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Deafness

• Auditory brain stem implants NICE (2005)
• Guidelines for the early audiological assessment and management of babies referred from the newborn hearing screening programme NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (2007)
• Investigation of new cases of severe and profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss in children: Guidelines for Good Practice British Association of Audiological Physicians (BAAP) and British Association of Community Doctors in Audiology (BACDA) (2002)

Deep Vein Thrombosis

• Deep vein thrombosis - advice for travellers on prevention Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Deep vein thrombosis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• 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 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)
• Procedures for the outpatient management of patients with deep venous thrombosis British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2006)
• Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism SIGN (2002)
• Thromboembolic disease in pregnancy and the puerperium: acute management. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007).
• Venous Thromboembolism and Hormonal Contraception Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2004)
• Venous thromboembolism: reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) in inpatients undergoing surgery NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)

Defibrillator

• 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)

Dementia

• Alzheimer's - donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine (review) and memantine NICE Technology Appraisal (Sep 2007)
• Dementia: Supporting people with dementia and their carers in health and social care NICE clinical guideline (2006)
• Management of patients with dementia SIGN (Feb 2006)

Dental Caries

• Choosing Better Oral Health An Oral Health Plan for England Department of Health (2005)
• Dental abscess (January 2008).
• Dental recall - Recall interval between routine dental examinations (2004).
• Diagnosis prevention and management of dental erosion Royal College of Surgeons of England - Faculty of Dental Surgery (January 2007)
• Gingivitis and periodontitis - plaque-associated (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)
• 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 SIGN (2000)
• Prevention and management of dental decay in the pre-school child a national clinical guideline (November 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)

Dental Problems

• Choosing Better Oral Health An Oral Health Plan for England Department 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)
• Conscious Sedation in Dentistry - Dental Clinical Guidance Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (May 2006)
• Dental abscess (January 2008).
• Dental aspects of Endocarditis Prophylaxis British Cardiac Society and Royal College of Physicians (2004)
• Dental recall - Recall interval between routine dental examinations (2004).
• Diagnosis prevention and management of dental erosion Royal College of Surgeons of England - Faculty of Dental Surgery (January 2007)
• Gingivitis and periodontitis - plaque-associated (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 patients on oral anticoagulants requiring dental surgery British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2007)
• Management of Unerupted and Impacted Third Molar Teeth SIGN (2000)
• Mini/micro screw implantation for orthodontic anchorage NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (November 2007)
• Multi-disciplinary Guidelines for the Oral Management of Patients following Oncology Treatment British Society for Disability and Oral Health (date unknown)
• 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 SIGN (2000)
• Prevention and management of dental decay in the pre-school child a national clinical guideline (November 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)
• Wisdom teeth - removal NICE (2000)
• Wisdom teeth removal based on NICE guidance (April 2002).

Depression

• Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Department of Health Guidance; The competences required to deliver effective cognitive and behavioural therapy for people with depression and with anxiety disorders. September 2007.
• Depression - antenatal and postnatal Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2008)
• Depression and anxiety - computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CCBT) NICE (2006)
• Depression in children and young people: identification and management in primary, community and secondary care NICE (2005)
• Depression Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Depression: management of depression in primary and secondary care NICE (2004 - amended 2007)
• Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) NICE (2003)
• Evidence-based guidelines for treating bipolar disorder British Association for Psychopharmacology (2003)
• Evidence-based guidelines for treating depressive disorders with anti-depressants: a revision of the 1993 British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines British Association for Psychopharmacology (2000)
• 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 Guidance (November 2007)

Dermatitis

• Atopic dermatitis (eczema) - pimecrolimus and tacrolimus NICE (2004)
• Atopic dermatitis (eczema) - topical steroids NICE (2004)
• Atopic eczema in children NICE Clinical Guideline (December 2007)
• Dermatitis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Eczema - atopic Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2004)
• Grenz rays therapy for inflammatory skin conditions NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (November 2007)
• Guidelines for the care of contact dermatitis British Association of Dermatologists (2001)
• Guidelines for the management of atopic eczema Primary Care Dermatology Society & British Association of Dermatologists (2006)

