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Deafblind

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

Deafness

• Aetiological investigation into bilateral mild to moderate permanent hearing loss in children British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians and British Association of Paediatricians in Audiology (April 2009)
• Aetiological investigation into severe to profound permanent hearing loss in children British Association of Audiological Physicians (October 2008)
• Auditory brain stem implants NICE (2005)
• Guidelines for aetiological investigation of infants with congenital hearing loss identified through newborn hearing screening NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (January 2009)
• Guidelines for investigating infants with congenital hearing loss identified through newborn hearing screening British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians (2008)
• Guidelines for surveillance and audiological monitoring of infants and children following the newborn hearing screen (Version 4.1) NHSP Clinical Group (July 2009)
• Guidelines for the early audiological assessment and management of babies referred from the newborn hearing screening programme NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (2007)
• Hearing impairment - cochlear implants NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (January 2009)
• Investigation of new cases of severe and profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss in children: Guidelines for Good Practice British Association of Audiological Physicians and British Association of Community Doctors in Audiology (2002)
• Medical Evaluation of children with permanent unilateral hearing loss British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians and British Association of Paediatricians in Audiology (August 2009)
• Meniere's disease Prodigy (October 2007)
• Otitis media with effusion Prodigy (March 2011)
• Position Paper on bilateral cochlear implants British Cochlear Implant Group (May 2007)
• Position Statement on guidelines for cochlear implantation : paediatric and adult British Cochlear Implant Group (April 2007)
• Recommended guidelines on safety for cochlear implant users, British Cochlear Implant Group 2010
• Social care for deafblind children and adults Dept of Health (June 2009)
• Surgical management of OME NICE Clinical guideline (February 2008)

Death

• A code of practice for the diagnosis and confirmation of death Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (October 2008)
• 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)
• The National End of Life Care Programme, Dept of Health 2009

Deep Vein Thrombosis

• Anticoagulation - oral Prodigy (March 2009)
• Antithrombotic Therapy Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Newwork - SIGN (1999)
• Atrial fibrillation Prodigy (August 2009)
• Clinical guidelines for testing for heritable thrombophilia British Committee for Standards in Haematology (January 2010)
• Compression stockings Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2008)
• Deep vein thrombosis - prevention for travellers Prodigy (May 2009)
• Deep vein thrombosis Prodigy (March 2009)
• Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism European Society of Cardiology (2008)
• Diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis in symptomatic outpatients and the potential for clinical assessment and D-dimer assays to reduce the need for diagnostic imaging British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2003)
• Guidelines on travel-related venous thrombosis British Committee for Standards in Haematology (September 2010)
• Guidelines on use of vena cava filters British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2006)
• Management of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) as an out-patient British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2003)
• Managing passengers with stable respiratory disease planning air travel British Thoracic Society (2011)
• Prevention and management of venous thromboembolism Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (December 2010)
• Procedures for the outpatient management of patients with deep venous thrombosis British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2005)
• Reducing the Risk of Thrombosis and Embolism during Pregnancy and the Puerperium Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (November 2009)
• The investigation, management and prevention of venous thrombosis in children British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2010)
• Thromboembolic Disease in Pregnancy and the Puerperium: Acute Management Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
• Venous thromboembolism - apixaban (hip and knee surgery) NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (January 2012)
• Venous thromboembolism - dabigatran NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (September 2008)
• Venous thromboembolism - reducing the risk NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2010)
• Venous thromboembolism - rivaroxaban NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (April 2009)
• Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis British Association of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery - ENT UK (2010)
• Venous Thromboembolism and Hormonal Contraception Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (September 2010)
• Venous Thromboembolism and Hormone Replacement Therapy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (May 2011)
• Venous thromboprophylaxis in critical care Intensive Care Society (September 2008)

Defibrillator

• Guidelines for the perioperative management of patients with implantable pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators MHRA (2006)

Delirium

• Delirium Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2011)
• Delirium NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2010)
• Detection, prevention and treatment of delirium in critically ill patients The Intensive Care Society (2006)
• Guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and management of delirium in older people in hospital British Geriatrics Society (2006)

