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B12 Deficiency Anaemia

• Anaemia - B12 and folate deficiency Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2008)

Back Pain

• Automated percutaneous mechanical lumbar discectomy NICE (2005)
• Back pain - low (without radiculopathy) Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2009)
• Clinical guidelines for the physiotherapy management of persistent Low Back Pain Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (2006)
• Endoscopic division of epidural adhesions NICE (2004)
• Endoscopic laser foraminoplasty NICE (2003)
• European guidelines for prevention in low back pain COST B13 Working Group (2004)
• 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)
• Lateral (including extreme, extra and direct lateral) interbody fusion in the lumbar spine NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2009)
• Low back pain NICE Clinical guideline (May 2009)
• Non-rigid stabilisation techniques for the treatment of low back pain NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2010)
• Percutaneous disc decompression using coblation for lower back pain NICE (2006)
• Percutaneous endoscopic laser lumbar discectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2009)
• Percutaneous intradiscal electrothermal therapy for low back pain NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2009)
• Percutaneous intradiscal laser ablation in the lumbar spine NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2010)
• Percutaneous intradiscal radiofrequency thermocoagulation for lower back pain NICE (2004)
• Prosthetic intervertebral disc replacement NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance Guideline (July 2009)
• Recommendations on the use of epidural injections for the treatment of leg pain and back pain of spinal origin British Pain Society (2002)
• Sciatica (lumbar radiculopathy) Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2009)
• Therapeutic endoscopic division of epidural adhesions NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2010)
• Transaxial interbody lumbosacral fusion NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2011)

Bacterial Vaginosis

• Bacterial vaginosis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2009)
• Management of bacterial vaginosis British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2006)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency various dates

Bad Breath

• Aphthous ulcer Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Choosing Better Oral Health An Oral Health Plan for England, Dept of Health 2005
• Dental recall - Recall interval between routine dental examinations NICE (2004)
• Diagnosis and management of head and neck cancer Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2006)
• Gingivitis and periodontitis - plaque-associated Prodigy (December 2007)
• Guidelines for oral health care for long-stay patients and residents British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• Guidelines for oral health care for people with a physical disability British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• Guidelines for the Development of Local Standards of Oral Health Care for Dependent; Dysphagic; Critically and Terminally Ill Patients British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• Guidelines for the management of oral lichen planus in secondary care British Society for Oral Medicine (2010)
• Halitosis Prodigy (January 2010)
• Herpes simplex - oral Clinical Knowledge Summaries (December 2007)
• Multi-disciplinary Guidelines for the Oral Management of Patients following Oncology Treatment British Society for Disability and Oral Health (no date)
• Oral Health Care for People with Mental Health Problems: Guidelines and recommendations British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• Palliative care - oral problems Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Preventing Dental Caries in Children at High Caries Risk. Targeted prevention of dental caries in the permanent teeth of 6-16 year olds presenting for dental care Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2000)
• Prevention and management of dental decay in the pre-school child Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2005)
• Principles on Intervention for People Unable to Comply with Routine Dental Care British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2004)
• The Development of Standards for Domiciliary Dental Care Services: Guidelines and recommendations British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• Tooth decay - HealOzone NICE (2005)

Baker's Cyst

• Baker's cyst Clinical Knowledge Summaries (May 2010)

Balanitis

• Balanitis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (June 2009)
• Management of balanoposthitis British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2008)
• 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)

Baldness

• Alopecia areata Clinical Knowledge Summaries (June 2009)
• Alopecia, androgenetic - female Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2011)
• Alopecia, androgenetic - male Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2011)
• Guidelines for the management of alopecia areata British Association of Dermatologists (2003)

Barrett's Oesophagus

• Barrett's oesophagus - ablative therapy NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2010)
• Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of oesophageal dysplasia and neoplasia NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2010)
• Epithelial radiofrequency ablation for Barrett's oesophagus NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2010)
• Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Barrett\'s columnar-lined oesophagus British Society of Gastroenterology (2005)
• Photodynamic therapy for Barrett's oesophagus NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (June 2010)

Bartholins Abscess

• Balloon catheter insertion for Bartholin's cyst or abscess NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)
• Gynaecological cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Referral for suspected cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)

Bartholin's Cyst

• Balloon catheter insertion for Bartholin's cyst or abscess NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)
• Gynaecological cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Referral for suspected cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)

