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Anaesthesia

DateTitle
Mar-10 Anaesthesia Follow-up Reports
Jun-07 Anaesthesia - Care Before, During and After Anaesthesia
Jul-03 Anaesthesia: Care Before, During and After Anaesthesia - Standards
Jul-03 Anaesthesia: Care before, during and after anaesthesia
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Arthritis

DateTitle
Feb-10 NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No 186
Jun-09 Clinical Audit of Care in Rheumatoid Arthritis (CARA)
Apr-08 NICE STA Guidance 140 and 141
Nov-07 Clinical Indicators 2007
Oct-07 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 130: Adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab for the
Jul-06 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 104 Etanercept and infliximab for psoriatic arthritis
Nov-03 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 72 - use of anakinra for rheumatoid arthritis
Mar-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 35 - Etanercept for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic ar
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Asthma

DateTitle
Nov-08 Asthma Services for Children and Young People National Overview incorporating CGRM
Nov-08 Asthma UK NHSQIS Report
Nov-08 Asthma Services for Children and Young People (incorporating Clinical Governance and Risk Management
Mar-08 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 138
Dec-07 Nice (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No: 131 and No: 132
Nov-07 NICE (Single) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 133 – Omalizumab for severe allergic asthma
Mar-07 Asthma Services for Children and Young People Clinical Standards
Aug-06 Report of Consultation Events with Children, Young People and Parents
Apr-06 Asthma Services for Children - Draft Clinical Standards
Apr-06 Asthma Attack - Targeting Emergency Asthma Contacts in Children
Mar-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 38 Inhaler devices for routine treatment of chronic asthma
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Blood

DateTitle
Nov-09 Evidence note 27: Patient self-monitoring of oral anticoagulation therapy
Jul-09 Blood transfusion services: A longer term impact report
Jun-09 Blood Transfusion National Overview
Jan-09 Blood Transfusion Pathway
Aug-08 (Multiple)TA Guidance No 156 – Routine antenatal anti-D prophylaxis for women who are rhesus D-
Jul-08 Blood Transfusion
May-08 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 142 – Epoetin alfa, epoetin beta and darbepoetin al
Aug-07 Evidence Note 17 Recombinant factor VIIa (rFVIIa) for people with haemophilia who develop inhibitors
Oct-06 Clinical Standards - Blood Transfusion
Aug-04 Safe and Effective Transfusion in Scottish Hospitals - The Role of the Transfusion Nurse Specialist
Aug-04 Report of the Steering Group on the Safe, Effective and Efficient Use of Blood Components
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COPD

DateTitle
Aug-09 COPD draft standards and self assesment framework
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Cancer

