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Pacemakers

• Dual-chamber pacemakers for the treatment of symptomatic bradycardia NICE Technology Appraisal (February 2005)
• Guidelines for follow up of implantable cardiac devices for cardiac rhythm management Society for Cardiological Science & Technology (October 2008)
• Guidelines for the perioperative management of patients with implantable pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators MHRA (2006)
• Laser sheath removal of pacing leads NICE (2004)

Paediatric Basic Life Support

• Paediatric Basic Life Support Resuscitation Council UK Guideline (2010)

Paget's Disease Of Bone

• Guidelines on the Management of Paget's Disease of Bone Bone and Tooth Society of Great Britain and the National Association for the Relief of Paget's Disease (2002)

Pain

• Analgesia - mild-to-moderate pain Prodigy (August 2010)
• Best practice in the management of epidural analgesia in the hospital setting Association of Anaesthetists of GB and Ireland (2010)
• Cancer pain management British Pain Society (January 2010)
• Control of pain in adults with cancer Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (November 2008)
• Deep brain stimulation for refractory chronic pain syndromes (excluding headache) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2011)
• EFNS guidelines on neurostimulation therapy for neuropathic pain European Federation of Neurological Societies (2007)
• General Palliative Care Guidelines for the Management of Pain at the End of Life in Adult Patients Guidelines and Audit Implementation Network (February 2011)
• Good practice in postoperative and procedural pain Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (January 2008)
• Guidance for Working with Cocaine and Crack Users in Primary Care Royal College of General Practitioners (2004)
• Guideline for the Management of Pain in Adults British Association for Emergency Medicine (2004)
• Guideline for the Management of Pain in Children British Association for Emergency Medicine (2004)
• Guidelines for Ketamine Sedation of Children in Emergency Departments The College of Emergency Medicine (2009)
• Guidelines on neuropathic pain assessment European Federation of Neurological Societies (2009)
• Guidelines on Pain Management European Association of Urology (2010)
• 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)
• Intrathecal drug delivery for the management of pain and spasticity in adults British Pain Society (2008)
• Management of Pain in Patients with Cancer NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2004)
• Neuropathic pain - pharmacological management NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2010)
• Opioids for persistent pain: Good practice British Pain Society (2010)
• Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (October 2008)
• Pain and substance misuse British Pain Society (2007)
• Pain management in children - implementation guide Royal College of Nursing (2001)
• Palliative cancer care - pain Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2009)
• Postoperative Pain Management - Best Practice Statement NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2004)
• Recommendations on the use of epidural injections for the treatment of leg pain and back pain of spinal origin British Pain Society (2002)
• Recommended guidelines for pain management programmes for adults British Pain Society (2007)
• Spinal cord stimulation for the management of pain: recommendations for best clinical practice British Pain Society (2009)
• The assessment of pain in older people British Pain Society (2007)
• The recognition and assessment of acute pain in children - technical report Royal College of Nursing (2002)
• The recognition and assessment of acute pain in children Royal College of Nursing (2009)
• The use of drugs beyond licence in palliative care and pain management British Pain Society (2005)
• Ultrasound-guided regional nerve block NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)

Pain Management

• Best practice in the management of epidural analgesia in the hospital setting Association of Anaesthetists of GB and Ireland (2010)
• Cancer pain management British Pain Society (January 2010)
• Control of pain in adults with cancer Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (November 2008)
• Deep brain stimulation for refractory chronic pain syndromes (excluding headache) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2011)
• EFNS guidelines on neurostimulation therapy for neuropathic pain European Federation of Neurological Societies (2007)
• General Palliative Care Guidelines for the Management of Pain at the End of Life in Adult Patients Guidelines and Audit Implementation Network (February 2011)
• Good practice in postoperative and procedural pain Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (January 2008)
• Guidance and competences for the provision of services using practitioners with special interests (PwSIs) - pain management The British Pain Society (2008)
• Guideline for the Management of Pain in Adults British Association for Emergency Medicine (2004)
• Guideline for the Management of Pain in Children British Association for Emergency Medicine (2004)
• Guidelines for Ketamine Sedation of Children in Emergency Departments The College of Emergency Medicine (2009)
• Guidelines on neuropathic pain assessment European Federation of Neurological Societies (2009)
• Guidelines on Pain Management European Association of Urology (2010)
• 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)
• Intrathecal drug delivery for the management of pain and spasticity in adults British Pain Society (2008)
• Management of Pain in Patients with Cancer NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2004)
• Opioids for persistent pain: Good practice British Pain Society (2010)
• Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis - cox II inhibitors NICE Technology Appraisal (2001)
• Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (October 2008)
• Pain management in children - implementation guide Royal College of Nursing (2001)
• Palliative cancer care - pain Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2009)
• Postoperative Pain Management - Best Practice Statement NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2004)
• Recommendations on the use of epidural injections for the treatment of leg pain and back pain of spinal origin British Pain Society (2002)
• Recommended guidelines for pain management programmes for adults British Pain Society (2007)
• Spinal cord stimulation for the management of pain: recommendations for best clinical practice British Pain Society (2009)
• The assessment of pain in older people British Pain Society (2007)
• The National End of Life Care Programme, Dept of Health 2009
• The recognition and assessment of acute pain in children - technical report Royal College of Nursing (2002)
• The recognition and assessment of acute pain in children Royal College of Nursing (2009)
• The use of drugs beyond licence in palliative care and pain management British Pain Society (2005)
• Ultrasound-guided regional nerve block NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)

