
Endometrial cryotherapy for menorrhagia, NICE (2006)
Free fluid thermal endometrial ablation, NICE (2004)
Heavy menstrual bleeding; NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2007)
Impedance-controlled endometrial ablation for menstrual bleeding, NICE (2004)
Menstrual bleeding - fluid-filled thermal balloon and microwave endometrial ablation, NICE (2004)
Microwave endometrial ablation, NICE (2003)
Photodynamic endometrial ablation, NICE (2004)

Peripheral Arterial Disease

Diagnosis and management of peripheral arterial disease, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2006)
Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Artery Diseases, European Society of Cardiology (2011)
Lower limb peripheral arterial disease, NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2012)
Percutaneous atherectomy of femoropopliteal arterial lesions with plaque excision devices, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2011)
Peripheral arterial disease - cilostazol, naftidrofyryl oxalate, pentoxifylline and inositol nicotinate; NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (May 2011)
Prevention of cardiovascular disease - Guidance on the prevention of cardiovascular disease at the population level, NICE Public Health Guideline (June 2010)
Vascular disease - clopidogrel and dipyridamole, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (December 2010)

Peripheral Vascular Disease

Diagnosis and management of peripheral arterial disease, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2006)
Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Artery Diseases, European Society of Cardiology (2011)
Lower limb peripheral arterial disease, NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2012)
Percutaneous atherectomy of femoropopliteal arterial lesions with plaque excision devices, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2011)
Peripheral arterial disease - cilostazol, naftidrofyryl oxalate, pentoxifylline and inositol nicotinate; NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (May 2011)
Prevention of cardiovascular disease - Guidance on the prevention of cardiovascular disease at the population level, NICE Public Health Guideline (June 2010)
Vascular disease - clopidogrel and dipyridamole, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (December 2010)

Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

Cytoreduction surgery followed by hyperthermic intraoperative peritoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2010)

Personality Disorders

A guide to working with offenders with personality disorders, Dept of Health (February 2011)
Antisocial personality disorder, NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2009)
Borderline personality disorder (BPD), NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2009)

Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome

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

Peyronie's Disease

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for Peyronie's disease, NICE (2003)
Guidelines on Penile Curvature, European Association of Urology (2012)

Pharyngeal Cancer

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

Pharyngeal Pouch

Endoscopic stapling of pharyngeal pouch, NICE (2003)

Phenylketonuria

Management of PKU (Phenylketonuria), National Society for Phenylketonuria UK (2004)

Pheochromocytoma

Paediatric Endocrine Tumours, British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (2005)

Phimosis

Guidelines on Paediatric Urology; European Association of Urology (Mar 2013)
Management of foreskin conditions, Statement from the British Association of Paediatric Urologists on behalf of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons and The Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists (2007)

Phobias

Common mental health disorders, NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2011)
Social anxiety disorder: recognition assessment and treatment, NICE Guideline (May 2013)

Photodynamic Therapy

Ambulight photodynamic therapy for the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer, NICE Medical Technologies Guideline (July 2011)
Guidelines for topical photodynamic therapy (update), British Association Of Dermatologists (2008)
Interstitial photodynamic therapy for malignant parotid tumours, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2008)
Palliative photodynamic therapy for advanced oesophageal cancer, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
Photodynamic therapy for advanced bronchial carcinoma, NICE (2004)
Photodynamic therapy for bile duct cancer, NICE (2005)
Photo-dynamic therapy for early oesophageal cancer, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)
Photodynamic therapy for localised inoperable endobronchial cancer, NICE (2005)
Photodynamic therapy for non-melanoma skin tumours (including premalignant and primary non-metastatic skin lesions), NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)

Physical Activity Advice

Dietary interventions and physical activity interventions for weight management before, during and after pregnancy; NICE Public Health Guidance (July 2010)
Energising Lives: A Guide to Promoting Physical Activity in Primary Care, NHS Health Scotland (July 2008)
Exercise and Pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
Guidance on the promotion and creation of physical environments that support increased levels of physical activity, NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (January 2008)
Physical Activity in Older Age - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2010)
Physical activity, NICE (2006)
Promoting physical activity for children and young people, NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (January 2009)
Promoting physical activity in the workplace; NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (May 2008)
UK physical activity guidelines, Dept of Health (July 2011)

