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Salivary Gland Stone

• Therapeutic sialendoscopy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)

Salmonella

• Diarrhoea and vomiting in children under 5; NICE Clinical Guideline (April 2009)

Salt

• Salt and Health, Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (2003)

Sarcoma

• Improving outcomes for people with sarcoma, NICE (2006)
• Soft tissue sarcomas: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Trabectedin for the treatment of advanced soft tissue sarcoma, NICE Technology Appraisal (February 2010)

Scabies

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

Scarlet Fever

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

Schizophrenia

• Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance, NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Aripiprazole for schizophrenia in people aged 15 to 17 years, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (January 2011)
• Evidence-based guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of schizophrenia, British Association for Psychopharmacology (2010)
• Management of schizophrenia - a national clinical guideline; Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (Mar 2013)
• Management of Women with Mental Health Issues during Pregnancy and the Postnatal Period, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (June 2011)
• Psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people, NICE Clinical Guideline (Jan 2013)
• Psychosis with coexisting substance misuse, NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2011)
• Schizophrenia - core interventions in the treatment and management of schizophrenia in primary and secondary care, NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2009)
• Service user experience in adult mental health, NICE Clinical Guideline (December 2011)

Sciatica

• European guidelines for the management of acute nonspecific low back pain in primary care; COST B13 Working Group (2004)
• European guidelines for the management of chronic non-specific low back pain, COST B13 Working Group (2004)
• Low back pain; NICE Clinical guideline (May 2009)
• Percutaneous endoscopic laser lumbar discectomy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2009)
• Percutaneous intradiscal laser ablation in the lumbar spine, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2010)

Scleroderma

• EULAR recommendations for the treatment of systemic sclerosis: a report from the EULAR Scleroderma Trials and Research group, European League Against Rheumatism - EULAR (January 2009)

Screening And Prevention

• Healthy Child Programme from 5 to 19 years old, Dept of Health (October 2009)
• Healthy Child Programme: pregnancy and the first five years of life, Dept of Health (October 2009)
• Healthy Child Programme: the two year review, Dept of Health (October 2009)
• Screening For Cancer in Older People - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2011)
• UK Screening Portal, NHS (various dates of documents relating to various disorders)

Self-Harm

• Self-harm (longer term management), NICE Clinical Guideline (November 2011)
• Self-harm: The short-term physical and psychological management and secondary prevention of self-harm in primary and secondary care, NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)

Seniors Health

• Acute Medical Care of Elderly People - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2010)
• Comprehensive Assessment of the Frail Older Patient - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2010)
• Delirium, NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2010)
• Diabetes - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2010)
• Guidance for the care of older people, Nursing and Midwifery Council (March 2009)
• Health Checks and Case Finding - Best Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (May 2010)
• Healthy Eating for Older People - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2011)
• Hip fracture in the elderly person, British Orthopaedic Association (2008)
• Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards - Best Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2011)
• 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)
• Nutritional Advice in Common Clinical Situations - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (revised August 2009)
• Palliative and End of Life Care for Older People - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2010)
• Physical Activity in Older Age - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2010)
• Pressure Ulcers - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2012)
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Older People (Abuse and Neglect) - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2009)
• Screening For Cancer in Older People - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2011)
• Telehealth and Telecare - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2010)
• The Older Person in the Accident & Emergency Department, British Geriatrics Society - Best Practice Guide 3.2 (May 2008)
• Transfer of Care of Frail Older People for Community Health and Social Support - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2010)
• Vaccination Programmes in Older People - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2011)

Septic Arthritis

• Guidelines for management of the hot swollen joint in adults, British Society for Rheumatology Standards, Guidelines and Audit Working Group (2006)

Septicaemia

• Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia, NICE Clinical Guideline (June 2010)
• International guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock, Surviving Sepsis Campaign (2008)
• Management of invasive meningococcal disease in children and young people, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (May 2008)
• Managing meningococcal disease (septicaemia or meningitis) in higher education institutions, Universities UK (2004)
• Meningococcal disease, Health Protection Agency (various dates for various guidelines)
• Meningococcal Meningitis and Septicaemia - various guidelines, Meningitis Research Foundation (various dates)
• Neutropenic sepsis, NICE Clinical Guideline (September 2012)
• Sepsis (severe) - drotrecogin, NICE (2004)
• Sepsis following Pregnancy, Bacterial; Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (April 2012)
• Sepsis in Pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (April 2012)