Dementia

• Alzheimer's disease - donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine and memantine NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (March 2011)
• Clinical practice with anti-dementia drugs: a revised (second) consensus statement British Association for Psychopharmacology (2010)
• Dementia Prodigy (March 2010)
• Dementia: Supporting people with dementia and their carers in health and social care NICE Clinical Guideline (2006 - amended March 2011)
• Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Alzheimer's disease European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)
• Living well with dementia: A National Dementia Strategy, Dept of Health February 2009
• Management of patients with dementia Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (Feb 2006)
• Mental wellbeing and older people NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (October 2008)
• Nothing ventured, nothing gained: risk guidance for people with dementia Dept of Health (November 2010)
• Westaby D, Young A, O'Toole P, et al; The provision of a percutaneously placed enteral tube feeding service. British Society of Gastroenterology Guideline published in Gut. 2010 Dec;59(12):1592-605.

Dental Abscess

• Dental abscess Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2008)

Dental Caries

• Choosing Better Oral Health An Oral Health Plan for England, Dept of Health 2005
• Dental abscess Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2008)
• Dental recall - Recall interval between routine dental examinations NICE (2004)
• Diagnosis and management of head and neck cancer Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2006)
• Diagnosis prevention and management of dental erosion Royal College of Surgeons of England - Faculty of Dental Surgery (January 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)
• Herpes simplex - oral Clinical Knowledge Summaries (December 2007)
• Nutrition and dental health: guidelines for professionals Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland (June 2008)
• Oral Health Care for People with Mental Health Problems: Guidelines and recommendations British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• 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)
• The provision of oral health care under general anaesthesia in special care dentistry - a professional Consensus Statement British Society for Disability and Oral Health (March 2009)
• Tooth decay - HealOzone NICE (2005)
• UK national clinical guidelines in paediatric dentistry - pulp therapy for primary molars British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (September 2006)

Dental Problems

• Choosing Better Oral Health An Oral Health Plan for England, Dept of Health 2005
• Clinical Guidelines & Integrated Care Pathways for the Oral Health Care of People with Learning Disabilities British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2001)
• Dental abscess Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2008)
• Dental recall - Recall interval between routine dental examinations NICE (2004)
• Diagnosis prevention and management of dental erosion Royal College of Surgeons of England - Faculty of Dental Surgery (January 2007)
• Extraction of primary teeth - balance and compensation British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (2002)
• Guideline for the use of general anaesthesia in paediatric dentistry Royal College of Surgeons of England - Faculty of Dental Surgery (May 2008)
• 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 patients on oral anticoagulants requiring dental surgery British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2007)
• Management of unerupted and impacted third molar teeth Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2000)
• Mini/micro screw implantation for orthodontic anchorage NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)
• Multi-disciplinary Guidelines for the Oral Management of Patients following Oncology Treatment British Society for Disability and Oral Health (no date)
• Nutrition and dental health: guidelines for professionals Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland (June 2008)
• Oral Health Care for People with Mental Health Problems: Guidelines and recommendations British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• 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)
• Standards for Conscious Sedation in Dentistry: Alternative Techniques Royal College of Surgeons of England (October 2007)
• The Development of Standards for Domiciliary Dental Care Services: Guidelines and recommendations British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• The provision of oral health care under general anaesthesia in special care dentistry - a professional Consensus Statement British Society for Disability and Oral Health (March 2009)
• UK national clinical guidelines in paediatric dentistry - pulp therapy for primary molars British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (September 2006)
• Wisdom teeth - removal NICE (2000)