Physiotherapy

Guidelines for the physiotherapy management of the adult, medical, spontaneously breathing patient; British Thoracic Society (May 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)

Piles

Circular stapled haemorrhoidectomy, NICE (2003)
Haemorrhoid - stapled haemorroidopexy, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
Haemorrhoidal artery ligation, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2010)
Referral for suspected cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)

Pituitary Tumours

Endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary adenoma resection, NICE (2003)
Guidelines for the Management of Pituitary Apoplexy, Society for Endocrinology (January 2011)
Paediatric Endocrine Tumours, British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (2005)

Plantar Fasciitis

Autologous blood injection for plantar fasciopathy, NICE Interventional procedure guideline (Jan 2013)
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory plantar fasciitis, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (August 2009)

Plasmacytoma

Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of solitary plasmacytoma of bone, extramedullary plasmacytoma and multiple solitary plasmacytomas; British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2009)

Plastic Surgery

Breast reconstruction using lipomodelling after breast cancer treatment, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2012)
Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) breast implants: Joint surgical statement on clinical guidance for patients, GPs and surgeons; The Association of Breast Surgery, the British Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgeons, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, the Federation of Surgical Speciality Associations, the Royal College of Surgeons (January 2012)

Pleural Disease

Guidelines for the management of pleural infection in children, British Thoracic Society (2005)
Pleural Disease Guidelines; British Thoracic Society (September 2010)

Pleural Effusion

Insertion of pleuro-amniotic shunt for fetal pleural effusion, NICE (2006)
Pleural Disease Guidelines; British Thoracic Society (September 2010)

Pneumococcal Immunisation

Review of guidelines for the prevention and treatment of infections in patients with an absent or dysfunctional spleen, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2011)

Pneumonia

Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections, European Respiratory Society and European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (September 2011)
Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults, British Thoracic Society (2009)
Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in children; British Thoracic Society (2011)
Guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia in the UK, British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (2008)
Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency (various dates)
Respiratory tract infections, NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2008)

Pneumothorax

Pleural Disease Guidelines; British Thoracic Society (September 2010)

Poisoning

Antidote Availability and Treatment Guideline, College of Emergency Medicine (2008)
Chemical Hazards and Poisons Reports (various), Health Protection Agency (various dates)
Paediatric Basic Life Support, Resuscitation Council UK Guideline (2010)
Treatment of poisoning by selected chemical compounds, Dept of Health (2003)

Poliomyelitis

EFNS guideline on diagnosis and management of post-polio syndrome; Report of an EFNS task force, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Long-term consequences of polycystic ovary syndrome, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)

Polycythaemia

Guidelines for the diagnosis, investigation and management of polycythaemia/erythrocytosis; British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2004)

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Management of polymyalgia rheumatica, British Society for Rheumatology (November 2009)

Polyp Of Colon

Colonoscopic polypectomy and endoscopic mucosal resection: A practical guide, British Society of Gastroenterology (2008)
Colonoscopic surveillance for prevention of colorectal cancer in people with ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease or adenomas; NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2011)
Endoscopic submucosal dissection of lower gastrointestinal lesions, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2010)
Guidelines for colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in moderate and high risk groups, British Society of Gastroenterology (May 2010 update from 2002)

Polyp Of Stomach

Guidelines for the management of gastric polyps, British Society of Gastroenterology (February 2010)

Polyposis Coli

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

Polyradiculopathy

European Federation of Neurological Societies/Peripheral Nerve Society guideline on management of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)

Port-Wine Stain

Intralesional photocoagulation of subcutaneous congenital vascular disorders, NICE (2004)

Post Measles Encephalitis

Viral meningoencephalitis: a review of diagnostic methods and guidelines for management, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)

