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Fabricated Illness

• Fabricated or Induced Illness by Carers (FII): A Practical Guide for Paediatricians Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2009)

Faecal Incontinence

• Artificial anal sphincter implantation NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2004)
• Endoscopic radiofrequency therapy of the anal sphincter for faecal incontinence NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2011)
• Faecal incontinence NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Injectable bulking agents for faecal incontinence NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) for faecal incontinence NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2011)
• Referral for suspected cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
• Sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2004)
• Stimulated graciloplasty for faecal incontinence NICE (2006)
• Transabdominal artificial bowel sphincter implantation for faecal incontinence NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2008)

Falls

• Falls - risk assessment Clinical Knowledge Summaries (June 2009)
• Falls, British Geriatric Society Best Practice Guide 4.5 (July 2007)
• The assessment and prevention of falls in older people NICE (2004)

Familial Multiple Polyposis Syndrome

• Guidelines for colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in moderate and high risk groups British Society of Gastroenterology (May 2010 update from 2002)

Familial Type Iii Hyperlipidaemia

• European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice European Society of Cardiology (2007)
• Familial hypercholesterolaemia NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2008)
• Hypercholesterolaemia - familial Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2009)

Family Planning

• Contraception - assessment Prodigy (Sept 2007)
• Contraception - barrier methods and spermicides Prodigy (Sept 2007)
• Contraception - emergency Prodigy (March 2011)
• Contraception - IUS/IUD Prodigy (Sept 2007)
• Contraception - natural family planning Prodigy (Sept 2007)
• Contraception - progestogen-only methods Prodigy (Sept 2007)
• Contraception for Women Aged Over 40 Years Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2010)
• Contraceptive Choices for Young People Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2010)
• Drug Interactions with Hormonal Contraception Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2011)
• Emergency Contraception Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2011)
• Female Barrier Methods Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care (2007)
• First Prescription of Combined Oral Contraception Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care (2007)
• HIV in Primary Care Medical Foundation for AIDS & Sexual Health (2011)
• Hysteroscopic sterilisation by tubal cannulation and placement of intrafallopian implant NICE (2004)
• Hysteroscopic sterilisation by tubal cannulation and placement of intrafallopian implants NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (September 2009)
• Intrauterine Contraception Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2007)
• Long-acting reversible contraception NICE Clinical guideline (October 2005)
• Male and Female Condoms Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care (2007)
• Male and female sterilisation Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2004)
• Management of Unscheduled Bleeding in Women Using Hormonal Contraception Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2009)
• Missed Pill Recommendations Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2011)
• Preventing sexually transmitted infections and reducing under 18 conceptions NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (2007)
• Progestogen-only Implants Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2009)
• Progestogen-only Injectable Contraception Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2009)
• Progestogen-only Pills Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2009)
• Quick Starting Contraception Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2010)
• Recommended standards for sexual health services Medical Foundation for AIDS & Sexual Health (2005)
• Revised guidance for health professionals on the provision of contraceptive services for under 16s Dept of Health (2004)
• Sexual and Reproductive Health for Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2009)
• UK Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care (2009)
• UK Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care (2002)
• Venous Thromboembolism and Hormonal Contraception Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (September 2010)

Farsightedness

• Laser correction of refractive error following non-refractive ophthalmic surgery NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2011)
• Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) NICE (2004)
• Photorefractive (laser) surgery for the correction of refractive error NICE (2006)

Fatigue

• Chronic fatigue syndrome / Myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy); diagnosis and management NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalopathy (CFS/ME) Dept of Health (2004)
• Occupational aspects of the management of chronic fatigue syndrome: a national guideline, Dept of Health 2006
• Tiredness/fatigue in adults Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2009)

Febrile Convulsion

• Childhood Seizure Guideline: An evidence and consensus based guideline for the management of a child after a seizure K Armon et al (2003)
• Febrile seizure Prodigy (June 2008)
• Feverish illness in children - Assessment and initial management in children younger than 5 years NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)

Female Genital Mutilation

• Female genital mutilation and its management Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (May 2009)
• Female genital mutilation: multi-agency practice guidelines Dept of Health (February 2011)

Fertility

• Fallopian tube recanalisation by guidewire NICE (2004)
• Falloposcopy with coaxial catheter NICE (2004)
• Fertility: assessment and treatment for people with fertility problems NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)
• Guidance to licensed infertility treatment centres about the proper conduct of activities (various) Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (various dates)
• Infertility Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Management of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Perinatal Risks Associated with IVF Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (February 2007)
• The effects of cancer treatment on reproductive functions: guidance on management Royal College of Radiologists et al (November 2007)