Dermatomyositis

• Clinical guidelines for the use of intravenous immunoglobulin Department of Health (November 2007)

Diabetes

• Allogeneic pancreatic islet cell transplantation for type 1 diabetes mellitus NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (April 2008)
• Day surgery & the diabetic patient: guidelines for the assessment and management of diabetes in day surgery patients British Association of Day Surgery (2004)
• Diabetes (types 1 and 2) - patient education models NICE Technology Appraisal (2003)
• Diabetes in pregnancy NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• Diabetes Type 1 and 2 - foot disease Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Diabetes Type 1 and 2 - hypertension Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Diabetes Type 2 - renal disease Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Diabetic Foot Guide National Diabetes Support Team (April 2006)
• 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 for diabetic retinopathy Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2005)
• Guidelines for the management of diabetic ketoacidosis in children and adolescents British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology (2004)
• Guidelines on diabetes pre-diabetes and cardiovascular diseases European Society of Cardiology (2007)
• Inhaled insulin for the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes NICE Technology appraisal (2006)
• Making every young person with diabetes matter Department of Health (2007)
• Management of Diabetes in Pregnancy CREST (2001)
• Management of Diabetes SIGN (2001)
• Management of Type 2 Diabetes - management of blood pressure and blood lipids NICE (2002)
• Management of Type 2 Diabetes - Renal Disease, prevention and early management NICE Clinical guideline (2002)
• Pancreatic islet cell transplantation NICE (2003)
• Practice guidance on the care of people with diabetes Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (November 2004)
• The clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of long acting insulin analogues for diabetes NICE Technology appraisal (December 2002)
• Type 2 diabetes: Prevention and management of foot problems NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2004)

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

• Diagnosis and management of type 1 diabetes in children, young people and adults NICE Clinical guideline (July 2004)
• Guidelines for the management of diabetic ketoacidosis in children and adolescents British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology (2004)

Diabetic Retinopathy

• Diabetes Type 1 and 2 - retinopathy Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Guidelines for diabetic retinopathy Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2005)
• Management of Type 2 Diabetes - retinopathy NICE (2002)

Diagnostic Imaging

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

Diamorphine

• A guide to good practice in the management of controlled drugs in primary care National Prescribing Centre (2007)
• Recommendations for the appropriate use of opioids in persistent non-cancer pain British Pain Society (2005)
• Safer management of controlled drugs: guidance on standard operating procedures for controlled drugs Department of Health (2007)

Diarrhoea

• Gastroenteritis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2007)
• Gastrointestinal (lower) cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Guidelines on the Management of Communicable Diseases: Gastroenteritis - Adenovirus Health Protection Agency (2003)
• Guidelines on the Management of Communicable Diseases: Gastroenteritis - Astrovirus Health Protection Agency (2003)
• Guidelines on the Management of Communicable Diseases: Gastroenteritis - Calicivirus Health Protection Agency (2003)
• Guidelines on the Management of Communicable Diseases: Gastroenteritis - Norwalk-Like Virus (Norovirus/Small Round Structured Viruses) Health Protection Agency (2003)
• HPA; Guidelines on the Management of Communicable Diseases: Gastroenteritis - Rotavirus Health Protection Agency (2003)
• HPA; Guidelines on the Management of Communicable Diseases: Salmonellosis Health Protection Agency (2003).
• PAERG Nottingham; 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).
• Thomas PD, Forbes A, Green J, Howdle P et al; Guidelines for the investigation of chronic diarrhoea (tests for malabsorption) 2nd edition (2003). British Society for Gastroenterology.

Diarrhoea And Vomiting Due To Gastroenteritis

• Gastroenteritis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2007)
• Guidelines on the Management of Communicable Diseases: Gastroenteritis - Adenovirus Health Protection Agency (2003)
• Guidelines on the Management of Communicable Diseases: Gastroenteritis - Astrovirus Health Protection Agency (2003)
• Guidelines on the Management of Communicable Diseases: Gastroenteritis - Calicivirus Health Protection Agency (2003)
• Guidelines on the Management of Communicable Diseases: Gastroenteritis - Norwalk-Like Virus (Norovirus/Small Round Structured Viruses) Health Protection Agency (2003)
• HPA; Guidelines on the Management of Communicable Diseases: Gastroenteritis - Rotavirus Health Protection Agency (2003)
• HPA; Guidelines on the Management of Communicable Diseases: Salmonellosis Health Protection Agency (2003).
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care (for consultation and local adaption) Health Protection Agency (Dec 2006 - due review Oct 2007)
• PAERG Nottingham; 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).