Post Mortem Examinations

Code of practice for post mortem examination, Human Tissue Authority (2006)
Guidelines (various) on autopsy practice, Royal College of Pathologists (various dates)

Post Natal Illness

Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance, NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
Depression in adults; NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2009)
Management of perinatal mood disorders, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (March 2012)
Non-pharmaceutical management of depression, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (January 2010)
Postnatal depression and puerperal psychosis, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2002)

Post Polio Syndrome

EFNS guideline on diagnosis and management of post-polio syndrome; Report of an EFNS task force, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Anxiety: Management of post-traumatic stress disorder in adults in primary, secondary and community care; NICE (2005)
Common mental health disorders, NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2011)

Postpartum Haemorrhage

Blood transfusion in obstetrics, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (December 2007)
Maternal Collapse in Pregnancy and the Puerperium, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (February 2011)
Prevention and management of postpartum haemorrhage, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (May 2009 with revisions April 2011)
The role of emergency and elective interventional radiology in postpartum haemorrhage, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)

Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder

Diagnosis of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in solid organ transplant recipients, British Committee for Standards in Haematology and British Transplantation Society (2010)
Management of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in adult solid organ transplant recipients, British Committee for Standards in Haematology and British Transplantation Society (2010)

Postural Hypotension

EFNS guidelines on the diagnosis and management of orthostatic hypotension, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)

Postvaricella Encephalitis

Viral meningoencephalitis: a review of diagnostic methods and guidelines for management, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)

Postviral Fatigue Syndrome

Occupational aspects of the management of chronic fatigue syndrome: a national guideline, Dept of Health, 2006

Potassium Excess

Guidelines for the treatment of hyperkalaemia in adults, Guidelines and Audit Implementation Network (Dec 2008)

Preconceptual Counselling

Antenatal care: routine care for the healthy pregnant woman; NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
Periconceptional Folic Acid and Food Fortification in the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2003)

Pre-Eclampsia

Hypertension in pregnancy, NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2010)
Managment of Severe Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia, Guidelines & Audit Implementation Network (2012)
Pre-eclampsia community guideline, Action on Pre-eclampsia (2004)
Pre-eclampsia Day Assessment Unit Guideline, Action on Pre-eclampsia (2009)

Pregnancy

Antenatal care: routine care for the healthy pregnant woman; NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
Antenatal Corticosteroids to Reduce Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality; Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (October 2010)
Blood transfusion in obstetrics, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (December 2007)
Caesarean section, NICE Clinical Guideline (November 2011)
Cancer, fertility and pregnancy: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
Cardiac Disease and Pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (June 2011)
Chickenpox in pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (September 2007)
Diabetes in pregnancy; NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
Diagnosis and initial management in early pregnancy of ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage; NICE clinical guideline (Dec 2012)
Dietary interventions and physical activity interventions for weight management before, during and after pregnancy; NICE Public Health Guidance (July 2010)
Exercise and Pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
External cephalic version and reducing the incidence of breech presentation, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
Guidance on Viral Rash in Pregnancy, Health Protection Agency (January 2011)
Healthy Child Programme: pregnancy and the first five years of life, Dept of Health (October 2009)
Home Births, Royal College of Midwives and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
Immersion in Water During Labour and Birth, Royal College of Midwives and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
Induction of labour, NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2008)
Late Intrauterine Fetal Death and Stillbirth, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (November 2010)
Management of acute in-utero transfers: a framework for practice, British Association of Perinatal Medicine (2008)
Management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy, European Society of Cardiology (2011)
Management of genital herpes in pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
Management of HIV in Pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (June 2010)
Management of monochorionic twin pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (December 2008)
Management of Sickle Cell Disease in Pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (August 2011)
Management of Women with Mental Health Issues during Pregnancy and the Postnatal Period, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (June 2011)
Management of women with obesity in pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (March 2010)
Managment of Severe Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia, Guidelines & Audit Implementation Network (2012)
Maternal and child nutrition; NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (March 2008)
Maternal Collapse in Pregnancy and the Puerperium, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (February 2011)
Multiple pregnancy, NICE Clinical Guideline (September 2011)
Obstetric Cholestasis, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (May 2011)
Placenta Praevia, Placenta Praevia Accreta and Vasa Praevia: Diagnosis and Management; Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (January 2011)
Pregnancy (rhesus negative women) - routine anti-D, NICE Technology Appraisal (August 2008)
Pregnancy and breast cancer, Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (April 2011)
Pregnancy and complex social factors, NICE Clinical Guideline (September 2010)
Pregnancy: occupational aspects of management, Royal College of Physicians and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (2013)
Prevention and management of postpartum haemorrhage, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (May 2009 with revisions April 2011)
Quitting smoking in pregnancy and following childbirth, NICE Public Health Guideline (June 2010)
Reduced Fetal Movements, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (February 2011)
Reducing the Risk of Thrombosis and Embolism during Pregnancy and the Puerperium, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (November 2009)
Safer Childbirth: Minimum Standards for the Organisation and Delivery of Care in Labour, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
Sepsis following Pregnancy, Bacterial; Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (April 2012)
Sepsis in Pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (April 2012)
Septostomy with or without amnioreduction for the treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)
Shoulder dystocia, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2012)
Small-for-Gestational-Age Fetus, Investigation and Management; Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Green top guideline (Mar 2013)
The diagnosis and treatment of malaria in pregnancy, Green-top Guideline No. 54B, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2010)
The Use of Anti-D Immunoglobulin for Rhesus D Prophylaxis, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (April 2011)
Thromboembolic Disease in Pregnancy and the Puerperium: Acute Management, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
UK Guidelines on the management of iron deficiency in pregnancy, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (July 2011)
Umbilical cord prolapse, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (April 2008)
Whooping Cough Vaccination Programme for Pregnant Women; Dept of Health, 2012