Pain On Passing Urine

• Management of suspected bacterial urinary tract infection in adults Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2006)

Palliative Care

• A guide to involving patients, carers and the public in palliative care and end of life care services National Council for Palliative Care (July 2009)
• Advance care planning national guidelines Royal College of Physicians (2009)
• 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)
• Control of pain in adults with cancer Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (November 2008)
• General Palliative Care Guidelines for the Management of Pain at the End of Life in Adult Patients Guidelines and Audit Implementation Network (February 2011)
• Guidance for Working with Cocaine and Crack Users in Primary Care Royal College of General Practitioners (2004)
• Long-term neurological conditions - management at the interface between neurology rehabilitation and palliative care Royal College of Physicians (March 2008)
• Palliative cancer care - constipation Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2008)
• Palliative cancer care - pain Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2009)
• Palliative cancer care - secretions Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Palliative care - cough Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Palliative care - dyspnoea Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Palliative care - malignant ulcer Clinical Knowledge Summaries (July 2009)
• Palliative care - oral problems Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Palliative Care (supportive and end of life care) - a framework for clinical practice in perinatal medicine British Association of Perinatal Medicine (2010)
• Supportive and palliative care NICE (2004)
• The National End of Life Care Programme, Dept of Health 2009
• The use of drugs beyond licence in palliative care and pain management British Pain Society (2005)
• Treatment and care towards the end of life: good practice in decision making General Medical Council (May 2010)

Palpitations

• Palpitations Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2009)

Pancreatic Cancer

• Autologous pancreatic islet cell transplantation for improved glycaemic control after pancreatectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2008)
• Guidelines for the management of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine (including carcinoid) tumours British Society of Gastroenterology & BMJ (2005)
• Guidelines for the management of patients with pancreatic cancer periampullary and ampullary carcinomas British Society of Gastroenterology (2005)
• Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Pancreatic cancer - gemcitabine NICE Technology Appraisal (2001)

Pancreatitis

• Autologous pancreatic islet cell transplantation for improved glycaemic control after pancreatectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2008)
• Endoscopic transluminal pancreatic necrosectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2011)
• Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Percutaneous endoscopic retroperitoneal necrosectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2011)

Pancreatitis Acute

• Endoscopic transluminal pancreatic necrosectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2011)
• Guidelines for Acute Pancreatitis British Society of Gastroenterology (2005)

Pandemic Flu

• Avian Influenza Guidance and Algorithms Health Protection Agency (Revised 2009)
• Guidance for pandemic influenza: Infection control in hospitals and primary care settings Dept of Health (2005)
• Pandemic flu: a national framework for responding to an influenza pandemic, Dept of Health November 2007
• Pandemic influenza - good medical practice - responsibilities of doctors in a national pandemic General Medical Council (February 2009)
• Pandemic influenza - guidance for primary care trusts and primary care professionals on the provision of healthcare in a community setting in England, Dept of Health December 2008

Panic Disorder

• Anxiety (partial update) NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2011)
• Common mental health disorders NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2011)
• Depression and anxiety - computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CCBT) NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)

Paraneoplastic Syndromes

• Guideline: Screening for tumours in paraneoplastic syndromes European Federation of Neurological Societies (2011)

Paraphimosis

• Management of foreskin conditions Statement from the British Association of Paediatric Urologists on behalf of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons and The Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists (2007)

Parathyroid Disorders

• 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 Guideline (December 2007)

Parenteral Nutrition

• Guidelines on The Management of Enteral Tube Feeding in Adults Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (2004)
• Nutrition support in adults: oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition NICE (2006)
• Serial transverse enteroplasty procedure (STEP) for bowel lengthening in parenteral nutrition-dependent children NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)