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars)

• Hospital Management of adults with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) if SARS re-emerges, British Thoracic Society (2004)

Sexual Abuse

• Guidelines on Paediatric Forensic Examinations in Relation to Possible Child Sexual Abuse, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2007)
• Management of Adult and Adolescent Complainants of Sexual Assault, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2011)
• Management of Adult Patients who attend Emergency Departments after Sexual Assault and / or Rape, College of Emergency Medicine (June 2011)
• Management of sexually transmitted infections and related conditions in children and young people, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
• When to suspect child maltreatment, NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2009)

Sexual Assault

• Guidelines on Paediatric Forensic Examinations in Relation to Possible Child Sexual Abuse, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2007)
• Management of Adult and Adolescent Complainants of Sexual Assault, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2011)
• Management of Adult Patients who attend Emergency Departments after Sexual Assault and / or Rape, College of Emergency Medicine (June 2011)
• When to suspect child maltreatment, NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2009)

Sexual Function Disorders

• Guidance on the initial evaluation of an infant or an adolescent with a suspected disorder of sex development, Society for Endocrinology (July 2011)
• Guidelines on Male Sexual Dysfunction: Erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation, European Association of Urology (2013)
• Guidelines on the management of sexual problems in women: the role of androgens, British Society of Sexual Medicine (December 2010)

Sexual Health

• Postnatal Sexual and Reproductive Health, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2009)
• Recommended standards for sexual health services, Medical Foundation for AIDS & Sexual Health (2005)
• Sexual and Reproductive Health for Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2009)
• UK national guideline on Safer Sex Advice, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2012)

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• Chlamydia trachomatis UK Testing Guidelines, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
• Management of Adult and Adolescent Complainants of Sexual Assault, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2011)
• Management of anogenital warts, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)
• Management of chancroid, British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2007)
• Management of chlamydia trachomatis genital tract infection, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2006)
• Management of donovanosis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2011)
• Management of epididymo-orchitis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010 updated June 2011)
• Management of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (March 2009)
• Management of genital herpes in pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
• Management of genital herpes, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)
• Management of lymphogranuloma venereum, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2006)
• Management of non-gonococcal urethritis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007 updated December 2008)
• Management of pediculosis pubis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)
• Management of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2011)
• Management of sexually aquired reactive arthritis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2008)
• Management of sexually transmitted infections and related conditions in children and young people, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
• Management of suspected sexually transmitted infections in children and young people, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2001)
• Management of syphilis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2008)
• Management of trichomonas vaginalis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)
• Preventing sexually transmitted infections and reducing under 18 conceptions, NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (2007)
• Recommended standards for sexual health services, Medical Foundation for AIDS & Sexual Health (2005)
• Sexually Transmitted Infections: UK National Screening and Testing Guidelines, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2006)
• Standards for the management of sexually transmitted infections, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
• UK National Guideline on Gonorrhoea Testing, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2012)
• UK national guideline on Safer Sex Advice, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2012)
• UK National guidelines on undertaking consultations requiring sexual history taking, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2006)

Short Gut Syndrome

• Guidelines for management of patients with a short bowel, British Society of Gastroenterology (2006)

Short Sighted

• Corneal implants for the correction of refractive error, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Intraocular lens insertion for correction of refractive error with preservation of the natural lens, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2009)
• 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)
• Standards for laser refractive surgery, Royal College of Ophthalmologists (May 2009)

Shoulder Arthritis

• Shoulder resurfacing arthroplasty, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2010)

Shoulder Dystocia

• Shoulder dystocia, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2012)

Shoulder Pain

• Shoulder resurfacing arthroplasty, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2010)

Shoulder Replacement

• Shoulder resurfacing arthroplasty, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2010)

Sickle Cell Disease

• BTS guidelines for home oxygen in children, British Thoracic Society (April 2009)
• Management of Sickle Cell Disease in Pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (August 2011)
• Sickle cell acute painful episode, NICE Clinical Guideline (June 2012)
• Sickle cell disease in childhood : various standards and guidelines for clinical care, NHS Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Screening Programme, NHS England (various dates)
• Significant haemoglobinopathies: guidelines for screening and diagnosis, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (September 2009)

Sickle Cell Disorder

• Sickle cell disease in childhood : various standards and guidelines for clinical care, NHS Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Screening Programme, NHS England (various dates)

