Guidelines - SWhat are guidelines? / Guidelines A-Z
Salivary Gland Stone
- Therapeutic sialendoscopy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
Salmonella
- Diarrhoea and vomiting in children under 5 NICE Clinical Guideline (April 2009)
Salt
- Salt and Health Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (2003)
Sarcoma
- Improving outcomes for people with sarcoma NICE (2006)
- Soft tissue sarcoma - trabectedin NICE Technology Appraisal (February 2010)
Scabies
- Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings Health Protection Agency (April 2010)
- Management of scabies British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2008)
- Scabies Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
Scalds
- Burns and Scalds Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
Scarlet Fever
- Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings Health Protection Agency (April 2010)
- Scarlet fever Clinical Knowledge Summaries (May 2010)
Schizophrenia
- Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2007)
- Consensus statement on high-dose antipsychotic medication Royal College of Psychiatrists (2006)
- Evidence-based guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of schizophrenia British Association for Psychopharmacology (2010)
- Management of Women with Mental Health Issues during Pregnancy and the Postnatal Period Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (June 2011)
- New Horizons: a shared vision for mental health, Dept of Health December 2009
- Psychosis with coexisting substance misuse NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2011)
- Schizophrenia - aripiprazole NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (January 2011)
- Schizophrenia Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2009)
- Schizophrenia NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2009)
- Service user experience in adult mental health NICE Clinical Guideline (December 2011)
Sciatica
- European guidelines for prevention in low back pain COST B13 Working Group (2004)
- European guidelines for the management of acute nonspecific low back pain in primary care COST B13 Working Group (2004)
- European guidelines for the management of chronic non-specific low back pain COST B13 Working Group (2004)
- Low back pain NICE Clinical guideline (May 2009)
- Percutaneous endoscopic laser lumbar discectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2009)
- Percutaneous intradiscal laser ablation in the lumbar spine NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2010)
- Recommendations on the use of epidural injections for the treatment of leg pain and back pain of spinal origin British Pain Society (2002)
- Sciatica (lumbar radiculopathy) Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2009)
Scleroderma
- EULAR recommendations for the treatment of systemic sclerosis: a report from the EULAR Scleroderma Trials and Research group European League Against Rheumatism - EULAR (January 2009)
Scoliosis
- Management of Spinal Deformity in the UK: A Guide to Good Practice British Orthopaedic Association (2003)
Screening And Prevention
- Healthy Child Programme from 5 to 19 years old Dept of Health (October 2009)
- Healthy Child Programme: pregnancy and the first five years of life, Dept of Health October 2009
- Healthy Child Programme: the two year review Dept of Health (October 2009)
Scrotal Swelling
- Scrotal swellings Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2010)
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergic rhinitis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2008)
Self-harm
- Assessment following self-harm in adults Royal College of Psychiatrists (2004)
- Self-harm (longer term management) NICE Clinical Guideline (November 2011)
- Self-harm: The short-term physical and psychological management and secondary prevention of self-harm in primary and secondary care NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)
Seniors Health
- Anaesthesia and peri-operative care of the elderly Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (2001)
- Delirium NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2010)
- Guidance for the care of older people Nursing and Midwifery Council (March 2009)
- Hip fracture in the elderly person British Orthopaedic Association (2008)
- Mental wellbeing and older people NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (October 2008)
- The National End of Life Care Programme, Dept of Health 2009
- The Older Person in the Accident & Emergency Department British Geriatrics Society - Best Practice Guide 3.2 (May 2008)
Septic Arthritis
- Guidelines for management of the hot swollen joint in adults, British Society for Rheumatology Standards Guidelines and Audit Working Group (2006)
- The Management of Acute Bone and Joint Infection in Childhood: A Guide to Good Practice British Orthopaedic Association (2004)
Septicaemia
- Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia NICE Clinical Guideline (June 2010)
- Feverish children - management Clinical Knowledge Summaries (December 2008)
- International guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock Surviving Sepsis Campaign (2008)
- Management of invasive meningococcal disease in children and young people Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (May 2008)
- Managing meningococcal disease (septicaemia or meningitis) in higher education institutions Universities UK (2004)
- Meningococcal disease Health Protection Agency (various dates)
- Meningococcal Meningitis and Septicaemia - various guidelines Meningitis Research Foundation (various dates)
- Sepsis (severe) - drotrecogin NICE (2004)
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (sars)
- Hospital Management of adults with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) if SARS re-emerges British Thoracic Society (2004)
Sexual & Relationship Therapy
- Guidelines on Male Sexual Dysfunction European Association of Urology (2009)
Sexual Abuse
- Management of sexually transmitted infections and related conditions in children and young people British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
