Guidelines - HWhat are guidelines? / Guidelines A-Z

H. Pylori

• 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: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care NICE (2004)
• Guidelines for Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage British Society of Gastroenterology (2002)
• Helicobacter pylori guidelines Health Protection Agency (various dates)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care (for consultation and local adaption) Health Protection Agency (Dec 2006 - due review Oct 2007)

Haemangioma Of The Skin

• Intralesional photocoagulation of subcutaneous congenital vascular disorders NICE (2004)

Haemochromatosis

• Guidelines on the diagnosis and therapy of Genetic Haemochromatosis British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2000)

Haemolytic Anaemia

• Clinical guidelines for the use of intravenous immunoglobulin Department of Health (November 2007)
• Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of the Thrombotic Microangiopathic Haemolytic Anaemias British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2003)

Haemorrhoids

• Circular stapled haemorrhoidectomy NICE (2003)
• Haemorrhoid - stapled haemorroidopexy NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Haemorrhoids Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Pruritus Ani Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)

Hair Loss

• Alopecia areata Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Guidelines for the management of alopecia areata British Association of Dermatologists (2003)

Hairy Skin

• Medical management of facial hirsutism A guidelines working party supported by the Primary Care Dermatology Society (2005)

Hallux Valgus

• Metatarsal phalangeal joint replacement of the hallux NICE Guideline (2005)

Hay Fever

• Allergic rhinitis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2008).
• Guidelines for the management of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (January 2008)

Head And Neck Cancers

• Diagnosis and management of head and neck cancer SIGN (2006)
• Improving outcomes in head and neck cancers NICE (2004)

Head Injury

• Triage, assessment, investigation and early management of head injury in infants, children and adults NICE Clinical Guideline (September 2007).

Head Lice

• Guidelines on the Management of Communicable Diseases: Head Lice (Pediculosis) Health Protection Agency (2003)
• Head lice Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Headache

• Guidelines for All Healthcare Professionals in the Diagnosis and Management of Migraine, Tension-Type, Cluster and Medication-Overuse Headache BASH (2007)
• Headache Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Management guidelines - Tension type headache British Association for the Study of Headache BASH (2004)
• Treatment guidelines for chronic daily headache Migraine In Primary Care Advisors (2004).
• Treatment guidelines for cluster headache Migraine In Primary Care Advisors (2004).
• Treatment guidelines for migraine Migraine In Primary Care Advisors (2004)

Health And Safety

• Technical patient safety solutions for medicines reconciliation on admission of adults to hospital NICE Patient Safety Solutions Pilot Guidance (December 2007)

Health Promotion

• Cardiovascular risk - assessment and management Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice European Society of Cardiology (2003)
• Physical activity NICE (2006)

Hearing Impairment

• 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)

Heart Attack

• Acute coronary syndromes - clopidogrel NICE (2004)
• Acute coronary syndromes SIGN (2007)
• Angina and myocardial infarction - myocardial perfusion scintigraphy NICE (2003)
• Cardiac rehabilitation SIGN Guideline (2002)
• Consensus guideline for recording a 12 lead ECG Society for Cardiological Science and Technology (2006)
• Expert consensus document on angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in cardiovascular disease European Society of Cardiology (2004)
• Expert consensus document on beta-adrenergic receptor blockers European Society of Cardiology (2004)
• Management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation European Society of Cardiology (2003)
• Myocardial infarction - secondary prevention Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2008)
• Myocardial infarction - thrombolysis NICE Technology Appraisal (2002)
• Myocardial Infarction: secondary prevention NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Review of early thrombolysis - faster and better treatment for heart attack patients Department of Health (2003)
• Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease SIGN (2007)

Heart Disease

• Cardiac rehabilitation SIGN Guideline (2002)
• Cardiovascular risk - assessment and management Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Clinical guidance by consensus - recommendations for clinical exercise tolerance testing Society for Cardiological Science and Technology (March 2008)
• Hypercholesterolemia - ezetimibe NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (November 2007)
• Myocardial infarction - secondary prevention Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2008)
• Practice guidance on cholesterol testing Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (July 2005)

Heart Disease (ischaemic)