Sinusitis

• Balloon catheter dilation of paranasal sinus ostia for chronic sinusitis, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2008)
• Guidelines for the management of rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis, British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2007)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency (various dates)

Skin Cancer

• Ambulight photodynamic therapy for the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer, NICE Medical Technologies Guideline (July 2011)
• Electrochemotherapy for metastases in the skin from tumours of non-skin origin, NICE IPG (Mar 2013)
• Guidelines for the management of basal cell carcinoma, British Association of Dermatologists (2008)
• Guidelines for the management of cutaneous melanoma, British Association of Dermatologists (2010)
• Guidelines for the Management of the Patient with Primary Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma, British Association of Dermatologists (2009)
• Improving Outcomes for People with Skin Tumours including Melanoma, NICE (Update May 2010)
• Melanoma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Multi-professional guidelines for the management of the patient with primary cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, British Association of Dermatologists (2009)
• Photodynamic therapy for non-melanoma skin tumours (including premalignant and primary non-metastatic skin lesions), NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)
• Skin cancer prevention: information, resources and environmental changes - how the NHS and local authorities can help prevent skin cancer using public information, sun protection resources and by making changes to the environment; NICE Public Health Guideline (January 2011)

Slapped Cheek 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)

Sleep Apnoea Syndrome

• BTS guidelines for home oxygen in children, British Thoracic Society (April 2009)
• Management of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnea syndrome in adults, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2003)
• Non-CPAP therapies in obstructive sleep apnoea, European Respiratory Society (2011)
• Sleep apnoea - Continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome; NICE Technology Appraisal (March 2008)
• Soft-palate implants for obstructive sleep apnoea, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)

Sleep Problem

• Consensus statement on evidence-based treatment of insomnia, parasomnias and circadian rhythm disorders; British Association for Psychopharmacology (2010)
• Insomnia - zaleplon, zolpidem and zopiclone for the management of insomnia; NICE Technology Appraisal (Apr 2004)
• Soft-palate implants for obstructive sleep apnoea, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)
• Soft-palate implants for simple snoring, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)

Slipped Disc

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

Small Or Large Skin Blisters

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

Smear Sample

• Cervical cancer - cervical screening, NICE Technology Appraisal (Oct 2003)
• Colposcopy and Programme Management: Guidelines for the NHS Cervical Screening Programme; NHS Cancer Screening Programme (2010)
• Guidelines on Failsafe Actions for the Follow-up of Cervical Cytology Reports, NHS Cancer Screening Programme (2004)
• Standards for Service Provision in Colposcopy Services, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)

Smoking Cessation

• Brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation, NICE (2006)
• Guidance on preventing the uptake of smoking by children and young people, NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (July 2008)
• NHS Stop Smoking Services: service and monitoring guidance 2009/10, Dept of Health (March 2009)
• Quitting smoking in pregnancy and following childbirth, NICE Public Health Guideline (June 2010)
• Reducing the rate of premature deaths from cardiovascular disease and other smoking-related diseases: finding and supporting those most at risk and improving access to services, NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (September 2008)
• School-based interventions to prevent smoking, NICE Public Health Guideline (February 2010)
• Smokeless tobacco cessation - South Asian communities, NICE Public Health Guideline (September 2012)
• Smoking cessation - varenicline, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Smoking Cessation Services, NICE Public Health Guidance (Feb 2008)
• Various factsheets and guidelines on smoking and smoking cessation, Action on Smoking and Health (various dates)
• Workplace smoking, NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (2007)

Snoring

• Management of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnea syndrome in adults, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2003)
• Radiofrequency ablation of the soft palate for snoring, NICE (2005)
• Soft-palate implants for obstructive sleep apnoea, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)
• Soft-palate implants for simple snoring, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)

Solar Keratosis

• Guidelines for the management of actinic keratoses, British Association of Dermatologists (2007)

Sore Throat

• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency (various dates)
• Management of sore throat and indications for tonsillectomy, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (April 2010)
• Respiratory tract infections, NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2008)

Spasticity

• Intrathecal drug delivery for the management of pain and spasticity in adults, British Pain Society (2008)
• Spasticity in adults - management using botulinum toxin, Royal College of Physicians (January 2009)

Special Educational Needs

• Using medication to manage behaviour problems among adults with a learning disability, University of Birmingham (2006)