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

• Alcohol consumption and the outcomes of pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: A guide for healthcare professionals British Medical Association (2007)

Fetal Death

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

Fetal Monitoring

• Intrapartum care NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Pregnancy and childbirth - Electronic fetal monitoring NICE (2001)

Fever

• Caring for children with fever - RCN good practice guidance for nurses working with infants children and young people Royal College of Nursing (September 2008)
• Febrile seizure Prodigy (June 2008)
• Feverish children - management Clinical Knowledge Summaries (December 2008)
• Feverish children - risk assessment Clinical Knowledge Summaries (September 2008)
• Feverish illness in children - Assessment and initial management in children younger than 5 years NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Guidelines for the management of febrile neutropenia in oncology patients Nottingham University Hospital (2009)
• Guidelines for the Management of Febrile Neutropenic Patients Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals (August 2009)

Fibroids

• Fibroids Prodigy (December 2009)
• Heavy menstrual bleeding NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2007)
• Laparoscopic laser myomectomy NICE Technology Appraisal (2003)
• Magnetic resonance image-guided percutaneous laser ablation of uterine fibroids NICE Technology Appraisal (2003)
• Magnetic resonance image-guided transcutaneous focused ultrasound for uterine fibroids NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2011)
• Uterine artery embolisation for fibroids NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2010)
• Uterine Artery Embolisation in the Management of Fibroids Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (Jan 2009)

Fibromyalgia

• Evidence based recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia syndrome European League Against Rheumatism (July 2007)

Fifth Disease

• Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings Health Protection Agency (April 2010)
• Guidelines on Parvovirus B19 (Slapped Cheek Syndrome, Fifth Disease or Erythema Infectiosum) Health Protection Agency (2008)
• Parvovirus B19 infection Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2010)

First Aid

• UK Ambulance Service Clinical Practice Guidelines Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee (2006)

Flat Feet

• Sinus tarsi implant insertion for mobile flatfoot NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2009)

Flu

• Flu Prevention - amantadine and oseltamivir NICE (2003)
• Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings Health Protection Agency (April 2010)
• Immunizations - seasonal influenza Prodigy (September 2011)
• Influenza - seasonal Prodigy (August 2009)
• Influenza - zanamivir, amantadine and oseltamivir (review) NICE Technology Appraisal (February 2009)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency various dates
• Managing influenza-like illness (ILI) in nursing and residential homes during the current influenza pandemic Dept of Health (September 2009)
• Pandemic flu: clinical management of patients with an influenza-like illness during an influenza pandemic British Infection Society et al (2007)
• Pandemic Influenza Contingency Plan Health Protection Agency (2009)
• Pandemic influenza: recommendations on the use of antiviral medicines for pregnant women, women who are breastfeeding and children under the age of one year Dept of Health (June 2009)
• Swine flu - Clinical information and guidance for professionals Various guidelines from the Dept of Health (various dates)
• Swine Flu Clinical Package, Dept of Health July 2009

Folic Acid Deficiency

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

Food Allergy

• Food allergy in children and young people NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2011)
• Guidelines for the investigation of chronic diarrhoea (tests for malabsorption) British Society of Gastroenterology (2003)

Food Intolerance

• Food allergy in children and young people NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2011)
• Guidelines for the investigation of chronic diarrhoea (tests for malabsorption) British Society of Gastroenterology (2003)

Foot Drop

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

Fractures

• 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)

Frozen Shoulder

• Shoulder pain Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2008)

Fungal Infection

• Candida - oral Prodigy (February 2009)
• Fungal nail infection (onychomycosis) Prodigy (May 2009)
• Fungal Skin & Nail Infections - Diagnosis & Laboratory Investigation Health Protection Agency (April 2009)
• Fungal skin infection - body and groin Prodigy (May 2009)
• Fungal skin infection - foot Prodigy (May 2009)
• Guidelines for the management of Tinea Capitis British Association of Dermatologists (2000)
• Guidelines for treatment of Onychomycosis British Association of Dermatologists (2003)
• Guidelines on the management of invasive fungal infection during therapy for haematological malignancy British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2008)
• Practice Guidance: Amorolfine nail lacquer Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (May 2006)
• Tinea capitis in the United Kingdom: a report on its diagnosis, management and prevention Health Protection Agency (2007)