Premature Labour

Antenatal Corticosteroids to Reduce Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality; Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (October 2010)
Cervical Cerclage, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (May 2011)
Intrapartum care, NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
The management of babies born extremely preterm at less than 26 weeks of gestation, British Association of Perinatal Medicine (October 2008)
Tocolysis for Women in Preterm Labour, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (February 2011)

Premenstrual Syndrome

Management of premenstrual syndrome, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (December 2007)

Presbyopia

Corneal inlay implantation for correction of Presbyopia, NICE Interventional procedure guidance (April 2013)
Photorefractive (laser) surgery for the correction of refractive error, NICE (2006)
Scleral expansion surgery for presbyopia, NICE (2004)

Pressure Sores

Best Practice Statement: prevention and management of pressure ulcers, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (March 2009)
Pressure relieving devices, NICE Clinical Guidance (2003)
Pressure Ulcers - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2012)
Pressure ulcers: The management of pressure ulcers in primary and secondary care, NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Management of cholestatic liver diseases, European Association for the Study of the Liver (June 2009)

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (Psc)

Management of cholestatic liver diseases, European Association for the Study of the Liver (June 2009)

Prolapse

Infracoccygeal sacropexy using mesh for uterine prolapse repair, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
Infracoccygeal sacropexy using mesh for vaginal vault prolapse repair, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
Insertion of mesh uterine suspension sling (including sacrohysteropexy) for uterine prolapse repair, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
Mesh sacrocolpopexy for vaginal vault prolapse, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
Posterior infracoccygeal sacropexy for vaginal vault prolapse, NICE (2005)
Sacrocolpopexy using mesh for vaginal vault prolapse repair, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
Sacrocolpopexy with hysterectomy using mesh for uterine prolapse repair, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
Surgical repair of vaginal wall prolapse using mesh, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (June 2008)
The Management of Post Hysterectomy Vaginal Vault Prolapse, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)

Prolapsed Disc

Low back pain; NICE Clinical guideline (May 2009)
Percutaneous endoscopic laser lumbar discectomy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2009)

Prominent Ears

Incisionless otoplasty, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2012)