Basal Cell Carcinoma

• Guidelines for the management of basal cell carcinoma British Association of Dermatologists (2008)
• Improving Outcomes for People with Skin Tumours including Melanoma, NICE (Update May 2010)
• 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)
• Skin cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Bed Sore

• Best Practice Statement: prevention and management of pressure ulcers NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (March 2009)
• Pressure relieving devices NICE Clinical Guidance (2003)
• Pressure ulcers - risk assessment and prevention NICE Clinical Guideline (April 2001)
• Pressure ulcers: The management of pressure ulcers in primary and secondary care NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)

Bedwetting

• Bedwetting (enuresis) Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2011)
• Guidelines on Paediatric Urology European Association of Urology (2011)
• Nocturnal enuresis - the management of bedwetting in children and young people NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2010)
• Surgical treatment of urodynamic stress incontinence Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2004)

Behaviour Change

• Behaviour change NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (October 2007)

Behaviour Problems In Children

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) NICE Clinical Guideline (September 2008)
• Parent-training/education programmes in the management of children with conduct disorders NICE (2006)

Bell's Palsy

• Bell's Palsy Clinical Knowledge Summaries (September 2008)

Benign Postural Vertigo

• Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2011)
• Tenotomy of horizontal eye muscles for nystagmus (with reattachment at their original insertions) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2009)
• Vertigo Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2010)

Benzodiazepines

• Benzodiazepine and z drug withdrawal Prodigy (March 2009)
• Insomnia - newer hypnotic drugs NICE Technology Appraisal (Apr 2004)

Berry Aneurysm

• Coil embolisation of ruptured intracranial aneurysms NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2005)
• Coil embolisation of unruptured intracranial aneurysms NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2005)
• Laser-assisted cerebral vascular anastomosis without temporary arterial occlusion NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2008)
• Supraorbital minicraniotomy for intracranial aneurysm NICE (2004)

Bile Duct Cancer

• Photodynamic therapy for bile duct cancer NICE (2005)

Bipolar Disorder

• Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2007)
• Bipolar affective disorder Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2005)
• Bipolar disorder Prodigy (February 2009)
• Depression in children and young people NICE (2005)
• Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) NICE (2003)
• Evidence-based guidelines for treating bipolar disorder: revised second edition British Association for Psychopharmacology (March 2009)
• Management of Women with Mental Health Issues during Pregnancy and the Postnatal Period Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (June 2011)
• Safer Lithium Therapy National Patient Safety Agency (2009)
• Service user experience in adult mental health NICE Clinical Guideline (December 2011)
• The Management of bipolar disorder in adults, children and adolescents, in primary and secondary care NICE (2006)

Bird Flu

• Avian Influenza Guidance and Algorithms Health Protection Agency (Revised 2009)
• Guidance for pandemic influenza: Infection control in hospitals and primary care settings Dept of Health (2005)
• 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

Bites

• Bites - human and animal Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Insect bites and stings Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Black Cohosh

• Alternatives to HRT for management of symptoms of menopause Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (September 2010)

Blackouts And Faints

• 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)

Bladder Cancer

• Electrically-stimulated intravesical chemotherapy for superficial bladder cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2008)
• Guidelines on Bladder Cancer Muscle-invasive and Metastatic European Association of Urology (2011)
• Guidelines on Lasers and Technologies European Association of Urology (2011)
• Guidelines on Non-muscle invasive Bladder Cancer (TaT1 and CIS) European Association of Urology (2011)
• Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Cell Carcinomas European Association of Urology (2011)
• Improving outcomes in urological cancers NICE Cancer Service Guidance (2002)
• Intraoperative red blood cell salvage during radical prostatectomy or radical cystectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2008)
• Intravesical microwave hyperthermia with intravesical chemotherapy for superficial bladder cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2007)
• Laparoscopic cystectomy (of the urinary bladder) NICE (2003)
• Laparoscopic cystectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2009)
• Management of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2005)

Bleeding

• Blood transfusion and the anaesthetist: management of massive haemorrhage Association of Anaesthetists of GB and Ireland (November 2010)

Bleeding Disorder

• Guideline on the selection and use of therapeutic products to treat haemophilia and other hereditary bleeding disorders British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2008)
• Guidelines on fibrinogen assays British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2003)

Bleeding Per Rectum

• Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (September 2008)

Blepharitis

• Blepharitis Prodigy (May 2008)
• Conjunctivitis - infective Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Practice Guidance: OTC Chloramphenicol Eye Drops Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (June 2005)