Depression

• Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2007)
• Bipolar disorder Prodigy (February 2009)
• Common mental health disorders NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2011)
• Depression - antenatal and postnatal Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2008)
• Depression and anxiety - computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CCBT) NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Depression in adults NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2009)
• Depression in children and young people NICE (2005)
• Depression in children Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2009)
• Depression with a chronic physical health problem NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2009)
• Depression Prodigy (February 2010)
• Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) NICE (2003)
• Evidence-based guidelines for treating bipolar disorder: revised second edition British Association for Psychopharmacology (March 2009)
• Evidence-based guidelines for treating depressive disorders with anti-depressants: a revision of the 2000 British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines British Association for Psychopharmacology (2008)
• Mental wellbeing and older people NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (October 2008)
• New Horizons: a shared vision for mental health, Dept of Health December 2009
• Non-pharmaceutical management of depression Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (January 2010)
• Promoting mental wellbeing at work NICE Public Health Guideline (November 2009)
• Service user experience in adult mental health NICE Clinical Guideline (December 2011)
• The competences required to deliver effective cognitive and behavioural therapy for people with depression and with anxiety disorders. September 2007.
• The ECT Handbook (Second edition): The Third Report of the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Special Committee on ECT Royal College of Psychiatrists (2005)
• The Management of bipolar disorder in adults, children and adolescents, in primary and secondary care NICE (2006)
• Transcranial magnetic stimulation for severe depression NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)
• Vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)

Depression In Childhood

• Depression in children and young people NICE (2005)
• Depression in children Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2009)
• Non-pharmaceutical management of depression Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (January 2010)
• Self-harm: The short-term physical and psychological management and secondary prevention of self-harm in primary and secondary care NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)

Dermatitis

• Atopic dermatitis (eczema) - pimecrolimus and tacrolimus NICE Technology Appraisal (2004)
• Atopic dermatitis (eczema) - topical steroids NICE Technology Appraisal (2004)
• Atopic eczema in children NICE Clinical Guideline (December 2007)
• Dermatitis - contact Prodigy (September 2008)
• Diagnosis, management and prevention of occupational contact dermatitis: concise guidelines Royal College of Physicians and British Association of Dermatologists (2011)
• Eczema - atopic Prodigy (July 2008)
• Eczema (chronic) - alitretinoin NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (August 2009)
• Grenz rays therapy for inflammatory skin conditions NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)
• Guidelines for the care of contact dermatitis British Association of Dermatologists (2009)
• Guidelines for the management of atopic eczema Primary Care Dermatology Society and British Association of Dermatologists (2006)
• Guidelines for the safe and effective prescribing of azathioprine British Association of Dermatologists (2011)
• Management of atopic eczema in primary care Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (March 2011)

Dermatomyositis

• Clinical guidelines for the use of intravenous immunoglobulin, Dept of Health November 2007

Detrusor Instability

• Laparoscopic augmentation cystoplasty (including clam cystoplasty) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)
• Lower urinary tract symptoms NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2010)
• Percutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation for overactive bladder syndrome NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2010)
• Sacral nerve stimulation for urge incontinence and urgency-frequency NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2004)
• Urinary incontinence: the management of urinary incontinence in women NICE (2006)

Devic's Disease

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

Diabetes

• Allogeneic pancreatic islet cell transplantation for type 1 diabetes mellitus NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2008)
• Clinical practice consensus guidelines 2009 International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) (September 2009)
• Continuous glucose monitoring: consensus statement on the use of glucose sensing in outpatient clinical diabetes care British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (May 2009)
• Diabetes - insulin pump therapy NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (July 2008)
• Diabetes - type 2 Prodigy (July 2010)
• Diabetes (type 2) - liraglutide NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (October 2010)
• Diabetes (types 1 and 2) - patient education models NICE Technology Appraisal (2003)
• Diabetes Guidelines - various NHS Diabetes (various dates)
• Diabetes in pregnancy NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• Diabetic Eye Screening Programme England
• Diabetic foot problems - inpatient management NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2011)
• Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programme Northern Ireland
• Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Scotland
• Diagnosis and management of type 1 diabetes in children, young people and adults NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2004)
• Foot care service for people with diabetes NICE Commissioning Guide (2006)
• Guidelines and Clinical Standards of Care for People with Diabetes in Care Homes Guidelines & Audit Implementation Network (February 2010)
• Guidelines for diabetic retinopathy Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2005)
• Guidelines on diabetes, pre-diabetes and cardiovascular diseases European Society of Cardiology (2007)
• Hyperglycaemia in acute coronary syndromes NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2011)
• Inhaled insulin for the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Joint British Diabetes Societies guideline for the management of diabetic ketoacidosis British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (May 2011)
• Making every young person with diabetes matter Dept of Health (2007)
• Management of diabetes Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (March 2010)
• Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Adults Joint British Diabetes Societies Inpatient Care Group (March 2010)
• Pancreatic islet cell transplantation NICE (2003)
• Practice guidance on the care of people with diabetes Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (November 2004)
• Preventing type 2 diabetes - population and community interventions NICE Public health guidance (May 2011)
• Safe and effective use of insulin in hospitalised patients NHS Diabetes (March 2010)
• Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Wales
• The Hospital Management of Hypoglycaemia in Adults with Diabetes Mellitus NHS Diabetes (March 2010)
• Type 2 diabetes - newer agents (partial update) NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2009)
• Type 2 diabetes: Prevention and management of foot problems NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2004)