Sexual Assault
- Management of Adult and Adolescent Complainants of Sexual Assault British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2011)
Sexual Function Disorders
- Guidelines on the management of sexual problems in women: the role of androgens British Society of Sexual Medicine (December 2010)
Sexual Health
- HIV in Primary Care Medical Foundation for AIDS & Sexual Health (2011)
- Postnatal Sexual and Reproductive Health Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2009)
- Recommended standards for sexual health services Medical Foundation for AIDS & Sexual Health (2005)
- Sexual and Reproductive Health for Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2009)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Chlamydia trachomatis UK Testing Guidelines British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
- Clinical standards for the screening & management of aquired syphilis in HIV-positive patients British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2002)
- Guidance for gonorrhoea testing in England and Wales British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
- Herpes simplex - genital Clinical Knowledge Summaries (September 2008)
- Management of Adult and Adolescent Complainants of Sexual Assault British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2011)
- Management of anogenital warts British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)
- Management of chanchroid British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2007)
- Management of chlamydia trachomatis genital tract infection British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2006)
- Management of donovanosis British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2011)
- Management of epididymo-orchitis British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
- Management of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (March 2009)
- Management of genital herpes in pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
- Management of genital herpes British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)
- Management of lymphogranuloma venereum British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2006)
- Management of non-gonococcal urethritis British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)
- Management of pediculosis pubis British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)
- Management of PID British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2011)
- Management of sexually aquired reactive arthritis British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2008)
- Management of sexually transmitted infections and related conditions in children and young people British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
- Management of suspected sexually transmitted infections in children and young people British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2001)
- Management of syphilis British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2008)
- Management of trichomonas vaginalis British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)
- Preventing sexually transmitted infections and reducing under 18 conceptions NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (2007)
- Recommended standards for sexual health services Medical Foundation for AIDS & Sexual Health (2005)
- Sexually Transmitted Infections: UK National Screening and Testing Guidelines British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2006)
- Standards for the management of sexually transmitted infections British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
- The management of women of reproductive age attending non-genitourinary medicine settings complaining of vaginal discharge Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care and British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2006)
- Trichomoniasis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (June 2009)
- UK National guidelines on undertaking consultations requiring sexual history taking British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2006)
Shift Worker
- Sleep disorders - shift work and jet lag Clinical Knowledge Summaries (July 2009)
Shingles
- Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings Health Protection Agency (April 2010)
- Post Herpetic Neuralgia Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2008)
- Shingles Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2008)
Short Gut Syndrome
- Guidelines for management of patients with a short bowel British Society of Gastroenterology (2006)
Short Sighted
- Corneal implants for the correction of refractive error NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
- Intraocular lens insertion for correction of refractive error, with preservation of the natural lens NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2009)
- 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)
- Standards for laser refractive surgery Royal College of Ophthalmologists (May 2009)
Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder pain Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2008)
- Shoulder resurfacing arthroplasty NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2010)
Shoulder Dystocia
- Shoulder dystocia Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2005)
Shoulder Pain
- Shoulder pain Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2008)
- Shoulder resurfacing arthroplasty NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2010)
Shoulder Replacement
- Shoulder resurfacing arthroplasty NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2010)
Sickle Cell Disease
- BTS guidelines for home oxygen in children British Thoracic Society (April 2009)
- Management of Sickle Cell Disease in Pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (August 2011)
- Managing passengers with stable respiratory disease planning air travel British Thoracic Society (2011)
- Sickle cell disease in childhood : various standards and guidelines for clinical care, NHS Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Screening Programme NHS England (various dates)