Spherocytosis (Hereditary)

• Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of hereditary spherocytosis, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (September 2011)

Spinal Claudication

• Interspinous distraction procedures for lumbar spinal stenosis causing neurogenic claudication, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2010)

Spinal Cord Compression

• Metastatic spinal cord compression, NICE Clinical Guideline (November 2008)

Spinal Cord Injury

• Cervical Spine: Management of alert adult patients with potential cervical spine injury in the Emergency Department, College of Emergency Medicine (November 2010)

Spinal Cord Tumours

• Metastatic spinal cord compression, NICE Clinical Guideline (November 2008)

Spinal Metastases

• Metastatic spinal cord compression, NICE Clinical Guideline (November 2008)

Spinal Stenosis

• Interspinous distraction procedures for lumbar spinal stenosis causing neurogenic claudication, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2010)

Spirometry

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, NICE Clinical Guideline (June 2010)
• Lung function testing - various guidelines, European Respiratory Society (various dates)

Splenectomy

• 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)

Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of Skin

• Electrochemotherapy for primary basal cell carcinoma and primary squamous cell carcinoma, NICE IPG (Mar 2013)
• Guidelines for the Management of the Patient with Primary Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma, British Association of Dermatologists (2009)
• Improving Outcomes for People with Skin Tumours including Melanoma, NICE (Update May 2010)
• Multi-professional guidelines for the management of the patient with primary cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, British Association of Dermatologists (2009)
• Photodynamic therapy for non-melanoma skin tumours (including premalignant and primary non-metastatic skin lesions), NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)
• Referral for suspected cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)

Squint

• Guidelines for the Management of Strabismus in Childhood, Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2012)

Staphylococcal Infection

• Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA (various), Health Protection Agency (various dates)

Stem Cell Transplantation

• Codes of practice related to: removal, storage, use and disposal of human tissue and organs; Human Tissue Authority (various dates)
• Guidelines for selection and HLA matching of related, adult unrelated donors and umbilical cord units for haematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation; United Kingdom Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Group (2012)
• Transfusion guidelines (various), UK Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services (various dates)
• Transplantation guidelines (various), British Transplantation Society (various dates)

Sterilisation

• Guidelines on vasectomy, European Association of Urology (2011)
• Male and female sterilisation, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2004)

Steroids

• Asthma (in children) - corticosteroids, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (November 2007)
• Atopic dermatitis (eczema) - topical steroids, NICE Technology Appraisal (2004)
• Corticosteroids for the treatment of chronic asthma in adults and children aged 12 years and over, NICE Technology Appraisal (March 2008)

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

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

Stillbirth

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

Stomach Cancer

• Gastric cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Guidelines for the management of oesophageal and gastric cancer, British Society of Gastroenterology (June 2011)
• Laparoscopic gastrectomy for cancer, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2008)

Stomach Polyps

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

Stomach 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)

Stress Incontinence

• Guidelines on Urinary Incontinence, European Association of Urology (2012)
• Single-incision sub-urethral short tape insertion for stress urinary incontinence in women, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2008)
• Suburethral synthetic sling insertion for stress urinary incontinence in men, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2008)
• Urinary incontinence: the management of urinary incontinence in women, NICE (2006)

Stroke

• Carotid artery stent placement for asymptomatic extracranial carotid stenosis, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2011)
• Carotid artery stent placement for symptomatic extracranial carotid stenosis, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2011)
• 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)
• EFNS guideline on neuroimaging in acute stroke. Report of an EFNS task force, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• EFNS guideline on the treatment of cerebral venous and sinus thrombosis, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)
• Endovascular stent insertion for intracranial atherosclerotic disease, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2007)
• Extracranial to intracranial bypass for intracranial atherosclerosis, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (June 2010)
• Functional electrical stimulation for drop foot of central neurological origin, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
• Guideline on the management of bleeding in patients on antithrombotic agents, BCSH Guidelines (Nov 2012)
• Management of patients with stroke or TIA: assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary prevention; Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (December 2008)
• Management of patients with stroke: Identification and management of dysphagia, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (June 2010)
• Management of patients with stroke: rehabilitation, prevention and management of complications, and discharge planning; Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (June 2010)
• National clinical guidelines for stroke (fourth edition), Royal College of Physicians, 2012
• Prevention of cardiovascular disease - Guidance on the prevention of cardiovascular disease at the population level, NICE Public Health Guideline (June 2010)
• Radiology guidelines and best practice statements (various), Royal College of Radiologists (various dates)
• Stroke (acute, ischaemic) - alteplase; NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (September 2012)
• Stroke and systemic embolism (prevention, non-valvular atrial fibrillation) - apixaban, NICE Technology Appraisal (Feb 2013)
• Stroke: The diagnosis and acute management of stroke and transient ischaemic attacks, NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2008)
• Vascular disease - clopidogrel and dipyridamole, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (December 2010)

Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

• Coil embolisation of ruptured intracranial aneurysms, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2005)
• Management of patients with stroke or TIA: assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary prevention; Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (December 2008)
• National clinical guidelines for stroke (fourth edition), Royal College of Physicians, 2012
• Stroke: The diagnosis and acute management of stroke and transient ischaemic attacks, NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2008)

Substance 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)

Sudden Infant Death

• Guidelines for the investigation of newborn infants who suffer a sudden and unexpected postnatal collapse in the first week of life, British Association of Perinatal Medicine (2011)
• Professionals guidelines on responding when a baby dies suddenly and unexpectedly, Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (various dates)

Sun Health And Sunburn

• Heatwave Plan for England: Protecting health and reducing harm from extreme heat and heatwaves, Dept of Health (May 2011)
• Skin cancer prevention: information, resources and environmental changes - how the NHS and local authorities can help prevent skin cancer using public information, sun protection resources and by making changes to the environment; NICE Public Health Guideline (January 2011)

Sun Stroke

• Heatwave Plan for England: Protecting health and reducing harm from extreme heat and heatwaves, Dept of Health (May 2011)

Support And Welfare

• Management of long-term sickness and incapacity for work, NICE Public Health Guidance (March 2009)

Supraventricular Tachycardia

• Supraventricular Arrhythmias, European Society of Cardiology Guideline (2003)

Surgery

• Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (July 2008)
• Antithrombotics: indications and management, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (August 2012)
• Blood Conservation in Elective Orthopaedic Surgery, British Orthopaedic Association (2005)
• British Consensus Guidelines on Intravenous Fluid Therapy for Adult Surgical Patients; BAPEN Association for Clinical Biochemistry; Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland; Intensive Care Society; Renal Association; Society of Academic and Research Surgery (2008)
• Consensus guideline on perioperative fluid management in children, Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (September 2007)
• Delivering enhanced recovery: Helping patients to get better sooner after surgery, Dept of Health (March 2010)
• Good practice in postoperative and procedural pain, Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (January 2008)
• Guideline on the assessment of bleeding risk prior to surgery or invasive procedures, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (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)
• Negative pressure wound therapy for the open abdomen, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)
• Perioperative blood transfusion for elective surgery, SIGN (2004)
• Postoperative management in adults, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2000)
• Pre-operative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Perioperative Cardiac Management in Non-Cardiac Surgery, European Society of Cardiology (2009)
• Preoperative testing, NICE (2003)
• Prevention and treatment of surgical site infection, NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2008)

Swallowing Difficulty

• 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)

Swine Flu

• Managing influenza-like illness (ILI) in nursing and residential homes during the current influenza pandemic, Dept of Health (September 2009)
• Pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza: clinical management guidelines for adults and children; Dept of Health
• Pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza: clinical management guidelines for pregnancy, Dept of Health (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)
• Swine influenza, Health Protection Agency (April 2009)

Syncope

• Guidelines on Diagnosis and Management of Syncope, European Society of Cardiology (2009)
• Transient loss of consciousness in adults and young people, NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2010)

Syphilis

• Management of sexually transmitted infections and related conditions in children and young people, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
• Management of syphilis, 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)
• Standards for the management of sexually transmitted infections, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

• EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus with neuropsychiatric manifestations, European League Against Rheumatism (2010)
• EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus. Report of a Task Force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics, European League Against Rheumatism - EULAR (2007)
• Joint European League Against Rheumatism and European Renal Association–European Dialysis and Transplant Association (EULAR/ERA-EDTA) recommendations for the management of adult and paediatric lupus nephritis, EULAR/ERA-EDTA (2012)

Systemic Sclerosis - Scleroderma

• EULAR recommendations for the treatment of systemic sclerosis: a report from the EULAR Scleroderma Trials and Research group, European League Against Rheumatism - EULAR (January 2009)