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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

• Clinical guidelines for the use of intravenous immunoglobulin, Dept of Health November 2007

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)