Parkinson's Disease

• Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease NICE (2003)
• Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (Nov 2003)
• Diagnosis and pharmacological management of Parkinson's disease Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (January 2010)
• Long term neurological conditions - a good practice guide to the development of the multidisciplinary team and the value of the specialist nurse, NHS National Workforce Projects in partnership with the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Epilepsy Action, the Parkinson's Disease Society the Royal College of Nursing and Dept of Health (May 2008)
• Long-term neurological conditions - management at the interface between neurology rehabilitation and palliative care Royal College of Physicians (March 2008)
• Parkinson's disease Clinical Knowledge Summaries (June 2009)
• Parkinson's disease: diagnosis and management in primary and secondary care NICE (2006)
• Review of the therapeutic management of Parkinson's disease. Report of a joint task force of the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS)and the Movement Disorder Society-European Section (MDS-ES). Part II: late (complicated) Parkinson's disease European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• Review of the therapeutic management of Parkinson's disease. Report of a joint task force of the European Federation of Neurological Societies and the Movement Disorder Society-European Section. Part I: early (uncomplicated) Parkinson's disease European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• Subthalamotomy for Parkinson's disease NICE (2004)
• The professional's guide to Parkinson's Disease Parkinson's Disease Society (November 2007)

Paronychia

• Paronychia - acute Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2011)

Parotid Tumour

• Interstitial photodynamic therapy for malignant parotid tumours NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2008)

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

• Endovascular closure of patent ductus arteriosus NICE (2004)

Patent Foramen Ovale

• Adult Congenital Heart Disease (A commissioning guide for services for young people and Grown Ups with Congenital Heart Disease (GUCH)) Dept of Health (2006)
• Percutaneous closure of the patent foramen ovale for the prevention of cerebral embolic stroke NICE (2005)

Patient Safety

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

Pectus Carinatum

• Placement of pectus bar for pectus excavatum (also known as MIRPE or the Nuss procedure) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (August 2009)

Pectus Excavatum

• Placement of pectus bar for pectus excavatum (also known as MIRPE or the Nuss procedure) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (August 2009)

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

• Chlamydia - uncomplicated genital Prodigy (May 2009)
• Guidelines on Chronic Pelvic Pain European Association of Urology (2008)
• Management of acute pelvic inflammatory disease Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2008)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency various dates
• Management of PID British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2011)
• Pelvic inflammatory disease Prodigy (Aug 2009)
• Standards for the management of sexually transmitted infections British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
• The initial management of chronic pelvic pain Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2005)

Pelvic Pain

• Guidelines on Chronic Pelvic Pain European Association of Urology (2008)
• Laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation (LUNA) for chronic pelvic pain NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2007)
• Management of acute pelvic inflammatory disease Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2008)
• The initial management of chronic pelvic pain Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2005)

Pelvic Pain (chronic)

• Management of acute pelvic inflammatory disease Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2008)
• Management of prostatitis British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2008)
• The initial management of chronic pelvic pain Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2005)

Pelvi-ureteric Obstruction

• Electrocautery cutting balloon treatment for pelviureteric junction obstruction NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)
• Endopyelotomy for pelviureteric junction obstruction NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)

Pemphigoid

• Guidelines for the management of bullous pemphigoid British Association of Dermatologists (2002)
• Guidelines for the safe and effective prescribing of azathioprine British Association of Dermatologists (2011)

Pemphigus Vulgaris

• Guidelines for the management of pemphigus vulgaris British Association of Dermatologists (2003)

Penile Cancer

• Guidelines on Penile Cancer European Association of Urology (2010)

Penis Problems

• Management of foreskin conditions Statement from the British Association of Paediatric Urologists on behalf of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons and The Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists (2007)

Peptic Ulcer

• Current concepts in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection The Maastricht III Consensus Report (2006)
• 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)
• 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)

Perennial Rhinitis

• 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)

Perianal Fistula

• Closure of anorectal fistula using a suturable bioprosthetic plug NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Guidelines for the management of inflammatory bowel disease in adults British Society of Gastroenterology (2011)
• Sexual and Reproductive Health for Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2009)

Pericarditis

• Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of pericardial diseases European Society of Cardiology (2004)

Period Pains

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

Periodic Limb Movement Disorder

• EFNS guidelines on management of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder in sleep European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)

Periods Heavy

• 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 NICE Clinical Guideline (2001)

Peripheral Arterial Disease

• Diagnosis and management of peripheral arterial disease Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2006)
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Artery Diseases European Society of Cardiology (2011)
• Percutaneous atherectomy of femoropopliteal arterial lesions with plaque excision devices NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2011)
• Peripheral arterial disease - cilostazol, naftidrofyryl oxalate, pentoxifylline and inositol nicotinate NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (May 2011)
• Prevention of cardiovascular disease NICE Public Health Guideline (June 2010)
• Vascular disease - clopidogrel and dipyridamole NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (December 2010)