- Sickle cell disease Prodigy (November 2010)
- Significant haemoglobinopathies: guidelines for screening and diagnosis British Committee for Standards in Haematology (September 2009)
Sickle Cell Disorder
- Managing passengers with stable respiratory disease planning air travel British Thoracic Society (2011)
- Sickle cell disease in childhood : various standards and guidelines for clinical care, NHS Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Screening Programme NHS England (various dates)
- Sickle cell disease Prodigy (November 2010)
Sinusitis
- Balloon catheter dilation of paranasal sinus ostia for chronic sinusitis NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2008)
- Guidelines for the management of rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2007)
- Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency various dates
- Sinusitis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2009)
Sjogren's Syndrome
- Dry eye syndrome Prodigy (March 2008)
Skin Cancer
- Ambulight photodynamic therapy for the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer NICE Medical Technologies Guideline (July 2011)
- Cutaneous Melanoma Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2003)
- Guidelines for the management of basal cell carcinoma British Association of Dermatologists (2008)
- Guidelines for the management of cutaneous melanoma British Association of Dermatologists (2010)
- Improving Outcomes for People with Skin Tumours including Melanoma, NICE (Update May 2010)
- Melanoma and pigmented lesions Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2011)
- Photodynamic therapy for non-melanoma skin tumours (including premalignant and primary non-metastatic skin lesions) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)
- Skin cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
- Skin cancer prevention: information, resources and environmental changes NICE Public Health Guideline (January 2011)
Skin Test For Tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2011)
Slapped Cheek 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)
Sleep Apnoea Syndrome
- BTS guidelines for home oxygen in children British Thoracic Society (April 2009)
- Management of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnea syndrome in adults Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2003)
- Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2009)
- Sleep apnoea - continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) NICE Technology Appraisal (March 2008)
- Soft-palate implants for obstructive sleep apnoea NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)
Sleep Problem
- Consensus statement on evidence-based treatment of insomnia, parasomnias and circadian rhythm disorders British Association for Psychopharmacology (2010)
- Sleep disorders - shift work and jet lag Clinical Knowledge Summaries (July 2009)
Sleeping Badly
- Benzodiazepine and z drug withdrawal Prodigy (March 2009)
- Consensus statement on evidence-based treatment of insomnia, parasomnias and circadian rhythm disorders British Association for Psychopharmacology (2010)
- Insomnia - newer hypnotic drugs NICE Technology Appraisal (Apr 2004)
- Insomnia Prodigy (July 2009)
- Soft-palate implants for obstructive sleep apnoea NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)
- Soft-palate implants for simple snoring NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)
Slipped Disc
- Low back pain NICE Clinical guideline (May 2009)
- Percutaneous endoscopic laser lumbar discectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2009)
Small Or Large Skin Blisters
- Guidelines for the management of bullous pemphigoid British Association of Dermatologists (2002)
- Guidelines for the management of pemphigus vulgaris British Association of Dermatologists (2003)
Smallpox
- Smallpox - deliberate release Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2001)
Smear Sample
- Cervical cancer - cervical screening NICE Technology Appraisal (Oct 2003)
- Cervical screening Prodigy (October 2010)
- Colposcopy and Programme Management: Guidelines for the NHS Cervical Screening Programme NHS Cancer Screening Programme (2010)
- Guidelines on Failsafe Actions for the Follow-up of Cervical Cytology Reports NHS Cancer Screening Programme (2004)
- Standards for Service Provision in Colposcopy Services Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
Smoking Cessation
- Brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation NICE (2006)
- Guidelines for anti-smoking advice in general practice SHARP (2000)
- Identifying and supporting people most at risk of dying prematurely NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (September 2008)
- NHS Stop Smoking Services: service and monitoring guidance 2009/10 Dept of Health (March 2009)
- Preventing the uptake of smoking by children and young people NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (July 2008)
- Quitting smoking in pregnancy and following childbirth NICE Public Health Guideline (June 2010)
- School-based interventions to prevent smoking NICE Public Health Guideline (February 2010)
- Smoking cessation - varenicline NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
- Smoking cessation Prodigy (April 2008)
- Various factsheets and guidelines on smoking and smoking cessation Action on Smoking and Health (various dates)
- Workplace smoking NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (2007)
Snoring
- Management of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnea syndrome in adults Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2003)
- Radiofrequency ablation of the soft palate for snoring NICE (2005)
- Soft-palate implants for obstructive sleep apnoea NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)
- Soft-palate implants for simple snoring NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)
Solar Keratosis
- Guidelines for the management of actinic keratoses British Association of Dermatologists (2007)
Sore Throat
- 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.
