Clinical guidelines

Clinical Guidelines are developed through a rigorous procedure of audit, literature search and peer review to improve the standards of diagnosis, treatment and management of specific diseases and conditions. This resource series includes outlines of clinical guidelines developed by bodies such as the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) with links to the full guidelines. For more information on NICE guidance, click here.

Clinical guidelines on advance care planning, multimorbidity and winter deaths

Clinical guidelines from the BGS / RCP and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on advance care planning, multimorbidity and the risks associated with cold homes in winter.

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Clinical guidelines on drugs and prescribing

Clinical guidelines on intravenous fluid therapy in adults in hospital, managing medicines in care homes and medicines optimisation, from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

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Clinical guidelines on falls and fractures

Guidelines from NICE and Public Health England on prevention of falls and fractures, and the diagnosis and management of hip fractures.

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Clinical guidelines on mental health

Clinical guidelines and tailored resources from NICE on supporting people with dementia, mental wellbeing of older people in care homes and a video illustrating the NICE quality standards for mental wellbeing in care homes.

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Clinical guidelines on delirium and loss of consciousness

Delirium can be confused with dementia but is potentially reversible if the causes are identified. Transient loss of consciousness, or blackouts, are very common, but diagnosis of cause is often inaccurate. NICE quality standards on each of these conditions.

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Clinical guidelines on urinary incontinence in women

NICE quality standard on the assessment, care and treatment of urinary incontinence in women.

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People’s experience using adult social care services

This NICE quality standard (QS182) covers the experience of adults using social care services and is endorsed by the BGS.

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SIGN 157: Risk reduction and management of delirium

This guideline provides recommendations based on current evidence for best practice in the detection, assessment, treatment and follow up of adults with delirium.

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Clinical guidelines on dementia

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published an updated Quality Standard on dementia describing high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

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NICE/SCIE Quick Guides: Medicines support

A NICE/SCIE quick guide for care home managers and home care managers providing medicines support.

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