Peripheral Vascular Disease

• Diagnosis and management of peripheral arterial disease Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2006)
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Artery Diseases European Society of Cardiology (2011)
• Percutaneous atherectomy of femoropopliteal arterial lesions with plaque excision devices NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2011)
• Peripheral arterial disease - cilostazol, naftidrofyryl oxalate, pentoxifylline and inositol nicotinate NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (May 2011)
• Prevention of cardiovascular disease NICE Public Health Guideline (June 2010)
• Vascular disease - clopidogrel and dipyridamole NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (December 2010)

Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

• Complete cytoreduction and heated intraperitoneal intraoperative chemotherapy (Sugarbaker technique) for peritoneal carcinomatosis NICE (2005)
• Cytoreduction surgery followed by hyperthermic intraoperative peritoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2010)

Pernicious Anaemia

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

Personality Disorders

• A guide to working with offenders with personality disorders Dept of Health (February 2011)
• Antisocial personality disorder NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2009)
• Borderline personality disorder (BPD) NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2009)
• Personality disorder: no longer a diagnosis of exclusion Dept of Health (2003)

Peutz-jeghers Syndrome

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

Peyronie's Disease

• Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for Peyronie's disease NICE (2003)

Pharyngeal Pouch

• Endoscopic stapling of pharyngeal pouch NICE (2003)

Phenylketonuria

• Guidelines for surveillance and audiological monitoring of infants and children following the newborn hearing screen (Version 4.1) NHSP Clinical Group (July 2009)
• Management of PKU (Phenylketonuria) National Society for Phenylketonuria UK (2004)

Pheochromocytoma

• 131I/123I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) Scintigraphy - Procedure Guidelines for Tumour Imaging European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2003)
• Paediatric Endocrine Tumours British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (2005)
• Procedure guidelines for 131I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (131I-mIBG) therapy European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2008)

Phimosis

• Guidelines on Paediatric Urology European Association of Urology (2011)
• Management of foreskin conditions Statement from the British Association of Paediatric Urologists on behalf of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons and The Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists (2007)

Phobias

• Common mental health disorders NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2011)

Photodynamic Therapy

• Ambulight photodynamic therapy for the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer NICE Medical Technologies Guideline (July 2011)
• Eye protection for PUVA patients British Photodermatology Group (1999)
• Guidelines for dosimetry and calibration in ultraviolet radiation therapy British Association of Dermatologists (2002)
• Guidelines for topical photodynamic therapy (update) British Association Of Dermatologists (2008)
• Guidelines for topical PUVA British Association of Dermatologists (2000)
• Interstitial photodynamic therapy for malignant parotid tumours NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2008)
• Palliative photodynamic therapy for advanced oesophageal cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Photodynamic therapy for advanced bronchial carcinoma NICE (2004)
• Photodynamic therapy for bile duct cancer NICE (2005)
• Photo-dynamic therapy for early oesophageal cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)
• Photodynamic therapy for localised inoperable endobronchial cancer NICE (2005)
• Photodynamic therapy for non-melanoma skin tumours (including premalignant and primary non-metastatic skin lesions) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)

Physical Activity Advice

• At least five a week: Evidence on the impact of physical activity and its relationship to health, Dept of Health 2004
• Energising Lives: A Guide to Promoting Physical Activity in Primary Care NHS Health Scotland (July 2008)
• Exercise and Pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Physical activity and environment NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (January 2008)
• Physical activity NICE (2006)
• Promoting physical activity for children and young people NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (January 2009)
• Promoting physical activity in the workplace NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (May 2008)
• UK physical activity guidelines Dept of Health (July 2011)
• Weight management before, during and after pregnancy NICE Public Health Guidance (July 2010)

Physiotherapy

• Clinical guidelines for the physiotherapy management of persistent Low Back Pain Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (2006)
• Clinical guidelines for the pre and post operative physiotherapy management of adults with lower limb amputation Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (2006)
• Guidelines for the physiotherapy management of the adult, medical, spontaneously breathing patient British Thoracic Society (May 2009)
• Mental wellbeing and older people NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (October 2008)

Pigeon Breast

• Placement of pectus bar for pectus excavatum (also known as MIRPE or the Nuss procedure) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (August 2009)

Piles

• Circular stapled haemorrhoidectomy NICE (2003)
• Haemorrhoid - stapled haemorroidopexy NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Haemorrhoidal artery ligation NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2010)
• Haemorrhoids Clinical Knowledge Summaries (May 2008)
• Pruritus Ani Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2008)
• Referral for suspected cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)

Pituitary Tumours

• Endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary adenoma resection NICE (2003)
• Paediatric Endocrine Tumours British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (2005)

Pityriasis Versicolor

• Pityriasis versicolor Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2010)

Plague

• Plague - deliberate release Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2001)

Plantar Fasciitis

• Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory plantar fasciitis NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (August 2009)
• Plantar Fasciitis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2009)

Plasmacytoma

• Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of solitary plasmacytoma of bone, extramedullary plasmacytoma and multiple solitary plasmacytomas British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2009)