- Management of sore throat and indications for tonsillectomy Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (April 2010)
- Referral Advice NICE Clinical Guideline (2001)
- Respiratory tract infections NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2008)
- Sore throat - acute Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2008)
Spasticity
- Intrathecal drug delivery for the management of pain and spasticity in adults British Pain Society (2008)
- Spasticity in adults - management using botulinum toxin Royal College of Physicians (January 2009)
Special Educational Needs
- Using medication to manage behaviour problems among adults with a learning disability University of Birmingham (2006)
Speech Disorders
- Clinical Guidelines Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (2005)
Spherocytosis (hereditary)
- Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of hereditary spherocytosis British Committee for Standards in Haematology (September 2011)
Spinal Claudication
- Interspinous distraction procedures for lumbar spinal stenosis causing neurogenic claudication NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2010)
Spinal Cord Compression
- Metastatic spinal cord compression NICE Clinical Guideline (November 2008)
Spinal Cord Injury
- Chronic spinal cord injury - management of patients in acute hospital settings Royal College of Physicians (March 2008)
- Intramuscular diaphragm stimulation for ventilator-dependent chronic respiratory failure due to neurological disease NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2009)
- The Initial Care and Transfer of Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries British Orthopaedic Association (2006)
Spinal Cord Tumours
- Metastatic spinal cord compression NICE Clinical Guideline (November 2008)
Spinal Metastases
- Metastatic spinal cord compression NICE Clinical Guideline (November 2008)
Spinal Stenosis
- Interspinous distraction procedures for lumbar spinal stenosis causing neurogenic claudication NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2010)
Spirometry
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease NICE Clinical Guideline (June 2010)
- Lung function testing - various guidelines European Respiratory Society (various dates)
Splenectomy
- Immunisation against infectious disease - \'The Green Book\' Dept of Health (various dates)
- Immunisation of the Immunocompromised Child - Best Practice Statement Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2002)
- 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)
Sprained Ankle
- Sprains and strains Prodigy (July 2008)
Sprains And Strains
- Sprains and strains Prodigy (July 2008)
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Improving Outcomes for People with Skin Tumours including Melanoma, NICE (Update May 2010)
- Multi-professional guidelines for the management of the patient with primary cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma British Association of Dermatologists (2009)
- Photodynamic therapy for non-melanoma skin tumours (including premalignant and primary non-metastatic skin lesions) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)
- Referral for suspected cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
- Skin cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
Squint
- Guidelines for the Management of Amblyopia Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2006)
- Guidelines for the Management of Strabismus in Childhood Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2000)
Staphylococcal Infection
- Boils, carbuncles, and staphylococcal carriage Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2011)
- Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA (various) Health Protection Agency (various dates)
Stem Cell Transplantation
- Codes of practice related to: removal, storage, use and disposal of human tissue and organs Human Tissue Authority (various dates)
- Transfusion guidelines (various) UK Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services (various dates)
- Transplantation guidelines (various) British Transplantation Society (various dates)
Sterilisation
- Contraception - sterilization Prodigy (Sept 2007)
- Male and female sterilisation Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2004)
Steroids
- Asthma (in adults) - corticosteroids NICE Technology Appraisal (March 2008)
- Asthma (in children) - corticosteroids NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (November 2007)
- Atopic dermatitis (eczema) - topical steroids NICE Technology Appraisal (2004)
- Corticosteroids - inhaled Clinical Knowledge Summaries (August 2010)
- Corticosteroids - oral Clinical Knowledge Summaries (August 2010)
- Corticosteroids - topical (skin), nose, and eyes Prodigy (August 2010)
Stevens-johnson Syndrome
Stillbirth
- Late Intrauterine Fetal Death and Stillbirth Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (November 2010)
Stomach Cancer
- Guidelines for the management of oesophageal and gastric cancer British Society of Gastroenterology (June 2011)
- Laparoscopic gastrectomy for cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2008)
- Management of oesophageal and gastric cancer Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2006)
Stomach Polyps
- Guidelines for the management of gastric polyps British Society of Gastroenterology (February 2010)
Stomach Ulcer
- Current concepts in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection The Maastricht III Consensus Report (2006)
- Dyspepsia Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2003)
- Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)
- Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (September 2008)
Stress
- Anxiety: Management of post-traumatic stress disorder in adults in primary, secondary and community care NICE (2005)