DateTitle
Feb-10 NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No 185
Dec-09 The management of pain in patients with cancer - Best practice statement
Nov-09 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 184
Nov-09 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 129: Bortezomib monotherapy for relapsed multiple myeloma
Oct-09 NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No 183
Sep-09 NICE STA Guidance No 179 – Sunitinib for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumours
Sep-09 NICE STA Guidance No 181 – Pemetrexed for the first-line treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer
Aug-09 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No. 178
Aug-09 NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No 176
Jul-09 NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No 175
Jun-09 Comment on NICE TA172 Cetuximab Head and neck cancer (squamous cell carcinoma)
Mar-09 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 169
Nov-08 NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No162
Oct-08 Computed Tomography (CT) Colonography HTA Scoping Report
Jul-08 Standards for Cancer Services (Core, lung, ovarian, breast and bowel)
Jun-08 NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No 145
May-08 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 142 – Epoetin alfa, epoetin beta and darbepoetin al
Apr-08 Determining the most clinically and cost-effective way of implementing digital mammography services
Feb-08 NICE STA 137 Rituximab for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Jan-08 NICE (Multiple) TAG 135 Pemetrexed
Aug-07 NICE STA 124: Pemetrexed
Apr-07 Draft Core Standards for Cancer Services
Mar-07 Bowel Screening Programme Clinical Standards
Feb-07 NICE STA 119: Fludarabine monotherapy - first-line treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Jan-07 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 118 Bevacizumab and cetuximab
Jan-07 NICE (Single) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 116 Gemcitabine
Dec-06 Evidence Note 15
Nov-06 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 112 Breast Cancer
Sep-06 NICE Single Technology Appraisal No 109: Docetaxel for the adjuvant treatment of early node-positive
Sep-06 NICE Single Technology Appraisal No108: Paclitaxel for the adjuvant treatment of early node-positive
Aug-06 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 105 - Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer
Jun-06 NICE Guidance No 101 - Docetaxel for the treatment of hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer
Apr-06 NICE Guidance 100 Oxaliplatin and capecitabine - adjuvant treatment of colorectal cancer
Aug-05 NICE Technology Appraisal 93 - Colorectal cancer (advanced) - irinotecan, oxaliplatin, raltitrexe
May-05 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 91 - Treatment of advanced ovarian cancer
Jul-04 Evidence Note 7: Comparison of digital mammography and film screen mammography
Apr-04 Best Practice Statement - Skincare of Patients Receiving Radiotherapy
Nov-03 Breast Screening - National Overview
Nov-03 Breast Screening - North
Nov-03 Breast Screening - North East of Scotland
Nov-03 Breast Screening - South East
Nov-03 Breast Screening - South West
Nov-03 Breast Screening - Tayside
Nov-03 Breast Screening - West
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Argyll & Clyde
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Ayrshire & Arran
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Borders
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Dumfries & Galloway
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Fife
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Forth Valley
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Grampian
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Greater Glasgow
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Highland
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Lanarkshire
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Lothian
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - National Overview
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Orkney
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Shetland
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Tayside
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Western Isles
Oct-03 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 70 - Use of imatinib for chronic myeloid leukaemia
Sep-03 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 65 - the use of rituximab for aggressive non-hodgkin's lymphoma
May-03 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 61 - use of treatments for colorectal cancer
May-03 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 62 - the use of capecitabine for breast cancer
Dec-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 54 - The use of vinorelbine for the treatment of advanced brea
Dec-02 Breast Screening Standard 2002
Oct-02 Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in cancer management
Sep-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 50 - The use of imatinib for chronic myeloid leukaemia
Jul-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 45 Guidance on the use of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin h
Apr-02 Lung cancer services - Argyll & Clyde
Apr-02 Lung cancer services - Ayrshire & Arran
Apr-02 Lung cancer services - Borders
Apr-02 Lung cancer services - Dumfries & Galloway
Apr-02 Lung cancer services - Fife
Apr-02 Lung cancer services - Forth Valley
Apr-02 Lung cancer services - Grampian
Apr-02 Lung cancer services - Greater Glasgow (North)
Apr-02 Lung cancer services - Greater Glasgow (South)
Apr-02 Lung cancer services - Highland
Apr-02 Lung cancer services - Lanarkshire
Apr-02 Lung cancer services - Lothian
Apr-02 Lung cancer services - Lothian (West)
Apr-02 Lung cancer services - Orkney
Apr-02 Lung cancer services - Shetland
Apr-02 Lung cancer services - Tayside
Apr-02 Lung cancer services - Western Isles
Mar-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 34 Guidance on the use of trastuzumab (Herceptin) for the t
Mar-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 37 Guidance on the use of rituximab for recurrent or refrac
Mar-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No. 33: Guidance on the use of irinotecan, oxaliplatin and raltit
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Argyll & Clyde
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Ayrshire & Arran
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Borders
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Dumfries & Galloway
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Fife
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Forth Valley
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Grampian
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Greater Glasgow (North)
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Greater Glasgow (South)
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Highlands
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Lanarkshire
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Lothian
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Lothian (West)
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - National Overview
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Orkney
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Shetland
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Tayside
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Western Isles
Mar-02 Colorectal cancer services - Argyll & Clyde
Mar-02 Colorectal cancer services - Ayrshire & Arran
Mar-02 Colorectal cancer services - Borders
Mar-02 Colorectal cancer services - Dumfries & Galloway
Mar-02 Colorectal cancer services - Fife
Mar-02 Colorectal cancer services - Forth Valley
Mar-02 Colorectal cancer services - Grampian
Mar-02 Colorectal cancer services - Greater Glasgow (North)
Mar-02 Colorectal cancer services - Greater Glasgow (South)
Mar-02 Colorectal cancer services - Highland
Mar-02 Colorectal cancer services - Lanarkshire
Mar-02 Colorectal cancer services - Lothian
Mar-02 Colorectal cancer services - Lothian (West)
Mar-02 Colorectal cancer services - National Overview
Mar-02 Colorectal cancer services - Orkney
Mar-02 Colorectal cancer services - Shetland
Mar-02 Colorectal cancer services - Tayside
Mar-02 Colorectal cancer services - Western Isles
Mar-02 Lung cancer services - national overview
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Argyll & Clyde
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Ayrshire & Arran
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Borders
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Dumfries & Galloway
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Fife
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Forth Valley
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Grampian Local Report
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Greater Glasgow (North)
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Greater Glasgow (South)
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Highland
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Lanarkshire
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Lothian
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Lothian (West)
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - National Overview
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Orkney
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Shetland
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Tayside
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Western Isles
Sep-01 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 29: The use of fludarabine for B-cell chronic lymphocytic l
Sep-01 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 30: The use of taxanes for the treatment of breast cancer
Aug-01 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 28: Topotecan for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer
Aug-01 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 26 - use of docetaxel, paclitaxel, gemcitabine and vinorelbine
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Cardiovascular