Prostate Cancer

Cryotherapy as a primary treatment for prostate cancer, NICE Technology Appraisal (2005)
Cryotherapy for recurrent prostate cancer, NICE Technology Appraisal (2005)
Docetaxel for the treatment of hormone refractory prostate cancer, NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
Focal therapy using cryoablation for localised stage prostate cancer, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2012)
Focal therapy using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for localised prostate cancer, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2012)
Guidelines on Lasers and Technologies, European Association of Urology (2011)
Guidelines on Prostate Cancer, European Association of Urology (2012)
High dose rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer, NICE (2006)
High-intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer, NICE Technology Appraisal (2005)
Intraoperative red blood cell salvage during radical prostatectomy or radical cystectomy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2008)
Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)
Low dose rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer, NICE (2005)
Prostate cancer - cabazitaxel, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (May 2012)
Prostate cancer (metastatic, castration resistant) - abiraterone (following cytoxic therapy); NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (June 2012)
Prostate cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2008)
Prostate cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
Referral for suspected cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
Transperineal template biopsy of the prostate, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2010)

Prostate Enlargement

Guidelines on Lasers and Technologies, European Association of Urology (2011)
Guidelines on the Management of Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS), incl. Benign Prostatic Obstruction (BPO); European Association of Urology (2012)
Holmium laser prostatectomy, NICE (2003)
KTP laser vaporisation of the prostate for benign prostatic obstruction, NICE (2005)
Laparoscopic prostatectomy for benign prostatic obstruction, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2008)
Prostate Artery Embolisation for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, NICE Interventional procedure guidance (April 2013)
The management of lower urinary tract symptoms in men, NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2010)
Transurethral electrovaporisation of the prostate, NICE (2003)
Transurethral radiofrequency needle ablation of the prostate, NICE (2003)

Prostatitis

Guidelines on Chronic Pelvic Pain, European Association of Urology (2012)
Management of prostatitis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2008)
Sexually Transmitted Infections in Primary Care; Royal College of General Practitioners and British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (Apr 2013)

Prosthetics

Direct skeletal fixation of limb or digit prostheses using intraosseous transcutaneous implants, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2008)
Standards and Guidelines in Amputee and Prosthetic Rehabilitation, British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine (2003)

Pruritus Vulvae

The Management of Vulval Skin Disorders, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (February 2011)

Pseudoaneurysm

Thrombin injections for pseudoaneurysms, NICE (2004)

Psoriasis

Adalimumab for the treatment of psoriasis; NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (June 2008)
Diagnosis and management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in adults; Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (October 2010)
Etanercept and efalizumab for the treatment of adults with psoriasis, NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
Grenz rays therapy for inflammatory skin conditions, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)
Guidelines for biologic interventions for psoriasis, British Association of Dermatologists (2009)
Guidelines for the safe and effective prescribing of azathioprine, British Association of Dermatologists (2011)
Guidelines on the efficacy and use of acitretin in dermatology, British Association of Dermatologists (2010)
Hydroxycarbamide for Psoriasis, British Association of Dermatologists.
Psoriasis - General Management, British Association of Dermatologists (2008)
Psoriasis - infliximab; NICE Technology Appraisal (January 2008)
Psoriasis, NICE Clinical Guideline (Oct 2012)
Recommendations for the initial management of psoriasis, British Association of Dermatologists and Primary Care Dermatological Society (2009)
Ustekinumab for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe psoriasis, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (September 2009)

Psoriatic Arthritis

Diagnosis and management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in adults; Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (October 2010)
European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis with pharmacological therapies, European League Against Rheumatism (2011)
Guideline for anti-TNF alpha therapy in psoriatic arthritis, British Society for Rheumatology (2005)
Guideline for disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy, British Society for Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology (2008)
Psoriatic arthritis - etanercept, infliximab and adalimumab; NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (August 2010)
Psoriatic arthritis - golimumab; NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (April 2011)
Quick reference guideline for monitoring of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy, British Society for Rheumatology (November 2009)

Pubic Lice

Management of pediculosis pubis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)

Puerperal Septicaemia

Sepsis following Pregnancy, Bacterial; Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (April 2012)
Sepsis in Pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (April 2012)