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

• Clinical practice consensus guidelines 2009 International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) (September 2009)
• Diabetes Guidelines - various NHS Diabetes (various dates)
• Diagnosis and management of type 1 diabetes in children, young people and adults NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2004)
• Joint British Diabetes Societies guideline for the management of diabetic ketoacidosis British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (May 2011)
• Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Adults Joint British Diabetes Societies Inpatient Care Group (March 2010)

Diabetic Neuropathy

• Diabetes Guidelines - various NHS Diabetes (various dates)
• 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)
• Management of diabetes Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (March 2010)
• Neuropathic pain - pharmacological management NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2010)

Diabetic Retinopathy

• Diabetic Eye Screening Programme England
• Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programme Northern Ireland
• Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Scotland
• Guidelines for diabetic retinopathy Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2005)
• Ranibizumab for the treatment of diabetic macular oedema NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (November 2011)
• Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Wales

Diagnostic Imaging

• Radiology guidelines and best practice statements (various) Royal College of Radiologists (various dates)

Dialysis

• Cinacalcet for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with end-stage renal disease on maintenance dialysis therapy NICE Technology Appraisal (2007)
• Peritoneal dialysis NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2011)

Diamorphine

• 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)

Diaphragmatic Hernia

• Thoracoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in neonates NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2011)

Diarrhoea

• Diarrhoea - adults assessment Prodigy (December 2010)
• Diarrhoea - antibiotic associated Prodigy (September 2009)
• Diarrhoea - prevention and advice for travellers Prodigy (September 2009)
• Diarrhoea and vomiting in children under 5 NICE Clinical Guideline (April 2009)
• Gastroenteritis Prodigy (September 2009)
• GI (lower) cancer - suspected Prodigy (July 2005)
• Guideline for the management of children presenting to hospital with diarrhoea, with or without vomiting Paediatric Accident and Emergency Research Group of Nottingham University (2002)
• Guidelines for the investigation of chronic diarrhoea (tests for malabsorption) British Society of Gastroenterology (2003)
• Guidelines for the management of norovirus outbreaks in acute and community health and social care settings Health Protection Agency (November 2011)
• Infectious Diarrhoea - The Role of Microbiological Examination of Faeces Health Protection Agency (October 2009)
• Preventing person-to-person spread following gastrointestinal infections: guidelines for public health physicians and environmental health officers Health Protection Agency (2005)
• The management of acute bloody diarrhoea potentially caused by vero cytotoxin producing Escherichia coli in children Health Protection Agency (July 2011)

Diarrhoea And Vomiting Due To Gastroenteritis

• Diarrhoea - adults assessment Prodigy (December 2010)
• Diarrhoea - antibiotic associated Prodigy (September 2009)
• Diarrhoea - prevention and advice for travellers Prodigy (September 2009)
• Diarrhoea and vomiting in children under 5 NICE Clinical Guideline (April 2009)
• Gastroenteritis Prodigy (September 2009)
• Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings Health Protection Agency (April 2010)
• Guideline for the management of children presenting to hospital with diarrhoea, with or without vomiting Paediatric Accident and Emergency Research Group of Nottingham University (2002)
• Guidelines for the management of norovirus outbreaks in acute and community health and social care settings Health Protection Agency (November 2011)
• Infectious Diarrhoea - The Role of Microbiological Examination of Faeces Health Protection Agency (October 2009)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency various dates
• Preventing person-to-person spread following gastrointestinal infections: guidelines for public health physicians and environmental health officers Health Protection Agency (2005)