DateTitle
Dec-09 Heart Disease Improvement Programme Interim Audit Report of First Cycle Results
Oct-09 NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No 182
Sep-09 Use of ankle-foot orthoses following stroke - Best Practice Statement
Aug-09 Q&A support for CHD Improvement Programme
Feb-09 Draft clinical standards for prevention and treatment of Coronary Heart Disease
Jan-09 Resource pack for CHD Improvement Programme
Oct-08 Coronary Heart Disease Programme Summary Booklet
Oct-08 Drug eluting stents for the treatment of coronary artery disease - Resource and cost impact report
Jul-08 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 152
May-07 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 120
Mar-07 NICE (Multiple) TAG 80 Clopidogrel - Update March 2007
Feb-07 Heart Disease Guidelines
Jan-06 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 95 - Implantable cardioverter defibrillators for arrhythmias
Nov-05 Evidence Note 10: The use of cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) for heart failure
Jul-05 Evidence Note 9: The use of multislice CTA for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease
May-05 The use of B-type natriuretic peptides in the investigation of patients with suspected heart failure
May-05 Use of BNP in the investigation of patients with suspected heart failure - Patient-Friendly Guide
Feb-05 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 88 - Dual-chamber pacemakers
Jul-04 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 80 - Acute coronary syndromes - clopidogrel
Dec-03 Organisation of Troponin Testing Services in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Dec-03 Understanding our Advice - Organisation of Troponin Testing Services in Acute Coronary Syndromes
May-03 The organisation of troponin testing in acute coronary syndromes
Dec-00 Secondary Prevention following Acute Myocardial Infarction
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Children's Health

DateTitle
Nov-08 Asthma Services for Children and Young People National Overview incorporating CGRM
Nov-08 Asthma UK NHSQIS Report
Nov-08 Asthma Services for Children and Young People (incorporating Clinical Governance and Risk Management
Sep-08 Developmental Co-ordination Disorder: Review Response
Sep-08 Caring For The Child/Young Person With A Tracheostomy - Best Practice Statement
Apr-08 Attention Deficit and Hyperkinetic Disorders - Services over Scotland
Jan-08 EN22 clinical and cost effectiveness of surgical insertion of grommets for otitis media in children
Dec-07 Nice (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No: 131 and No: 132
Nov-07 Developmental Co-ordination Disorder
Sep-07 Caring for children and young people in the community receiving enteral tube feeding
Aug-07 Key Findings Parents and Carers of Nasogastric and Gastrostomy Fed Children
Jul-07 ADHD – Services Over Scotland
Jun-07 Evidence Note 16: cranial orthosis treatment
Mar-07 Asthma Services for Children and Young People Clinical Standards
Feb-07 Scottish Audit of Genital Anomalies
Dec-06 Evidence Note 14
Aug-06 Report of Consultation Events with Children, Young People and Parents
Jul-06 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 102 Children with conduct disorders
Jun-06 Screening hips of newborns in Scotland - HTA Scoping Report
Apr-06 Glycaemic Control in Children and Adolescents Under 15 Years of Age with Type 1 Diabetes in Scotland
Apr-06 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 99 Immunosuppressive therapy - renal transplantation in children
Apr-06 Asthma Services for Children - Draft Clinical Standards
Apr-06 Asthma Attack - Targeting Emergency Asthma Contacts in Children
Mar-06 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 98 Methylphenidate, atomoxetine and dexamfetamine
Dec-05 Evidence Note 11: Dynamic lycra splinting for children with cerebral palsy
Jul-05 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 92 Ώ HealOzone for tooth decay
May-05 Evaluating the Effectiveness of the National Special Needs System - Final Report
Sep-04 Children's Health Services Steering Group
May-04 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 79 - Newer drugs for epilepsy in children
Apr-04 Review of healthcare services for children and adults with learning disabilities
Mar-04 Routine ultrasound scanning before 24 weeks of pregnancy
Mar-04 Routine ultrasound scanning before 24 weeks of pregnancy
Nov-03 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 72 - use of anakinra for rheumatoid arthritis
Jan-03 Nasogastric and gastrostomy tube feeding for children being cared for in the community
Sep-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 50 - The use of imatinib for chronic myeloid leukaemia
Sep-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No. 48 - Guidance on home compared with hospital haemodialysis fo
Jul-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 46 Guidance on the use of surgery to aid weight reduction f
May-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 42 Guidance on the use of human growth hormone (somatropin)
May-02 Home Oxygen Therapy for children being cared for in the community
Mar-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 35 - Etanercept for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic ar
Mar-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 36 Guidance on the use of etanercept and infliximab for the
Mar-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 38 Inhaler devices for routine treatment of chronic asthma
Oct-01 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 31 - The use of sibutramine for the treatment of obesity
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Clinical governance