• Acute coronary syndromes - clopidogrel NICE (2004)
• Acute coronary syndromes - glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors NICE (2002)
• Acute coronary syndromes SIGN (2007)
• Angina and myocardial infarction - myocardial perfusion scintigraphy NICE (2003)
• Angina Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Cardiac arrhythmias in coronary heart disease SIGN (2007)
• Cardiac rehabilitation SIGN Guideline (2002)
• Cardiovascular disease - statins NICE (January 2006)
• Cardiovascular risk - assessment and management Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Clinical guidance by consensus - recommendations for clinical exercise tolerance testing Society for Cardiological Science and Technology (March 2008)
• Coronary angioplasty : guidelines for good practice and training British Cardiac Society (2000)
• Coronary Revascularisation in the Management of Stable Angina Pectoris SIGN (1998)
• European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice European Society of Cardiology (2003)
• Expert consensus document on angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in cardiovascular disease European Society of Cardiology (2004)
• Expert consensus document on beta-adrenergic receptor blockers European Society of Cardiology (2004)
• Expert consensus document on management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy European Society of Cardiology (2004)
• Expert consensus document on the use of antiplatelet agents European Society of Cardiology (2004)
• Guidelines for percutaneous coronary interventions European Society of Cardiology (2005)
• Guidelines on diabetes pre-diabetes and cardiovascular diseases European Society of Cardiology (2007)
• Guidelines on the prevention of Cardiovascular disease in clinical practice: Risk Assesment Joint British Societies (2006)
• Hypercholesterolemia - ezetimibe NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (November 2007)
• Intraoperative fluorescence angiography in coronary artery bypass grafting NICE (2004)
• Ischaemic heart disease - coronary artery stents NICE (2003)
• Lipids management Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2006)
• Management of Stable Angina SIGN (2007)
• Myocardial infarction - secondary prevention Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2008)
• Off-pump coronary artery bypass NICE (2004)
• Practice guidance on cholesterol testing Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (July 2005)
• Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease SIGN (2007)
• Totally endoscopic robotically assisted coronary artery bypass (TECAB) NICE (2005)

Heart Disease Prevention

• Hypercholesterolemia - ezetimibe NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (November 2007)
• Myocardial infarction - secondary prevention Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2008)

Heart Failure

• Expert consensus document on angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in cardiovascular disease European Society of Cardiology (2004)
• Expert consensus document on beta-adrenergic receptor blockers European Society of Cardiology (2004)
• Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic heart failure European Society of Cardiology (2005)
• Guidelines on the Management of Chronic Heart Failure in Northern Ireland Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team CREST (2005)
• Heart failure - cardiac resynchronisation NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Heart failure Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Management of chronic heart failure in adults in primary and secondary care (July 2003)
• Management of chronic heart failure SIGN (2007)
• Partial left ventriculectomy NICE (2004)
• The use of B-type natriuretic peptides (BNP and NT -proBNP) in the investigation of patients with suspected heart failure NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2005)

Heart Transplantation

• Codes of practice related to the removal, storage, use and disposal of human tissue and organs. Includes donation of organs, tissue and cells, bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells for transplantation Human Tissue Authority (various dates)
• Short-term circulatory support with left ventricular assist devices as a bridge to cardiac transplantation or recovery NICE (2006)
• Transplantation guidelines (various) British Transplantation Society (various dates)

Heart Valve Disease

• Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease European Society of Cardiology (2007)
• Thoracoscopically-assisted mitral valve surgery NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (December 2007)

Heavy Periods

• Balloon thermal endometrial ablation (using data from Cavaterm and Gynecare as specified by SERNIP) NICE (2003)
• Endometrial cryotherapy for menorrhagia NICE (2006)
• Free fluid thermal endometrial ablation NICE (2004)
• Heavy menstrual bleeding NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2007)
• Impedance-controlled endometrial ablation for menstrual bleeding NICE (2004)
• Menorrhagia Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Menstrual bleeding - fluid-filled thermal balloon and microwave endometrial ablation NICE (2004)
• Microwave endometrial ablation NICE (2003)
• Photodynamic endometrial ablation NICE (2004)
• Referral Advice (2001)

Helicobacter Pylori

• 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: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care NICE (2004)
• Guidelines for Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage British Society of Gastroenterology (2002)
• Helicobacter pylori guidelines Health Protection Agency (various dates)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care (for consultation and local adaption) Health Protection Agency (Dec 2006 - due review Oct 2007)

Hepatitis A

• Guidelines on the Management of Communicable Diseases: Hepatitis A Health Protection Agency (2003)
• United Kingdom National Guideline on the Management of the Viral Hepatitides A, B and C British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (2005)