Diphtheria

• Control of Diphtheria : guidance for consultants in communicable disease control Health Protection Agency (1999)
• Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings Health Protection Agency (April 2010)
• Immunisation against infectious disease - \'The Green Book\' Dept of Health (various dates)

Diplopia

• Implantation of an opaque intraocular lens for intractable double vision NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2009)

Disability

• Clinical Holding Guidelines British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2009)
• Health Promotion and Preventive Care British Geriatrics Society (BGS) Best Practice Guide 4.1 (reviewed 2005)
• Rehabilitation of Older People British Geriatrics Society - Best Practice Guide 1.4 (revised 2004)
• The Older Person in the Accident & Emergency Department British Geriatrics Society - Best Practice Guide 3.2 (May 2008)

Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs

• DMARDs Prodigy (Aug 2008)
• Guideline for disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy British Society for Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology (2008)
• Guideline for Prescribing TNF alpha Blockers in Adults with Ankylosing Spondylitis British Society for Rheumatology (2004)
• Guidelines on standards of care for persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis British Society for Rheumatology (2004)
• Management of early rheumatoid arthritis Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (February 2011)
• Quick reference guideline for monitoring of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy British Society for Rheumatology (November 2009)
• Rheumatoid arthritis - abatacept (2nd line) NICE Technology Appraisal (August 2011)
• Rheumatoid arthritis NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2009)
• The assessment of pain in older people British Pain Society (2007)

Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm

• Diagnosis and management of aortic dissection European Society of Cardiology (2001)

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

• Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of disseminated intavascular coagulation British Committee for Standards in Haematology (January 2009)

Diuretics

• Hypertension: management of hypertension in adults in primary care NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2011)

Diverticular Disease

• Diverticular disease and diverticulitis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2008)

Diving

• Guidelines on Respiratory Aspects of Fitness for Diving British Thoracic Society (2003)
• Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale for the secondary prevention of recurrent paradoxical embolism in divers NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2010)

Dmards

• DMARDs Prodigy (Aug 2008)
• Guideline for disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy British Society for Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology (2008)
• Guideline for Prescribing TNF alpha Blockers in Adults with Ankylosing Spondylitis British Society for Rheumatology (2004)
• Guidelines on standards of care for persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis British Society for Rheumatology (2004)
• Management of early rheumatoid arthritis Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (February 2011)
• Quick reference guideline for monitoring of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy British Society for Rheumatology (November 2009)
• Rheumatoid arthritis - abatacept (2nd line) NICE Technology Appraisal (August 2011)
• Rheumatoid arthritis NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2009)
• The assessment of pain in older people British Pain Society (2007)

Domestic Violence

• Guidelines for the Management of Domestic Violence British Association of Emergency Medicine (2005)
• Improving safety, Reducing harm: Children, young people and domestic violence Dept of Health (November 2009)

Donovanosis

• Management of chanchroid 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 non-gonococcal urethritis British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)

Down's Syndrome

• Antenatal care: routine care for the healthy pregnant woman NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• Basic medical surveillance essentials for people with Down's Syndrome: cardiac disease - congenital and acquired Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group (2007)
• Basic medical surveillance essentials for people with Down's syndrome: ophthalmic problems Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group (2006)
• Basic medical surveillance for people with Down's Syndrome : cervical spine instability Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group (1996)
• Basic medical surveillance for people with Down's Syndrome : growth Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group (2000)
• Basic medical surveillance for people with Down's Syndrome : thyroid disorder Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group (2001)

Drop Foot

• Functional electrical stimulation for drop foot of central neurological origin NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)