DateTitle
Mar-10 Clinical Governance & Risk Management Local Reports 2009/10
Nov-09 Surgical Profiles – National Summary Report – second cycle 2009
Aug-09 NHS Board Implementation - Management of Deep Vein Thrombosis
Jun-09 C.difficile Shared Learning Reports
Jun-09 Pilot for the regulation of healthcare support workers – Final project report
Jun-09 Endoscope decontamination incidents report
Apr-09 Integration, Collaboration and Empowerment – Practice Development for a New Context
Feb-09 A systematic narrative review of quality improvement models in health care
Jan-09 GP Appraisal Local Reports and National Overview
Dec-08 SCOTTISH AUDIT OF SURGICAL MORTALITY
Nov-08 Asthma Services for Children and Young People (incorporating Clinical Governance and Risk Management
Oct-08 Evidence Note 25 - The use of functional electrical stimulation (FES)in adults with dropped foot
Oct-08 Quality Improvement Note 1 - Patient Safety Feedback
Oct-08 The clinical and cost effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)
Oct-08 The clinical and cost effectiveness of thromboelastography thromboelastometry
Oct-08 A Vision for the Development of Practice in Scotland
Oct-08 Strathmartine Hospital Improvement Review Report
Sep-08 Caring For The Child/Young Person With A Tracheostomy - Best Practice Statement
Sep-08 Rapid review of the front-loaded model and proposed application within Scottish Ambulance Service
Jun-08 Clinical Governance & Risk Management local reports
Jun-08 Stoma Care Audit Scotland: Febuary 2008
May-08 Protocol for systematic review on provision of patient information
Apr-08 Determining the most clinically and cost-effective way of implementing digital mammography services
Jan-08 EN22 clinical and cost effectiveness of surgical insertion of grommets for otitis media in children
Jan-08 Evidence note 21: Antiviral treatment for shingles and its complications in immunocompetent adults
Dec-07 Incident Reporting Culture Survey board reports
Dec-07 NHSScotland Incident Reporting Culture Study
Oct-07 Clinical Governance and Risk Management National Overview October 2007
Sep-07 Surgical Profiles – National Summary Report – initial cycle 2007
Sep-07 Interim report of Clinical Governance and Risk Management review cycle
Aug-07 CIRIS - Clinical Improvement in Radiological Imaging Systems
Apr-07 Caring for the patient with a tracheostomy
Jun-06 A Realist Synthesis of Evidence Relating to Practice Development
Apr-06 Outcome of the Scoping for an Health Technology Assessment in Homeopathy
Mar-06 Patient group directions
Jan-06 Patient Safety - Review of Incident and Near-Miss Reporting
Jan-06 The Impact of Nursing on Patient Clinical Outcomes - Developing Quality Indicators to Improve Care
Oct-05 Clinical Governance and Risk Management - National Standards
Jun-05 Interim Review of Clinical Governance and Risk Management Arrangements in NHSScotland
Apr-05 Clinical Governance and Risk Management Draft Standards
Aug-04 Emergency Medical Admissions Scoping Group
Oct-03 Evidence Note 4: A&E department streaming system
May-03 Generic clinical governance
Mar-02 Generic standards (reprint)
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Community care

DateTitle
Feb-09 Voluntary and Community Sector Engagement Event Summary report
Jan-03 Nasogastric and gastrostomy tube feeding for children being cared for in the community
Dec-02 The preparation of injections in near patient areas including clinical and home environments
May-02 Home Oxygen Therapy for children being cared for in the community
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Dentistry

DateTitle
Jan-09 Out-of-Hours Emergency Dental Services Local Reports
Jul-05 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 92 Ώ HealOzone for tooth decay
Mar-04 Draft National Standards for Dental Services
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Diabetes

DateTitle
Jan-09 Evidence Note 26
Jul-08 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 151
Mar-08 Diabetes National Overview Follow-up Report
Nov-07 Diabetes Follow-up Reports
Dec-06 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 113
Apr-06 Glycaemic Control in Children and Adolescents Under 15 Years of Age with Type 1 Diabetes in Scotland
Jan-05 Evidence Note 8: Continuous glucose monitors in diabetes mellitus
Mar-04 Diabetes - Tayside Local Report
Mar-04 Diabetes - Argyll and Clyde Local Report
Mar-04 Diabetes - Ayrshire and Arran Local report
Mar-04 Diabetes - Borders Local Report
Mar-04 Diabetes - Dumfries and Galloway Local Report
Mar-04 Diabetes - Fife Local Report
Mar-04 Diabetes - Forth Valley Local Report
Mar-04 Diabetes - Grampian Local Report
Mar-04 Diabetes - Greater Glasgow Local Report
Mar-04 Diabetes - Highland Local Report
Mar-04 Diabetes - Lanarkshire Local Report
Mar-04 Diabetes - Lothian Local Report
Mar-04 Diabetes - National Overview
Mar-04 Diabetes - Orkney Local Report
Mar-04 Diabetes - Shetland Local Report
Mar-04 Diabetes - Western Isles Local Report
Mar-04 Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Standard
Aug-03 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 63 - use of Glitazones for the treatment of type 2 diabetes
May-03 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 60 - guidance on the use of patient-education models for diabetes
May-03 Diabetic retinopathy screening
Feb-03 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 57 - use of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion for diabetes
Dec-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 53 - The use of long-acting insulin analogues for the treatmen
Nov-02 Overview of organisation of services for diabetic retinopathy screening
Oct-02 Diabetes - Second Edition
Apr-02 Organisation of services for diabetic retinopathy screening
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Epilepsy

