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Waldenström's Macroglobulinaemia
- Guidelines on the management of Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2005)
Warts And Verrucas
- Guidelines for the management of cutaneous warts, British Association of Dermatologists (2001)
- Management of anogenital warts, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)
Wegener's Granulomatosis
- Guidelines for the management of adults with ANCA associated vasculitis, British Society for Rheumatology (Sept 2007)
Weight Loss (Intentional)
- Obesity (morbid) - surgery, NICE (2002)
- Obesity, NICE Clinical Guideline (2006)
Wheeze
- British Guideline on the Management of Asthma; British Thoracic Society (BTS) and Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN, 2008 (latest revision May 2011)
- Definition, assessment and treatment of wheezing disorders in preschool children: an evidence-based approach; European Respiratory Society (2008)
Whiplash Injury
- Triage - assessment - investigation and early management of head injury in infants, children and adults; NICE Clinical Guideline (September 2007).
Whooping Cough
- Guidance for immunisation against pertussis in the absence of single antigen pertussis vaccine, Dept of Health (2002)
- Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings, Health Protection Agency (April 2010)
- Whooping Cough Vaccination Programme for Pregnant Women; Dept of Health, 2012
Wisdom Teeth
- Management of unerupted and impacted third molar teeth, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2000)
Wound Care
- Best Practice Statement Minimising Trauma and Pain in Wound Management, Independent Advisory Group, endorsed by the Tissue Viability Nurses Association (2004)
- MIST Therapy system for the promotion of wound healing in chronic and acute wounds, NICE Medical Technologies Guideline (July 2011)
Wound Infection
- Prevention and treatment of surgical site infection, NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2008)