Diphtheria

• Control of Diphtheria : guidance for consultants in communicable disease control Health Protection Agency (1999)
• The Green Book - immunisation against infectious diseases Department of Health (various dates for individual immunisations)

Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm

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

Diuretics

• Heart failure Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Hypertension Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Hypertension: management of hypertension in adults in primary care NICE Clinical guideline (June 2006)
• Management of chronic heart failure in adults in primary and secondary care (July 2003)

Diverticular Disease

• Diverticular disease and diverticulitis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2008)

Diving

• British Thoracic Society guidelines on Respiratory Aspects of Fitness for Diving British Thoracic Society (2003)

Donovanosis

• Chlamydia Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006).
• Management of Chancroid British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2001)
• Management of Donovanosis British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2001)
• UK National Guideline for the Management of Genital Tract Infection with Chlamydia trachomatis British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2006).

Down's Syndrome

• Basic medical surveillance essentials for people with Down's Syndrome - cardiac disease - congenital and acquired Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group (December 2007)
• 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 : ophthalmic problems Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group (1997)
• Basic medical surveillance for people with Down's Syndrome : thyroid disorder Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group (2001)

Drug Abuse

• Benzodiazepine and z drug withdrawal Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Best practice guidance for commissioners and providers of pharmaceutical services for drug users Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (February 2006)
• Clinical management of drug dependence in the adult prison setting Department of Health (2006)
• Drug misuse - methadone and buprenorphine NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Drug misuse - naltrexone NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (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: recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology 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)
• Hypnotic or anxiolytic dependence Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2003)
• Opioid dependence Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2008)
• Pain and substance misuse British Pain Society (2007)
• 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

• Benzodiazepine and z drug withdrawal Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Best practice guidance for commissioners and providers of pharmaceutical services for drug users Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (February 2006)
• Clinical management of drug dependence in the adult prison setting Department of Health (2006)
• Drug misuse - methadone and buprenorphine NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Drug misuse - naltrexone NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (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: recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology 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)
• Opioid dependence Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2008)
• Pain and substance misuse British Pain Society (2007)
• 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)

Dry Eye Syndrome

• Dry eye syndrome (March 2008).

Dry Eyes

• Dry eye syndrome (March 2008).

Dtp Immunisation

• Immunizations - childhood vaccination programme Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2008)

Duodenal Ulcer

• Current concepts in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection The Maastricht III Consensus Report (2006)
• Dyspepsia - proven DU, GU, or NSAID-associated ulcer Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Dyspepsia SIGN (2003)
• Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care NICE (2004)
• Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care NICE (2004)
• Guidelines for Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage British Society of Gastroenterology (2002)
• Practice guidance: OTC omeprazole Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (May 2004)

Dupuytren's Contracture

• Needle fasciotomy for Dupuytren's contracture NICE (2004)

Dyslipidaemia

• Hypercholesterolemia - ezetimibe NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (November 2007)
• Lipids management Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2006)
• 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 Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• First prescription of combined oral contraception Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care RCOG. (2006)

Dyspepsia

• Current concepts in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection The Maastricht III Consensus Report (2006)
• Dyspepsia - pregnancy-associated.
• Dyspepsia - proven DU, GU, or NSAID-associated ulcer Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Dyspepsia - proven gastro-oesophageal reflux disease Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Dyspepsia - proven non-ulcer dyspepsia Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Dyspepsia - symptoms (uninvestigated by endoscopy) Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Dyspepsia SIGN (2003)
• Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care NICE (2004)
• Practice guidance: OTC omeprazole Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (May 2004)

Dysphagia

• Dysphagia - best practice guidance to care for people who have problems in swallowing National Patient Safety Agency (July 2007)

Dystonia

• Deep brain stimulation for tremor and dystonia (excluding Parkinson's disease) NICE (2006)
• Selective peripheral denervation of cervical dystonia NICE (2004)