DateTitle
Dec-09 Neurological Health Services Clinical Standards
May-04 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 79 - Newer drugs for epilepsy in children
Mar-04 NICE Guidance No. 76 - Newer drugs for epilepsy in adults
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Fatal accident

DateTitle
Sep-07 Fatal Accident Inquiries - A Guide for NHS staff
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Fractures

DateTitle
Oct-09 Management of hip fracture in older people costing report and tool
Oct-05 Effectiveness of Strategies for the Secondary Prevention of Osteoporotic Fractures in Scotland
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General Medicine

DateTitle
Sep-09 NICE (Multiple) TA Guidance No 155 – Ranibizumab and Pegaptanib for Age-related Macular Degeneration
Aug-09 NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No. 177
Aug-09 NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No 176
Jul-09 NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No 173
Jul-09 NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No 174
Jun-09 NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No 171
Apr-09 NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No170
Feb-09 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 168
Dec-08 NICE Single TA Guidance No 163 – Infliximab for acute exacerbations of ulcerative colitiss
Dec-08 NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No 164 – Febuxostat for the management of hyperuricaemia
Oct-08 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 160
Oct-08 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 161
Sep-08 EN24: Acupuncture for low back pain
Sep-08 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 158
Aug-08 NICE SingleTechnology Appraisal Guidance No 153 - Entecavir for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B
Aug-08 Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No 154 - Telbivudine for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B
May-08 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 143
Nov-07 Clinical Indicators 2007
Aug-06 HTA Advice The use of epoetin alfa before orthopaedic surgery in patients with mild anaemia
Aug-06 The use of epoetin alfa before orthopaedic surgery in patients with mild anaemia
Aug-06 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 106 Peginterferon alfa and ribavarin for mild chronic hepatitis C
Mar-06 Patient group directions
Feb-06 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 96 - Hepatitis B (chronic) - adefovir dipivoxil and peginterfe
May-05 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 90 - Clopidogrel and modified-release dipyridamole
Feb-05 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 87 - Prevention of fragility fractures in postmenopausal women
Sep-04 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 84 - Drotrecogin alfa (activated) for severe sepsis
Apr-04 Guidance on the use of zaleplon, zolpidem and zopiclone for the short-term management of insomnia
Jan-04 28-01-04 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 75 - treatment of chronic hepatitis C
Dec-03 Organisation of Troponin Testing Services in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Aug-03 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 64 - use of somatropin in adults with growth hormone deficiency
Feb-03 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 58 - use of zanamivir, oseltamivir and amantadine for the treatme
Oct-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 52 - The use of drugs for early thrombolysis in the treatment
Apr-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 40 Guidance on the use infliximab for Crohn's disease
Mar-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 39 Guidance on the use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT
Jan-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 32: Beta interferons and glatiramer acetate for the treatment
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HAI

DateTitle
Jun-09 C.difficile Shared Learning Reports
Mar-08 Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Standards
Nov-07 Advice HTA 9 Screening for MRSA
Nov-07 HTA 9 screening for MRSA understanding advice
Nov-07 The clinical and cost effectiveness of screening for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Aug-07 Draft Standards Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) August 2007
May-05 The provision of alcohol-based products to improve compliance with hand hygiene
May-05 Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI); Infection Control in NHSScotland
Sep-04 Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI); Infection Control in NHSScotland - National Progress Report
Jul-04 Best Practice Statement - Urinary Catheterisation and Catheter Care
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Argyll & Clyde
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Ayrshire & Arran (Acute)
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Ayrshire & Arran (Primary)
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Borders
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Dumfries & Galloway
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Fife (Acute)
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Fife (Primary)
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Forth Valley (Acute)
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Forth Valley (Primary)
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Glasgow (North)
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Glasgow (South)
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Grampian (Acute)
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Grampian (Primary)
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Greater Glasgow
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Highland (Acute)
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Highland (Primary)
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Lanarkshire (Acute)
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Lanarkshire (Primary)
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Lomond & Argyll
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Lothian (Acute)
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Lothian (Primary)
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Orkney
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Renfrewshire & Inverclyde
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Scottish Ambulance Service
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Shetland
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Tayside (Acute)
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Tayside (Primary)
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - The State Hospital
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - West Lothian
Jan-03 Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI) - Infection Control - Western Isles
Jan-03 Improving clinical care in Scotland: Healthcare Associated Illness (HAI); Infection control
Jun-02 Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI): Cleaning services
Dec-01 Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI): Infection control
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HEI