Plastic Surgery

• Breast reconstruction using lipomodelling after breast cancer treatment NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2012)
• Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) breast implants: Joint surgical statement on clinical guidance for patients, GPs and surgeons The Association of Breast Surgery; the British Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgeons; the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons; the Federation of Surgical Speciality Associations; the Royal College of Surgeons (January 2012)

Pleural Disease

• Guidelines for the management of pleural infection in children British Thoracic Society (2005)
• Pleural Disease Guideline - Includes: pleural infection; pleural effusion; pneumothorax; insertion of a chest drain and other procedures British Thoracic Society (September 2010)

Pleural Effusion

• Insertion of pleuro-amniotic shunt for fetal pleural effusion NICE (2006)
• Pleural Disease Guideline - Includes: pleural infection; pleural effusion; pneumothorax; insertion of a chest drain and other procedures British Thoracic Society (September 2010)

Pneumococcal Immunisation

• Immunisation against infectious disease - \'The Green Book\' Dept of Health (various dates)
• Immunizations - pneumococcal vaccine Prodigy (November 2007)
• Review of guidelines for the prevention and treatment of infections in patients with an absent or dysfunctional spleen British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2011)

Pneumonia

• Chest infections - adult Prodigy (August 2007)
• Community management of lower respiratory tract infection in adults Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2002)
• Cough - acute with chest signs in children Prodigy (November 2007)
• Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults British Thoracic Society (2009)
• Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in children British Thoracic Society (2011)
• Guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia in the UK British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (2008)
• Immunizations - pneumococcal vaccine Prodigy (November 2007)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency various dates
• Management of Infection Guidance for Primary Care for Consultation and Local Adaptation Health Protection Agency.
• Respiratory tract infections NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2008)

Pneumothorax

• Pleural Disease Guideline - Includes: pleural infection; pleural effusion; pneumothorax; insertion of a chest drain and other procedures British Thoracic Society (September 2010)

Poisoning

• Chemical Hazards and Poisons Reports (various) Health Protection Agency (various dates)
• Paediatric Basic Life Support Resuscitation Council UK Guideline (2010)
• Poisoning or overdose Prodigy (July 2007)
• Treatment of poisoning by selected chemical compounds Dept of Health (2003)

Poliomyelitis

• EFNS guideline on diagnosis and management of post-polio syndrome. Report of an EFNS task force European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• Immunisation against infectious disease - \'The Green Book\' Dept of Health (various dates)

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

• Hirsutism Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2010)
• Long-term consequences of polycystic ovary syndrome Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
• Polycystic ovary syndrome Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2009)

Polycythaemia

• Guidelines for the diagnosis, investigation and management of polycythaemia/erythrocytosis British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2004)
• Polycythaemia/erythrocytosis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (July 2010)
• Procedure guideline for 32P phosphate treatment of myeloproliferative diseases European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2007)

Polycythaemia Rubra Vera

• Polycythaemia/erythrocytosis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (July 2010)
• Procedure guideline for 32P phosphate treatment of myeloproliferative diseases European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2007)

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

• Giant cell arteritis Prodigy (May 2009)
• Management of polymyalgia rheumatica British Society for Rheumatology (November 2009)
• Osteoporosis - steroid-induced Prodigy (June 2009)

Polyp Of Colon

• Colonoscopic polypectomy and endoscopic mucosal resection: A practical guide British Society of Gastroenterology (2008)
• Colonoscopic surveillance for prevention of colorectal cancer in people with ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease or adenomas NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2011)
• Endoscopic submucosal dissection of lower gastrointestinal lesions NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2010)
• Guidelines for colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in moderate and high risk groups British Society of Gastroenterology (May 2010 update from 2002)
• Surveillance guidelines after removal of colorectal adenomatous polyps British Society of Gastroenterology (2002)

Polyp Of Stomach

• Guidelines for the management of gastric polyps British Society of Gastroenterology (February 2010)

Polyposis Coli

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

Polyradiculopathy

• European Federation of Neurological Societies/Peripheral Nerve Society guideline on management of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)

Popliteal Cyst

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

Port-wine Stain

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

Positron Emission Tomography

• FDG-PET - Procedure Guidelines for Tumour Imaging European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2003)

Post Measles Encephalitis

• Viral meningoencephalitis: a review of diagnostic methods and guidelines for management European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)

Post Mortem Examinations

• Code of practice for post mortem examination Human Tissue Authority (2006)
• Guidelines on autopsy practice Royal College of Pathologists (2005)