Blindness And Partial Sight

• Social care for deafblind children and adults Dept of Health (June 2009)

Blood Cancers

• Guidelines on the diagnosis and therapy of hairy cell leukaemia British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2011)

Blood In Faeces

• Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (September 2008)

Blood In Urine

• Chronic kidney disease NICE Clinical Guideline (September 2008)
• Joint Consensus Statement on the Initial Assessment of Haematuria Renal Association and British Association of Urological Surgeons (July 2008)
• Referral for suspected cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
• Renal colic - acute Prodigy (March 2009)

Blood Pressure (high)

• Antenatal care: routine care for the healthy pregnant woman NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• Chronic heart failure NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2010)
• Guidelines for management of hypertension British Hypertension Society (2004)
• Hypertension in people who do not have diabetes mellitus Prodigy (July 2009)
• Hypertension in pregnancy Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2010)
• Hypertension in pregnancy NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2010)
• Hypertension: management of hypertension in adults in primary care NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2011)
• Management of Arterial Hypertension European Society of Cardiology (2007)
• Percutaneous transluminal radiofrequency sympathetic denervation of the renal artery for resistant hypertension NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2012)

Blood Transfusion

• Blood transfusion and the anaesthetist - blood component therapy Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (2005)
• Blood transfusion and the anaesthetist - intra-operative cell salvage Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (2009)
• Blood transfusion and the anaesthetist - red cell transfusion 2 Association of Anaesthetists of GB and Ireland (2008)
• Blood transfusion and the anaesthetist: management of massive haemorrhage Association of Anaesthetists of GB and Ireland (November 2010)
• Blood transfusion guidelines (various) British Committee for Standards in Haematology (various dates)
• Blood transfusion in obstetrics Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (December 2007)
• Clinical standards: blood transfusion NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2006)
• Guidelines for Blood Transfusion Practice Guidelines & Audit Implementation Network (March 2009)
• Guidelines for policies on alternatives to allogeneic blood transfusion. 1. Predeposit autologous blood donation and transfusion British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2007)
• Guidelines on the management of massive blood loss British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2006)
• Guidelines on the use of irradiated blood components British Committee for Standards in Haematology (July 2010)
• Right blood; right patient; right time Royal College of Nursing (2006)
• The administration of blood components British Committee for Standards in Haematology (December 2009)
• Transfusion guidelines (various) UK Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services (various dates)

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder NICE (2005)

Boils

• Boils, carbuncles, and staphylococcal carriage Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2011)

Bone Cancer

• Bone Scintigraphy - Procedure Guidelines for Tumour Imaging European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2003)

Bone Fracture

• Children's Orthopaedics and Fracture Care British Orthopaedic Association (July 2006)
• 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)

Bone Infection

• The Management of Acute Bone and Joint Infection in Childhood: A Guide to Good Practice British Orthopaedic Association (2004)

Bone Marrow Transplant

• Transfusion guidelines (various) UK Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services (various dates)
• Transplantation guidelines (various) British Transplantation Society (various dates)

Bony Metastasis

• Bone Scintigraphy - Procedure Guidelines for Tumour Imaging European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2003)
• European guidelines for the management of acute nonspecific low back pain in primary care COST B13 Working Group (2004)
• Metastatic bone disease: a guide to good practice British Orthopaedic Association (2001)
• Procedure guideline for treatment of refractory metastatic bone pain European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2008)

Botulinum Toxin Injections

• Spasticity in adults - management using botulinum toxin Royal College of Physicians (January 2009)

Bowel Cancer

• Clinical standards: bowel screening programme NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2007)
• Colon cancer (adjuvant) - capecitabine and oxaliplatin NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Colorectal cancer - capecitabine and tegafur uracil NICE Technology Appraisal (2003)
• Colorectal cancer - laparoscopic surgery NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Colorectal cancer (advanced) - irinotecan, oxaliplatin and raltitrexed NICE Technology Appraisal (2005)
• Colorectal cancer (first line) - cetuximab NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (August 2009)
• Colorectal cancer (metastatic) - bevacizumab and cetuximab NICE Technology Appraisal (January 2007)
• Colorectal cancer (metastatic) - bevacizumab NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (December 2010)
• Colorectal cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (November 2011)
• Colorectal screening Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2010)
• Computed tomographic colonography (virtual colonoscopy) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2005)
• Diagnosis and management of colorectal cancer Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (December 2011)
• EFNS Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases: report of an EFNS Task Force European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• Endoscopic submucosal dissection of lower gastrointestinal lesions NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2010)
• GI (lower) cancer - suspected Prodigy (July 2005)
• Guidelines for colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in moderate and high risk groups British Society of Gastroenterology (May 2010 update from 2002)
• Guidelines for resection of colorectal cancer liver metastases British Society of Gastroenterology (2006)
• Guidelines for the management of colorectal cancer 3rd edition Assocation of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2007)
• Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (September 2008)
• Management of colorectal cancer Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2003)
• Practice Guidance: bowel cancer Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (May 2007)
• Preoperative high dose rate brachytherapy for rectal cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)
• Radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of colorectal liver metastases NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)
• Selective internal radiation therapy for colorectal metastases of the liver NICE (2011)
• Service guidance for the NHS in England and Wales Improving Outcomes for Colorectal Cancer (update) NICE (2004)