Drug Abuse

• Best practice guidance for commissioners and providers of pharmaceutical services for drug users Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (February 2006)
• 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 misuse; addiction and co-morbidity British Association for Psychopharmacology (2004)
• Guidance for hepatitis A and B vaccination of drug users in primary care and criteria for audit Royal College of General Practitioners (2005)
• Guidance for the pharmacological management of substance misuse among young people in secure environments Dept of Health (October 2009)
• Guidance for the use of buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid dependence in primary care Royal College of General Practitioners (2004)
• Guidance for the use of Methadone for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence in Primary Care Royal College of General Practitioners (2005)
• Guidance for Working with Cocaine and Crack Users in Primary Care Royal College of General Practitioners (2004)
• 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)
• Roles and Responsibilities of Doctors in the Provision of Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Misusers Royal College of Psychiatrists (2005)
• Substance misuse - Interventions to reduce substance misuse among vulnerable young people NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (2007)
• Substance Misuse Detainees In Police Custody: Guidelines for Clinical Management Royal College of Psychiatrists (2006)

Drug Addiction

• Best practice guidance for commissioners and providers of pharmaceutical services for drug users Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (February 2006)
• 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 misuse; addiction and co-morbidity British Association for Psychopharmacology (2004)
• Guidance for hepatitis A and B vaccination of drug users in primary care and criteria for audit Royal College of General Practitioners (2005)
• Guidance for the use of buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid dependence in primary care Royal College of General Practitioners (2004)
• Guidance for the use of Methadone for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence in Primary Care Royal College of General Practitioners (2005)
• Guidance for Working with Cocaine and Crack Users in Primary Care Royal College of General Practitioners (2004)
• 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)
• Roles and Responsibilities of Doctors in the Provision of Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Misusers Royal College of Psychiatrists (2005)
• Substance misuse - Interventions to reduce substance misuse among vulnerable young people NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (2007)
• Substance Misuse Detainees In Police Custody: Guidelines for Clinical Management Royal College of Psychiatrists (2006)

Drug Therapy

• 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)
• Medicines adherence NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2009)

Dry Eye Syndrome

• Dry eye syndrome Prodigy (March 2008)

Dry Eyes

• Dry eye syndrome Prodigy (March 2008)

Dry Mouth

• 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)
• 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)
• 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)

Duodenal Ulcer

• Current concepts in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection The Maastricht III Consensus Report (2006)
• Dyspepsia Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2003)
• 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)
• Practice guidance: OTC omeprazole Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (May 2004)

Dupuytren's Contracture

• Dupuytren's disease Clinical Knowledge Summaries (May 2010)
• Needle fasciotomy for Dupuytren\'s contracture NICE (2004)
• Radiation therapy for early Dupuytren's disease NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2010)

Dyslipidaemia

• Familial hypercholesterolaemia NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2008)
• Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidaemias European Society of Cardiology (2011)
• Hypercholesterolemia - ezetimibe NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (November 2007)
• Lipid modification - primary and secondary CVD prevention Clinical Knowledge Summaries (December 2008)
• Lipid modification NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2008)
• Practice guidance on cholesterol testing Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (July 2005)
• Practice Guidance on the Sale of Over the Counter Simvastatin Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (2004)

Dysmenorrhoea

• Dysmenorrhoea Prodigy (March 2009)
• First Prescription of Combined Oral Contraception Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care (2007)

Dyspepsia

• Current concepts in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection The Maastricht III Consensus Report (2006)
• Dyspepsia - pregnancy-associated Prodigy (May 2008)
• Dyspepsia - proven gastro-oesophageal reflux disease Prodigy (June 2008)
• Dyspepsia - proven non-ulcer Prodigy (July 2008)
• Dyspepsia - proven peptic ulcer Prodigy (June 2008)
• Dyspepsia - unidentified cause Prodigy (June 2008)
• Dyspepsia Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2003)
• Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)
• Practice guidance: OTC omeprazole Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (May 2004)
• Referral for suspected cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
• Task force on the management of chest pain European Society of Cardiology (2002)

Dysphagia

• 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)

Dystonia

• Deep brain stimulation for tremor and dystonia (excluding Parkinson's disease) NICE (2006)
• Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of primary dystonias European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)
• Selective peripheral denervation of cervical dystonia NICE (2004)