Post Natal Illness

• Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2007)
• Antenatal care: routine care for the healthy pregnant woman NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• Depression - antenatal and postnatal Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2008)
• Depression in adults NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2009)
• Eating disorders NICE (2004)
• Evidence based guidelines for the pharmacological management of substance misuse; addiction and co-morbidity British Association for Psychopharmacology (2004)
• Evidence-based guidelines for treating bipolar disorder: revised second edition British Association for Psychopharmacology (March 2009)
• Non-pharmaceutical management of depression Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (January 2010)
• Postnatal depression and puerperal psychosis Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2002)
• Schizophrenia NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2009)

Post Polio Syndrome

• EFNS guideline on diagnosis and management of post-polio syndrome. Report of an EFNS task force European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2007)
• Anxiety: Management of post-traumatic stress disorder in adults in primary, secondary and community care NICE (2005)
• Common mental health disorders NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2011)
• New Horizons: a shared vision for mental health, Dept of Health December 2009
• Post-traumatic stress disorder Clinical Knowledge Summaries (July 2010)
• The Management of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Adults Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (2003)

Postpartum Haemorrhage

• Blood transfusion in obstetrics Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (December 2007)
• Maternal Collapse in Pregnancy and the Puerperium Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (February 2011)
• Prevention and management of postpartum haemorrhage Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (May 2009)
• The role of emergency and elective interventional radiology in postpartum haemorrhage Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)

Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder

• Diagnosis of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in solid organ transplant recipients British Committee for Standards in Haematology and British Transplantation Society (June 2010)
• Management of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in adult solid organ transplant recipients British Committee for Standards in Haematology and British Transplantation Society (June 2010)

Postural Hypotension

• EFNS guidelines on the diagnosis and management of orthostatic hypotension European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)

Postvaricella Encephalitis

• Viral meningoencephalitis: a review of diagnostic methods and guidelines for management European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)

Postviral Fatigue Syndrome

• 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)

Potassium Excess

• Guidelines for the treatment of hyperkalaemia in adults Guidelines and Audit Implementation Network (Dec 2008)

Prader-willi Syndrome

• Obesity (morbid) - surgery NICE (2002)
• Obesity NICE Clinical Guideline (2006)

Preconceptual Counselling

• Antenatal care: routine care for the healthy pregnant woman NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• Periconceptional Folic Acid and Food Fortification in the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2003)
• Pre-conception - advice and management Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Smoking Cessation Services NICE Public Health Guidance (Feb 2008)

Pre-eclampsia

• Antenatal care: routine care for the healthy pregnant woman NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• Hypertension in pregnancy Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2010)
• Hypertension in pregnancy NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2010)
• Management of severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Pre-eclampsia community guideline Action on Pre-eclampsia (2004)

Pregnancy

• Alcohol consumption and the outcomes of pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Antenatal care - uncomplicated pregnancy Prodigy (March 2011)
• Antenatal care: routine care for the healthy pregnant woman NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• Antenatal Corticosteroids to Prevent Respiratory Distress Syndrome Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2004)
• Blood transfusion in obstetrics Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (December 2007)
• Caesarean section NICE Clinical Guideline (November 2011)
• Cardiac Disease and Pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (June 2011)
• Chickenpox in pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (September 2007)
• Depression - antenatal and postnatal Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2008)
• Diabetes in pregnancy NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• Dyspepsia - pregnancy-associated Prodigy (May 2008)
• Exercise and Pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• External cephalic version and reducing the incidence of breech presentation Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Guidance on Viral Rash in Pregnancy Health Protection Agency (January 2011)
• Healthy Child Programme: pregnancy and the first five years of life, Dept of Health October 2009
• Herpes simplex - genital Clinical Knowledge Summaries (September 2008)
• Home Births Royal College of Midwives and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
• Immersion in Water During Labour and Birth Royal College of Midwives and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Induction of labour NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2008)
• Itch in pregnancy Clinical Knowledge Summaries (June 2010)
• Late Intrauterine Fetal Death and Stillbirth Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (November 2010)
• Management of acute in-utero transfers: a framework for practice British Association of Perinatal Medicine (2008)
• Management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy European Society of Cardiology (2011)
• Management of genital herpes in pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
• Management of HIV in Pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (June 2010)
• Management of HIV in pregnancy Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (2004)
• Management of monochorionic twin pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (December 2008)
• Management of severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Management of Sickle Cell Disease in Pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (August 2011)
• Management of Women with Mental Health Issues during Pregnancy and the Postnatal Period Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (June 2011)
• Management of women with obesity in pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (March 2010)
• Managing passengers with stable respiratory disease planning air travel British Thoracic Society (2011)
• Maternal and child nutrition NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (March 2008)
• Maternal Collapse in Pregnancy and the Puerperium Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (February 2011)
• Multiple pregnancy NICE Clinical Guideline (September 2011)
• Obstetric Cholestasis Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (May 2011)
• Placenta Praevia, Placenta Praevia Accreta and Vasa Praevia: Diagnosis and Management Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (January 2011)
• Pre-conception - advice and management Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Pregnancy (rhesus negative women) - routine anti-D NICE Technology Appraisal (August 2008)
• Pregnancy and breast cancer Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (April 2011)
• Pregnancy and complex social factors NICE Clinical Guideline (September 2010)
• Prevention and management of postpartum haemorrhage Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (May 2009)
• Quitting smoking in pregnancy and following childbirth NICE Public Health Guideline (June 2010)
• Reduced Fetal Movements Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (February 2011)
• Reducing the Risk of Thrombosis and Embolism during Pregnancy and the Puerperium Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (November 2009)
• Safer Childbirth: Minimum Standards for the Organisation and Delivery of Care in Labour Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
• Septostomy with or without amnioreduction for the treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)
• Teenage pregnancy: guidance and further resources for local authorities and primary care trusts on teenage pregnancy Department for Children Schools and Families (Various Dates)
• The Investigation and Management of the Small-for-Gestational-Age Fetus Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (2002)
• The Use of Anti-D Immunoglobulin for Rhesus D Prophylaxis Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (April 2011)
• Thromboembolic Disease in Pregnancy and the Puerperium: Acute Management Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
• UK Guidelines on the management of iron deficiency in pregnancy British Committee for Standards in Haematology (July 2011)
• Umbilical cord prolapse Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (April 2008)
• Weight management before, during and after pregnancy NICE Public Health Guidance (July 2010)