Hepatitis B

• Guidelines on HIV and Chronic Hepatitis: Co-infection with HIV and Hepatitis B Virus Infection British HIV Association (2004).
• Hepatitis B (chronic) - adefovir dipivoxil and pegylated interferon alpha-2a NICE (2006)
• Hepatitis B Guidelines Health Protection Agency (2003)
• The Green Book - immunisation against infectious diseases Department of Health (various dates for individual immunisations)
• United Kingdom National Guideline on the Management of the Viral Hepatitides A, B and C British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (2005)

Hepatitis C

• Clinical guidelines on the management of Hepatitis C British Society of Gastroenterology (2001)
• Guidance for the Prevention, Testing, Treatment & Management of Hepatitis C in Primary Care Royal College of General Practitioners (2007)
• Guidance on the treatment of Hepatitis C incorporating the use of pegylated interferons British Society of Gastroenterology (2003)
• Guidelines for treatment and management of HIV and Hepatitis C co-infection British HIV Association (BHIVA) (2004)
• Hepatitis C - alpha interferon and ribavarin NICE (2000)
• Hepatitis C - peginterferon alfa and ribavirin NICE (2006)
• Hepatitis C - pegylated interferons, ribavarin and alfa interferon NICE Technology Appraisal (2004)
• Management of hepatitis c SIGN (2006)
• United Kingdom National Guideline on the Management of the Viral Hepatitides A, B and C British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (2005)

Hereditary Spherocytosis

• Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Hereditary Spherocytosis British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2004)

Hernia

• Hernia - laparoscopic surgery NICE (2004)

Herpes Genital

• Chlamydia Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006).
• Gynaecological cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005).
• Herpes simplex - genital Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Management of genital herpes in pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (September 2007)
• Management of genital herpes British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2001)
• Sexually Transmitted Infections in Primary Care RCGP (2006)
• UK National Guideline for the Management of Genital Tract Infection with Chlamydia trachomatis British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2006).

Herpes Simplex Infections

• Herpes simplex - genital Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Herpes simplex - ocular (March 2008).
• Herpes simplex - oral Clinical Knowledge Summaries (December 2007)
• Management of genital herpes in pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (September 2007)
• Management of genital herpes British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2001)

Hiccups

• Hiccups Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)

High Blood Pressure

• Diabetes Type 1 and 2 - hypertension Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Expert consensus document on angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in cardiovascular disease European Society of Cardiology (2004)
• Expert consensus document on beta-adrenergic receptor blockers European Society of Cardiology (2004)
• Guidelines for management of hypertension British Hypertension Society (2004)
• Hypertension in pregnancy Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Hypertension Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Hypertension: management of hypertension in adults in primary care NICE Clinical guideline (June 2006)

Hip Fracture

• Prevention and Management of Hip Fracture in Older People SIGN (2002)

Hip Problems

• Arthroscopic femoro-acetabular surgery for hip impingement syndrome NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (2007)
• Open femoro-acetabular surgery for hip impingement syndrome NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (2007)

Hip Replacement

• Hip disease - metal on metal hip resurfacing NICE (2002)
• Hip disease - replacement prostheses NICE (2000)
• Minimally invasive two-incision surgery for hip replacement NICE (2005)
• Osteoarthritis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Primary Total Hip Replacement: A Guide to Best Practice British Orthopaedic Association (2006)
• Single mini-incision surgery for total hip replacement NICE (2006)
• The use of epoetin alfa before orthopaedic surgery in patients with mild anaemia NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2006)

Hirsutes

• Medical management of facial hirsutism A guidelines working party supported by the Primary Care Dermatology Society (2005)