DateTitle
Feb-10 Queen Margaret Hospital HEI local report
Feb-10 Antimicrobial Inspection Tool; HEI (2010)
Feb-10 Raigmore Hospital HEI local report
Feb-10 Gilbert Bain Hospital HEI local report
Jan-10 HEI Unnanounced Report - Aberdeen Royal Infirmary January 2010
Jan-10 Balfour Hospital HEI local report
Jan-10 Ninewells Hospital HEI local report
Jan-10 Monklands Hospital HEI Report
Nov-09 Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary HEI report
Nov-09 Aberdeen Royal Infirmary HEI Report
Nov-09 Stirling Royal Infirmary HEI Review
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HEI Policies

DateTitle
Feb-10 HAI Self-Assessment & Guidance Notes
Jan-10 HEI: Summary of Consultation Process; Scottish Government Health Directorates (2009)
Sep-09 HAI Inspection Audit Tool; HEI (2009)
Sep-09 HEI Aims and Objectives
Sep-09 Inspection Audit Tool – General Physical Environment/Hospital Walk Around; HEI (2009)
Sep-09 Procedure for the Use and Storage of Digital Images; HEI (2009)
Mar-09 Inspection Methodology Healthcare Associated Infection
Sep-08 HAI Audit Tool – Checklist Questions for Staff and Patients; HEI (2009)
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Infant Mortality

DateTitle
Jan-07 Case Review of Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infancy (SUDI) in Scotland
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Learning Disabilities

DateTitle
Dec-09 Healthcare Services for People with Learning Disabilities
Feb-06 Learning Disability Services
Feb-06 Promoting access to healthcare for people with a learning disability Best Practice Statement
Apr-05 Learning Disabilities - HTA Scoping Report
Apr-04 Review of healthcare services for children and adults with learning disabilities
Feb-04 Learning Disability Quality Indicators
Dec-03 Ayrshire and Arran Learning Disability Service Follow-up report 2003
Aug-03 Learning Disability Services Lanarkshire August 2003
May-03 Learning Disabilities Services - Tayside
Sep-02 Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Argyll & Clyde
Aug-02 Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Borders
Aug-02 Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Fife
Apr-02 Services in Western Isles
Feb-02 Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Forth Valley
Jan-02 Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Glasgow
Dec-01 Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Ayrshire & Arran
Nov-01 Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Highland
Oct-01 Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Grampian
Oct-01 Services in Orkney
Oct-01 Services in Shetland
Jul-01 Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Lothian
Jun-01 Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Dumfries & Galloway
Jun-01 Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Lanarkshire
Apr-01 Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Borders
Sep-00 Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Ayrshire & Arran
May-00 Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Lothian
Dec-99 Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Highland
Sep-99 Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Glasgow
Jul-99 Services for People with Learning Disabililties in Fife
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Long term conditions

DateTitle
Dec-09 Neurological Health Services Clinical Standards
Sep-09 HTA Systematic Review 3 : Provision of information to patients with long term conditions
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Maternity Services

DateTitle
Feb-10 SPIMMR Perinatal and Infant Mortality 2008
Jun-09 National infant feeding audit – neonatal units
Jun-09 SPIMMR Perinatal and Infant Mortality 2007
Jun-09 Scottish Confidential Audit of Severe Maternal Morbidity 5th Annual Report 2007
May-09 Keeping Childbirth Natural & Dynamic
Aug-08 (Multiple)TA Guidance No 156 – Routine antenatal anti-D prophylaxis for women who are rhesus D-
Aug-08 Maternal History Taking BPS 2008
Jul-08 Perinatal Collaborative Transport Study (CoTS)
Jan-08 Scottish Woman-Held Maternity Record Version 4
Nov-07 Scottish Programme for Clinical Effectiveness in Reproductive Health (SPCERH)
Aug-07 Evidence Note 18 Safety and risk associated with free standing midwife led maternity units - MLMU
Mar-07 Sharing Good Practice in Scotland's Maternity Services
Jan-07 Maternity Services Local reports
Jan-07 Maternity Services National Overview January 2007
Mar-05 Maternity Services Standards
Nov-04 Developing a System for Identification and Assessment of Maternal 'Near Misses'
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Mental Health