- The Management of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Adults Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (2003)
Stress Incontinence
- Single-incision sub-urethral short tape insertion for stress urinary incontinence in women NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2008)
- Suburethral synthetic sling insertion for stress urinary incontinence in men NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2008)
- Surgical treatment of urodynamic stress incontinence Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2004)
Stroke
- Carotid artery stent placement for asymptomatic extracranial carotid stenosis NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2011)
- Carotid artery stent placement for symptomatic extracranial carotid stenosis NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2011)
- EFNS guideline on neuroimaging in acute stroke. Report of an EFNS task force European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
- EFNS guideline on the treatment of cerebral venous and sinus thrombosis European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)
- Endovascular stent insertion for intracranial atherosclerotic disease NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2007)
- Extracranial to intracranial bypass for intracranial atherosclerosis NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (June 2010)
- Functional electrical stimulation for drop foot of central neurological origin NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
- Ischaemic stroke (acute) - alteplase NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
- Management of patients with stroke or TIA: assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary prevention Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (December 2008)
- Management of patients with stroke: Identification and management of dysphagia Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (June 2010)
- Management of patients with stroke: rehabilitation, prevention and management of complications, and discharge planning Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (June 2010)
- National clinical guideline for stroke (third edition) Royal College of Physicians (July 2008)
- Occupational Therapy Concise Guide for Stroke National Association of Neurological Occupational Therapists (2004)
- Prevention of cardiovascular disease NICE Public Health Guideline (June 2010)
- Radiology guidelines and best practice statements (various) Royal College of Radiologists (various dates)
- Stroke in childhood : clinical guidelines for diagnosis, management and rehabilitation Royal College of Physicians (2004)
- Stroke: The diagnosis and acute management of stroke and transient ischaemic attacks NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2008)
- Vascular disease - clopidogrel and dipyridamole NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (December 2010)
Stye
- Conjunctivitis - infective Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
- Practice Guidance: OTC Chloramphenicol Eye Drops Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (June 2005)
- Styes (hordeola) Clinical Knowledge Summaries (May 2010)
Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
- Coil embolisation of ruptured intracranial aneurysms NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2005)
- Management of patients with stroke or TIA: assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary prevention Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (December 2008)
- National clinical guideline for stroke (third edition) Royal College of Physicians (July 2008)
- Stroke: The diagnosis and acute management of stroke and transient ischaemic attacks NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2008)
Substance Abuse
- Best practice guidance for commissioners and providers of pharmaceutical services for drug users Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (February 2006)
- Clinical management of drug dependence in the adult prison setting, Dept of Health 2006
- Drug misuse - methadone and buprenorphine NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
- Drug misuse - naltrexone NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
- Drug Misuse and Dependence - UK Guidelines on Clinical Management, NHS National Treatment Agency September 2007
- Drug misuse: opioid detoxification NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
- Drug misuse: psychosocial interventions NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
- Evidence based guidelines for the pharmacological management of substance misuse; addiction and co-morbidity British Association for Psychopharmacology (2004)
- Guidance for hepatitis A and B vaccination of drug users in primary care and criteria for audit Royal College of General Practitioners (2005)
- Guidance for the pharmacological management of substance misuse among young people in secure environments Dept of Health (October 2009)
- Guidance for the use of buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid dependence in primary care Royal College of General Practitioners (2004)
- Guidance for the use of Methadone for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence in Primary Care Royal College of General Practitioners (2005)
- Guidance for Working with Cocaine and Crack Users in Primary Care Royal College of General Practitioners (2004)
- Needle and syringe programmes NICE Public Health Guidance (February 2009)
- Pain and substance misuse British Pain Society (2007)
- Psychosis with coexisting substance misuse NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2011)
- Roles and Responsibilities of Doctors in the Provision of Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Misusers Royal College of Psychiatrists (2005)
- Substance misuse - Interventions to reduce substance misuse among vulnerable young people NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (2007)