Bowel Cancer Screening

• Colon cancer (adjuvant) - capecitabine and oxaliplatin NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Colorectal cancer - capecitabine and tegafur uracil NICE Technology Appraisal (2003)
• Colorectal cancer - laparoscopic surgery NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Colorectal screening Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2010)
• Computed tomographic colonography (virtual colonoscopy) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2005)
• GI (lower) cancer - suspected Prodigy (July 2005)
• Guidelines for colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in moderate and high risk groups British Society of Gastroenterology (May 2010 update from 2002)
• Management of colorectal cancer Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2003)
• Service guidance for the NHS in England and Wales Improving Outcomes for Colorectal Cancer (update) NICE (2004)

Bowel Polyps

• Clinical standards: bowel screening programme NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2007)
• Surveillance guidelines after removal of colorectal adenomatous polyps British Society of Gastroenterology (2002)

Bowen's Disease

• Guidelines for management of Bowen's disease British Association of Dermatologists (2006)

Brain Injury

• Acquired brain injury, Dept of Health 2004
• Early Management of Patients with a Head Injury Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (May 2009)
• Long-term neurological conditions - management at the interface between neurology rehabilitation and palliative care Royal College of Physicians (March 2008)
• Triage - assessment - investigation and early management of head injury in infants, children and adults NICE Clinical Guideline (September 2007).

Brain Tumour

• Brain cancer - temozolomide NICE (2001)
• Brain tumour - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2004)
• EFNS Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases: report of an EFNS Task Force European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• Glioma (newly diagnosed and high grade) - carmustine implants and temozolomide NICE Technology Appraisal (2007)
• Guidance for Primary Care on who to Image when Brain Tumour is Suspected British Association for the Study of Headache (2008)
• Guidelines on management of low-grade gliomas European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)
• Neurophysiological tests and neuroimaging procedures in non-acute headache: guidelines and recommendations European Federation of Neurological Societies (2011)
• Photodynamic therapy for brain tumours NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2009)
• Procedure Guidelines for Brain Tumour Imaging using Labelled Amino Acid Analogues European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2006)
• Service guidance for improving outcomes for people with brain and other central nervous system tumours NICE (2006)

Breast Cancer

• Advanced breast cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2009)
• Brachytherapy as the sole method of adjuvant radiotherapy for breast cancer after local excision NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2008)
• Breast cancer - bevacizumab (in combination with a taxane) NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (February 2011)
• Breast cancer - gemcitabine NICE Technology Appraisal (January 2007)
• Breast cancer - managing family history Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2009)
• Breast cancer - trastuzumab NICE (2002)
• Breast cancer - vinorelbine NICE (2002)
• Breast cancer (early) - docetaxel NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Breast cancer (early) - hormonal treatments NICE Technology appraisal (2006)
• Breast cancer (early) - paclitaxel NICE (2006)
• Breast cancer (early) - trastuzumab NICE (2006)
• Breast cancer (metastatic) - fulvestrant NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (December 2011)
• Breast reconstruction using lipomodelling after breast cancer treatment NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2012)
• Breast Scintigraphy - Procedure Guidelines for Tumour Imaging European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2003)
• Breast screening Clinical Knowledge Summaries (December 2008)
• Early and locally advanced breast cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2009)
• EFNS Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases: report of an EFNS Task Force European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• Endoscopic axillary lymph node retrieval for breast cancer NICE (2005)
• Endoscopic mastectomy and endoscopic wide local excision for breast cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2009)
• Familial breast cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2006)
• Guidance for the management of breast cancer treatment-induced bone loss - a consensus position statement from a UK expert group National Osteoporosis Society (July 2008)
• Image-guided radiofrequency excision biopsy of breast lesions NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2009)
• Improving outcomes in breast cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (2002)
• Interstitial laser therapy for breast cancer NICE (2004)
• Laparoscopic mobilisation of the greater omentum for breast reconstruction NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2008)
• Management of breast cancer in women Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2005)
• Oncoplastic breast surgery - a guide to good practice Association of Breast Surgery at the British Association of Surgical Oncology (August 2007)
• Pregnancy and breast cancer Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (April 2011)
• Procedure guidelines for radionuclide lymphoscintigraphy for sentinel node localisation in breast carcinoma British Nuclear Medicine Society (2007)
• Quality assurance guidelines for surgeons in breast cancer screening British Association of Surgical Oncology (2009)
• Sentinel node in breast cancer procedural guidelines European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2007)
• Surgical guidelines for the management of breast cancer British Association of Surgical Oncology (January 2009)