DateTitle
Nov-09 Intensive Psychiatric Care Units (IPCUs) Survey – Service Profile Reports
Jun-09 Baseline assessment: Information available to people with dementia and their carers
Mar-09 Admissions to adult mental health inpatient services - Best Practice Statement
Apr-08 Attention Deficit and Hyperkinetic Disorders - Services over Scotland
Feb-08 NICE MTA 136 - neuroimaging in first-episode psychosis
Dec-07 Standards for integrated care pathways for mental health
Nov-07 Clinical Indicators 2007
Sep-07 NICE (Multiple) TAG 111 (amended 2007) Donepezil galantamine rivastigmine memantine for Alzheimer's
Apr-07 Draft Standards for Integrated Care Pathways for Mental Health
Nov-06 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 111
Jul-06 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 102 Children with conduct disorders
Jul-06 The National Audit of the Detection and Management of Postnatal Depression
Jun-06 Scottish Schizophrenia Outcomes Study
Feb-06 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 97 Ώ Depression and anxiety Ώ computerised cognitive behaviou
Oct-05 Improving the quality of mental health services in Scotland
Jul-05 Scottish Neurological Symptoms Study Final Report
Jun-04 Schizophrenia - Ayrshire and Arran 04
Jun-04 Schizophrenia - Borders 04
Jun-04 Schizophrenia - Dumfries and Galloway 04
Jun-04 Schizophrenia - Fife 04
Jun-04 Schizophrenia - Forth Valley 04
Jun-04 Schizophrenia - Grampian 04
Jun-04 Schizophrenia - Greater Glasgow 04
Jun-04 Schizophrenia - Highland 04
Jun-04 Schizophrenia - Lanarkshire 04
Jun-04 Schizophrenia - Lomond and Argyll 04
Jun-04 Schizophrenia - Lothian 04
Jun-04 Schizophrenia - National Overview 2004
Jun-04 Schizophrenia - Orkney 04
Jun-04 Schizophrenia - Renfrewshire 04
Jun-04 Schizophrenia - Shetland 04
Jun-04 Schizophrenia - State Hospital 04
Jun-04 Schizophrenia - Tayside 04
Jun-04 Schizophrenia - West Lothian 04
Jun-04 Schizophrenia - Western Isles 04
Jun-04 Schizophrenia National Overview - Summary Booklet
Jan-04 Working with Older People
Sep-03 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 66 - the use of newer drugs for bipolar disorder
May-03 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 59 - Use of electroconvulsive therapy
Dec-02 Prevention of relapse in alcohol dependence
Oct-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 51 - The use of computerised cognitive behaviour therapy for a
Sep-02 Adult & Specialty Mental Health Services in Tayside
Sep-02 Mental Health Services in Forth Valley
Aug-02 Engaging people: Observation of people with acute mental health problems
Aug-02 Mental Health Services in Glasgow
Jul-02 Evidence Note 1: Counselling services in mental health/primary care
Jun-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 43 - Guidance on the use of newer (atypical) antipsychotic dru
Apr-02 Services in Western Isles
Mar-02 Schizophrenia - Ayrshire & Arran 02
Mar-02 Schizophrenia - Borders 02
Mar-02 Schizophrenia - Dumfries & Galloway 02
Mar-02 Schizophrenia - Fife 02
Mar-02 Schizophrenia - Forth Valley 02
Mar-02 Schizophrenia - Grampian 02
Mar-02 Schizophrenia - Greater Glasgow 02
Mar-02 Schizophrenia - Highland
Mar-02 Schizophrenia - Lanarkshire 02
Mar-02 Schizophrenia - Lomond & Argyll 02
Mar-02 Schizophrenia - Lothian (West) 02
Mar-02 Schizophrenia - Renfrewshire & Inverclyde 02
Mar-02 Schizophrenia - Shetland 02
Mar-02 Schizophrenia - State Hospital 02
Mar-02 Schizophrenia - Tayside 02
Mar-02 Schizophrenia - Western Isles
Mar-02 Schizophrenia National Overview March 02
Mar-02 Schizophrenia- Lothian 02
Mar-02 Schizophrenia- Orkney 02
Feb-02 Mental Health Services in Ayrshire & Arran
Dec-01 Mental Health Services in Renfrewshire & Inverclyde
Nov-01 Mental Health Services in the State Hospital
Oct-01 Services in Orkney
Oct-01 Services in Shetland
Sep-01 Old Age Mental Health Services in Tayside
Jul-01 Mental Health Services in Lomond & Argyll
Apr-01 Mental Health Services in North and West Glasgow
Mar-01 Mental Health Services in Lanarkshire
Jan-01 Schizophrenia - Standards
Dec-00 Mental Health Services in Dumfries & Galloway
Sep-00 Mental Health Services in Highland
Jun-00 Mental Health Services in the State Hospital
Mar-00 Mental Health Services in Ayrshire & Arran
Feb-00 Mental Health Services in Fife
Aug-99 Mental Health Services in Renfewshire
Jul-99 Mental Health Services in Grampian
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Neurological services

DateTitle
Dec-09 Neurological Health Services Clinical Standards
Nov-09 Neurological Health Services draft standards
Jul-08 NHS QIS Response to Aphasia in Scotland
Oct-07 Review of services available to those with neurological conditions
Jun-07 NICE MTA Guidance No 121
Dec-06 Evidence Note 14
Apr-06 Neurological Services Steering Group - Pre-scoping Report
Dec-05 Evidence Note 12: Manual passive stretching for adults unable to move their own joints
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Nutritional Care

DateTitle
Feb-10 Food, Fluid and Nutritional Care in Hospitals Local reports 2010
Jul-08 Improving Nutritional Care
Dec-07 Nice (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No: 131 and No: 132
May-07 Eating Disorders in Scotland - A Patient's Guide
Nov-06 Eating Disorders in Scotland - Recommendations for Management and Treatment
Aug-06 Food, Fluid and Nutritional Care in Hospitals
Aug-06 Eating Disorders in Scotland - Recommendations - Consultation Phase
Jul-06 Food, Fluid and Nutritional Care Draft Clinical Standards Public Consultation Report
Sep-03 Food, Fluid and Nutritional Care Standards
May-02 Nutrition for physically frail older people
May-02 Nutrition: assessment and referral in the care of adults in hospital
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Obesity