Hiv

• BHIVA treatment guidelines for TB/HIV infection British HIV Association (2005)
• Chlamydia Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006).
• Clinical standards & management of acquired syphilis in HIV-positive patients British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2002)
• Guidelines for kidney transplantation in patients with hiv disease British HIV Association (2005)
• Guidelines for liver transplantation in patients with HIV infection British HIV Association (2005)
• Guidelines for the management of HIV infection in pregnant women and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission British HIV Association (2005)
• Guidelines for the Prescribing of Medication for Mental Health Disorders for People with HIV Infection Royal College of Psychiatrists (2005)
• Guidelines for the treatment of HIV-infected adults with antiretroviral therapy The British HIV Association (BHIVA) (2006)
• Guidelines for treatment and management of HIV and Hepatitis C co-infection British HIV Association (BHIVA) (2004)
• Guidelines on HIV and Chronic Hepatitis: Co-infection with HIV and Hepatitis B Virus Infection British HIV Association (2004).
• HIV and Infant feeding Department of Health (2004)
• HIV in Primary Care Medical Foundation for AIDS & Sexual Health (2005)
• HIV Infected Health Care Workers: Guidance on Management and Patient Notification Department of Health (2005)
• HIV Post exposure Guidelines DoH (2004)
• HIV testing for patients attending general medical services - National Guidelines Royal College of Physicians (2005)
• Immunisation Guidelines for HIV-infected Adults British HIV Association (2006)
• Management of HIV during pregnancy Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (2004)
• Management of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of people living with HIV infection British HIV Association (2007)
• Standards for HIV clinical care British HIV Association (2007)
• Summary of clinical standards for acquired syphilis in HIV-positive patients British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2002)
• UK guideline for the use of post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV following sexual exposure British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2006)
• UK National Guideline for the Management of Genital Tract Infection with Chlamydia trachomatis British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2006).
• United Kingdom National Guideline on the Sexual Health of People with HIV: Sexually Transmitted Infections British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2006)
• United Kingdon National Guidelines on HIV Testing British Association of Sexual Health & HIV (2006)

Hodgkins Lymphoma

• Best practice in lymphoma diagnosis and reporting British Committee for Standards in Haematology (January 2008)

Hormone Replacement Therapy

• Alternatives to HRT for management of symptoms of menopause Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: Opinion Paper 6 (May 2006)
• Hormone replacement therapy and venous thromboembolism Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2004)
• Menopause Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2008)

Human Papilloma Virus

• United Kingdom National Guideline on the Management of Anogenital Warts British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2007)
• Vaccination against cervical cancer Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (February 2007)

Huntington's Disease

• Guidelines for neurologists regarding testing symptomatic patients for Huntington's Disease (HD) Genisys (2003)
• Long-term neurological conditions - management at the interface between neurology rehabilitation and palliative care Royal College of Physicians (March 2008)

Hydrocele

• Guidelines on Paediatric Urology European Society of Urology (2008)

Hydrocephalus

• Lumbar subcutaneous shunt NICE (2004)

Hydronephrosis

• Laparoscopic pyeloplasty NICE (2004)

Hyperhidrosis

• Hyperhidrosis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)

Hyperkalaemia

• Guidelines for the treatment of hyperkalaemia in adults CREST (2006)

Hyperlipidaemia

• Lipids management Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2006)
• Practice Guidance on the Sale of Over the Counter Simvastatin Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (2004)

Hypermetropia

• Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) NICE (2004)
• Photorefractive (laser) surgery for the correction of refractive error NICE (2006)

Hyperparathyroidism

• Cinacalcet for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with end-stage renal disease on maintenance dialysis therapy NICE Technology Appraisal (2007)
• Paediatric Endocrine Tumours British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (2005)
• Thoracoscopic excision of mediastinal parathyroid tumours NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (December 2007)

Hypertension

• Diabetes Type 1 and 2 - hypertension Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Expert consensus document on angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in cardiovascular disease European Society of Cardiology (2004)
• Expert consensus document on beta-adrenergic receptor blockers European Society of Cardiology (2004)
• Guidelines for management of hypertension British Hypertension Society (2004)
• Hypertension in pregnancy Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Hypertension Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Hypertension: management of hypertension in adults in primary care NICE Clinical guideline (June 2006)

Hyperthyroidism

• Hyperthyroidism Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2008)
• Intraoperative nerve monitoring during thyroid surgery NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (March 2008)
• Radioiodine in the management of benign thyroid disease Royal College of Physicians (2007)
• UK Guidelines for the Use of Thyroid Function Tests British Thyroid Association (2006)

Hypogonadism

• Investigation, treatment and monitoring of late-onset hypogonadism in males European Association of Urology (2006)

Hyponatraemia

• Management of Hyponatraemia in Adults Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team CREST (2003)

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

• Hybrid procedure for interim management of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) in neonates NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (2007)

Hypospadias

• Guidelines on Paediatric Urology European Society of Urology (2008)

Hypothyroidism

• Hypothyroidism Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Intraoperative nerve monitoring during thyroid surgery NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (March 2008)
• UK Guidelines for the Use of Thyroid Function Tests British Thyroid Association (2006)

Hysterectomy

• Laparoscopic techniques for hysterectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (2007)