Breast Cancer Screening

• Breast screening Clinical Knowledge Summaries (December 2008)
• Clinical Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening Assessment NHS Breast Cancer Screening Publications (2005)
• Familial breast cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2006)
• Quality Assurance Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening Radiology NHS Breast Cancer Screening Publications (2005)
• Quality assurance guidelines for surgeons in breast cancer screening British Association of Surgical Oncology (2009)
• The Right Results: Guide to the Correct Processing and Issuing of Results NHS Breast Cancer Screening Publications (2003)

Breast Disease (benign)

• Breast cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Image-guided vacuum assisted excision biopsy of benign breast lesions NICE (2006)
• Interstitial laser therapy for fibroadenomas of the breast NICE (2005)

Breast Lump

• Breast cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Image-guided radiofrequency excision biopsy of breast lesions NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2009)
• Improving outcomes in breast cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (2002)

Breast Pain (benign Cyclical)

• Breast pain - cyclical Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2008)

Breastfeeding

• Breastfeeding problems Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2011)
• Donor breast milk banks NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2010)
• Maternal and child nutrition NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (March 2008)

Breathing Difficulty

• Breathing Difficulty: An evidence-based guideline for the management of children presenting with acute breathing difficulty Paediatric Accident and Emergency Research Group (2002)

Breathlessness

• Adult Advanced Life Support Resuscitation Council UK Guideline (2010)
• Breathing Difficulty: An evidence-based guideline for the management of children presenting with acute breathing difficulty Paediatric Accident and Emergency Research Group (2002)
• Breathlessness Clinical Knowledge Summaries (August 2010)
• Newborn Life Support Resuscitation Council UK Guideline (2010)
• Palliative care - dyspnoea Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Bronchiectasis

• Bronchiectasis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (August 2010)
• Guideline for non-CF Bronchiectasis British Thoracic Society (July 2010)
• Guidelines for the physiotherapy management of the adult, medical, spontaneously breathing patient British Thoracic Society (May 2009)
• Statement on criteria for specialist referral, admission, discharge and follow-up for patients with respiratory disease British Thoracic Society (2008)

Bronchiolitis

• Bronchiolitis in children Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2006)
• Chest infections - adult Prodigy (August 2007)
• Cough - acute with chest signs in children Prodigy (November 2007)

Bronchiolitis Obliterans

• BTS guidelines for home oxygen in children British Thoracic Society (April 2009)
• Chest infections - adult Prodigy (August 2007)

Bronchoscopy

• Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial biopsy for peripheral lung lesions NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2010)
• Guideline for advanced diagnostic and therapeutic flexible bronchoscopy in adults British Thoracic Society (2011)
• Guidelines on Diagnostic Flexible Bronchoscopy British Thoracic Society (2001)

Brucellosis

• Brucellosis deliberate release guidelines Health Protection Agency (2007)

Bulimia Nervosa

• Eating disorders NICE (2004)

Bullous Pemphigoid

• Guidelines for the management of bullous pemphigoid British Association of Dermatologists (2002)

Bunion

• Bunions Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2008)
• Metatarsal phalangeal joint replacement of the hallux NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
• Surgical correction of hallux valgus using minimal access techniques NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2010)

Buprenorphine

• Guidance for Working with Cocaine and Crack Users in Primary Care Royal College of General Practitioners (2004)
• Opioids for persistent pain: Good practice British Pain Society (2010)

Burns

• Burns and Scalds Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• National Burn Care Standards National Burn Care Group (no date)