- Substance Misuse Detainees In Police Custody: Guidelines for Clinical Management Royal College of Psychiatrists (2006)
Sudden Infant Death
- Guidelines for the investigation of newborn infants who suffer a sudden and unexpected postnatal collapse in the first week of life British Association of Perinatal Medicine (2011)
- Palliative Care (supportive and end of life care) - a framework for clinical practice in perinatal medicine British Association of Perinatal Medicine (2010)
- Professionals guidelines on responding when a baby dies suddenly and unexpectedly Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (various dates)
- Sudden unexpected death in infancy Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2004)
Sun Health And Sunburn
- Heatwave Plan for England: Protecting health and reducing harm from extreme heat and heatwaves Dept of Health (May 2011)
- Skin cancer prevention: information, resources and environmental changes NICE Public Health Guideline (January 2011)
Sun Stroke
- Heatwave Plan for England: Protecting health and reducing harm from extreme heat and heatwaves Dept of Health (May 2011)
Support And Welfare
- Management of long-term sickness and incapacity for work NICE Public Health Guidance (March 2009)
Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Cryoablation for atrial fibrillation in association with other cardiac surgery NICE (2005)
- High-intensity focused ultrasound ablation for atrial fibrillation as an associated procedure with other cardiac surgery NICE (2006)
- Microwave ablation for atrial fibrillation in association with other cardiac surgery NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2005)
- Percutaneous radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2006)
- Supraventricular tachycardia - paroxysmal Prodigy (2005)
Surgery
- Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (July 2008)
- Blood Conservation in Elective Orthopaedic Surgery British Orthopaedic Association (2005)
- British Consensus Guidelines on Intravenous Fluid Therapy for Adult Surgical Patients BAPEN; Association for Clinical Biochemistry; Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland; Intensive Care Society; Renal Association; Society of Academic and Research Surgery (2008)
- Consensus guideline on perioperative fluid management in children Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (September 2007)
- Delivering enhanced recovery: Helping patients to get better sooner after surgery Dept of Health (March 2010)
- Good practice in postoperative and procedural pain Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (January 2008)
- Guideline on the assessment of bleeding risk prior to surgery or invasive procedures British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2008)
- Guidelines for the perioperative management of patients with implantable pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators MHRA (2006)
- Negative pressure wound therapy for the open abdomen NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)
- Perioperative blood transfusion for elective surgery SIGN (2004)
- Postoperative management in adults Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2000)
- Pre-operative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Perioperative Cardiac Management in Non-Cardiac Surgery European Society of Cardiology (2009)
- Sore throat - acute Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2008)
- Surgical site infection NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2008)
Swallowing Difficulty
- Consensus guideline on the medication management of adults with swallowing difficulties Various Authors - Supported by an educational grant from Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd (2006)
- Dysphagia - best practice guidance to care for people who have problems in swallowing National Patient Safety Agency (July 2007)
- Management of patients with stroke: Identification and management of dysphagia Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (June 2010)
- Referral for suspected cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
Sweating (excess)
- Hyperhidrosis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2009)
Swine Flu
- Immunizations - seasonal influenza Prodigy (September 2011)
- Influenza - seasonal Prodigy (August 2009)
- Managing influenza-like illness (ILI) in nursing and residential homes during the current influenza pandemic Dept of Health (September 2009)
- Pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza: clinical management guidelines for adults and children Dept of Health (Dec 2009)
- Pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza: clinical management guidelines for pregnancy, Dept of Health 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
- Swine influenza, Health Protection Agency (HPA) April 2009
Syncope
- Guidelines on Diagnosis and Management of Syncope European Society of Cardiology (2009)
- Transient loss of consciousness in adults and young people NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2010)
Syphilis
- Management of sexually transmitted infections and related conditions in children and young people British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
- Management of syphilis British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2008)
- Standards for the management of sexually transmitted infections British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus. Report of a Task Force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics European League Against Rheumatism - EULAR (2007)
Systemic Sclerosis - Scleroderma
- EULAR recommendations for the treatment of systemic sclerosis: a report from the EULAR Scleroderma Trials and Research group European League Against Rheumatism - EULAR (January 2009)