Premature Labour

• Antenatal Corticosteroids to Prevent Respiratory Distress Syndrome Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2004)
• Cervical Cerclage Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (May 2011)
• Intrapartum care NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• The management of babies born extremely preterm at less than 26 weeks of gestation British Association of Perinatal Medicine (October 2008)
• The management of harmful drinking and alcohol dependence in primary care Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2003)
• Tocolytic Drugs for Women in Preterm Labour Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (February 2011)

Premenstrual Syndrome

• Management of premenstrual syndrome Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (December 2007)
• Premenstrual syndrome Clinical Knowledge Summaries (December 2009)

Prepatellar Bursitis

• Pre-patellar bursitis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2010)

Presbyopia

• Photorefractive (laser) surgery for the correction of refractive error NICE (2006)
• Scleral expansion surgery for presbyopia NICE (2004)

Pressure Sores

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

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

• Management of cholestatic liver diseases European Association for the Study of the Liver (June 2009)

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (psc)

• Management of cholestatic liver diseases European Association for the Study of the Liver (June 2009)

Prolapse

• Infracoccygeal sacropexy using mesh for uterine prolapse repair NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
• Infracoccygeal sacropexy using mesh for vaginal vault prolapse repair NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
• Insertion of mesh uterine suspension sling (including sacrohysteropexy) for uterine prolapse repair NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
• Mesh sacrocolpopexy for vaginal vault prolapse NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Posterior infracoccygeal sacropexy for vaginal vault prolapse NICE (2005)
• Sacrocolpopexy using mesh for vaginal vault prolapse repair NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
• Sacrocolpopexy with hysterectomy using mesh for uterine prolapse repair NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
• Surgical repair of vaginal wall prolapse using mesh NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (June 2008)
• The Management of Post Hysterectomy Vaginal Vault Prolapse Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)

Prolapsed Disc

• Low back pain NICE Clinical guideline (May 2009)
• Percutaneous endoscopic laser lumbar discectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2009)

Prostate Cancer

• Cryotherapy as a primary treatment for prostate cancer NICE Technology Appraisal (2005)
• Cryotherapy for recurrent prostate cancer NICE Technology Appraisal (2005)
• Docetaxel for the treatment of hormone refractory prostate cancer NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Guidelines on Lasers and Technologies European Association of Urology (2011)
• High dose rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer NICE (2006)
• High-intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer NICE Technology Appraisal (2005)
• Intraoperative red blood cell salvage during radical prostatectomy or radical cystectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2008)
• Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)
• Low dose rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer NICE (2005)
• Prostate cancer Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2011)
• Prostate cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2008)
• Referral for suspected cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
• Transperineal template biopsy of the prostate NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2010)
• Treatment of Non-neurogenic Male LUTS European Association of Urology (2011)
• Urological cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2000)

Prostate Enlargement

• Guidelines on Lasers and Technologies European Association of Urology (2011)
• Holmium laser prostatectomy NICE (2003)
• KTP laser vaporisation of the prostate for benign prostatic obstruction NICE (2005)
• Laparoscopic prostatectomy for benign prostatic obstruction NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2008)
• Lower urinary tract symptoms NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2010)
• LUTS in men, age-related (prostatism) Clinical Knowledge Summaries (August 2010)
• Prostate - benign hyperplasia Clinical Knowledge Summaries (August 2010)
• Transurethral electrovaporisation of the prostate NICE (2003)
• Transurethral radiofrequency needle ablation of the prostate NICE (2003)
• Treatment of Non-neurogenic Male LUTS European Association of Urology (2011)
• Urological cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2000)

Prostatitis

• Guidelines on Chronic Pelvic Pain European Association of Urology (2008)
• Guidelines on Urological Infections European Association of Urology (2011)
• Management of prostatitis British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2008)
• Prostatitis - Acute Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2009)
• Prostatitis - Chronic Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2009)
• Treatment of Non-neurogenic Male LUTS European Association of Urology (2011)
• Urological cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2000)

Prostatitis Acute

• Guidelines on Chronic Pelvic Pain European Association of Urology (2008)
• Prostatitis - Acute Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2009)
• Treatment of Non-neurogenic Male LUTS European Association of Urology (2011)
• Urological cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2000)

Prosthetics

• Direct skeletal fixation of limb or digit prostheses using intraosseous transcutaneous implants NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2008)
• Evidence Based Clinical Guidelines for the Physiotherapy Management of Adults with Lower Limb Prostheses British Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Amputation Rehabilitation (2003)
• Standards and Guidelines in Amputee and Prosthetic Rehabilitation British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine (2003)

Pruritus Ani

• Pruritus Ani Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2008)

Pruritus Vulvae

• Pruritus vulvae Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2011)
• The Management of Vulval Skin Disorders Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (February 2011)

Pseudoaneurysm

• Thrombin injections for pseudoaneurysms NICE (2004)

Psoriasis

• Diagnosis and management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in adults Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (October 2010)
• Etanercept and efalizumab for the treatment of adults with psoriasis NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Grenz rays therapy for inflammatory skin conditions NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)
• Guidelines for biologic interventions for psoriasis British Association of Dermatologists (2009)
• Guidelines for the safe and effective prescribing of azathioprine British Association of Dermatologists (2011)
• Guidelines for topical PUVA British Association of Dermatologists (2000)
• Guidelines on the efficacy and use of acitretin in dermatology British Association of Dermatologists (2010)
• Hydroxycarbamide for Psoriasis British Association of Dermatologists.
• Psoriasis - adalimumab NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (June 2008)
• Psoriasis - General Management, British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) 2008
• Psoriasis - infliximab NICE Technology Appraisal (January 2008)
• Psoriasis - ustekinumab NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (September 2009)
• Psoriasis Prodigy (May 2010)
• Recommendations for the initial management of psoriasis British Association of Dermatologists and Primary Care Dermatological Society (2009)
• Referral Advice NICE Clinical Guideline (2001)

Psoriatic Arthritis

• Diagnosis and management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in adults Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (October 2010)
• Guideline for anti-TNF alpha therapy in psoriatic arthritis British Society for Rheumatology (2005)
• Guideline for disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy British Society for Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology (2008)
• Psoriatic arthritis - etanercept, infliximab and adalimumab NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (August 2010)
• Psoriatic arthritis - golimumab NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (April 2011)
• Quick reference guideline for monitoring of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy British Society for Rheumatology (November 2009)

Pubic Lice

• Management of pediculosis pubis British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)
• Pubic lice Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Puj Obstruction

• Electrocautery cutting balloon treatment for pelviureteric junction obstruction NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)
• Endopyelotomy for pelviureteric junction obstruction NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)

Pulmonary Embolism

• Anticoagulation - oral Prodigy (March 2009)
• Antithrombotic Therapy Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Newwork - SIGN (1999)
• Atrial fibrillation Prodigy (August 2009)
• Consensus guideline for recording a 12-lead ECG Society for Cardiological Science & Technology (February 2010)
• 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)
• Guidelines for the management of suspected acute pulmonary embolism British Thoracic Society (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)
• Pulmonary embolism Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2011)
• Reducing the Risk of Thrombosis and Embolism during Pregnancy and the Puerperium Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (November 2009)
• Thromboembolic Disease in Pregnancy and the Puerperium: Acute Management Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
• Venous thromboembolism - reducing the risk NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2010)
• Venous thromboprophylaxis in critical care Intensive Care Society (September 2008)

Pulmonary Hypertension

• BTS guidelines for home oxygen in children British Thoracic Society (April 2009)
• Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension European Society of Cardiology (2009)

Pulmonary Valve Atresia

• Radiofrequency valvotomy for pulmonary atresia NICE (2004)

Pulse Oximetry

• Asthma Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Puva

• Eye protection for PUVA patients British Photodermatology Group (1999)
• Guidelines for topical PUVA British Association of Dermatologists (2000)

Pyelonephritis

• Guidelines on Urological Infections European Association of Urology (2011)
• Pyelonephritis - acute Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2009)
• Urinary tract infection - children Prodigy (April 2008)
• Urinary tract infection (lower) - men Prodigy (January 2010)