DateTitle
Jun-08 NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No 144
Aug-07 Evidence Note 19: Surgery for Obesity
Oct-01 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 31 - The use of sibutramine for the treatment of obesity
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Older People's Health

DateTitle
Oct-09 Management of hip fracture in older people costing report and tool
Jun-09 Baseline assessment: Information available to people with dementia and their carers
Dec-05 Maximising Communication with Older People who have Hearing Disability
Oct-05 Effectiveness of Strategies for the Secondary Prevention of Osteoporotic Fractures in Scotland
May-05 Working with Dependent Older People to Achieve Good Oral Health
Mar-05 Working with Dependent Older People towards Promoting Movement and Physical Activity
May-04 Draft Standards - Healthcare Services Used by Older People
Feb-04 Argyll and Clyde - Older People in Acute Care
Feb-04 Ayrshire and Arran - older people in acute care
Feb-04 Borders - Older People in Acute Care
Feb-04 Dumfries and Galloway - Older People in Acute Care
Feb-04 Fife - Older People in Acute Care
Feb-04 Forth Valley - Older People in Acute Care
Feb-04 Grampian - older people in acute care
Feb-04 Highland - Older People in Acute Care
Feb-04 Lanarkshire - Older People in Acute Care
Feb-04 Lothian - Older People in Acute Care
Feb-04 National Overview - Older People in Acute Care
Feb-04 North Glasgow - Older People in Acute Care
Feb-04 Orkney - Older People in Acute Care
Feb-04 Shetland - Older People in Acute Care
Feb-04 South Glasgow - Older People in Acute Care
Feb-04 Tayside - Older People in Acute Care
Feb-04 West Lothian - Older People in Acute Care
Feb-04 Western Isles - Older People in Acute Care
Jan-04 Working with Older People
Sep-03 30-09-03 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 68 - Photodynamic therapy for age-related macular deg
May-03 Review of Service to Older People - Ayrshire and Arran
Dec-02 Services for Older People in Highland
Oct-02 Older people in acute care
Oct-02 Services for Older People in Renfrewshire & Inverclyde
Aug-02 Services for Older People in Fife
Jun-02 Services for Older People in Forth Valley
May-02 Nutrition for physically frail older people
Apr-02 Services in Western Isles
Mar-02 Services for Older People in South Glasgow
Feb-02 Services for Older People in Perth & Kinross
Dec-01 Services for Older People in East Lothian
Nov-01 Services for Older People in West Glasgow
Oct-01 Services in Orkney
Oct-01 Services in Shetland
Jul-01 Services for Older People in Central Edinburgh and south Lothian
Jun-01 Services for Older People in Moray
Apr-01 NICE Guidance No 19 - donepezil, rivastigmine and galantamine for Alzheimer's disease
Nov-00 Services for Older People in Stobhill Hospital
Oct-00 Services for Older People in Fife
Sep-00 Services for Older People in Ayrshire & Arran
Jul-00 Services for Older People in Lomond & Argyll
May-00 Services for Older People in Borders
Apr-00 Services for Older People in Lanarkshire
Apr-00 Services for Older People in West Lothian
Jan-00 Services for Older People in Dumfries & Galloway
Nov-99 Services for Older People in Highland
Sep-99 Services for Older People in Dundee
Jul-99 Services for Older People in Angus
Mar-99 Services for Older People in Western General Hospital
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Out-of-Hours

DateTitle
Jan-09 Out-of-Hours Emergency Dental Services Local Reports
May-08 The Provision of Safe and Effective Primary Medical Services Out-of-Hours Followup Reports
Nov-06 The Provision of Safe and Effective Primary Medical Services Out-of-Hours
Jul-06 Primary Medical Services Out-of-Hours
Aug-04 The Provision of Safe and Effective Primary Medical Services Out-of-Hours
Apr-04 Draft Standards - The Provision of Safe and Effective Primary Medical Services Out-of-Hours
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Pain Management

DateTitle
Dec-09 The management of pain in patients with cancer - Best practice statement
Jun-09 Getting to GRIPS with Chronic Pain in Scotland
Apr-09 National Physiotherapy Low Back Pain Audit - Improving Back Care in Scotland
Sep-08 Service delivery organisation for acute low back pain
Mar-06 Management of chronic pain in adults
Jul-04 Post-Operative Pain Management - Best Practice
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Patient Focus and Public Involvement

DateTitle
Sep-09 Special health board engagement with Public Partnership Forums Report
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Physical Disabilities

DateTitle
May-05 Evaluating the Effectiveness of the National Special Needs System - Final Report
Jun-03 Physical disabiliy services: NHS Greater Glasgow
Mar-03 Review of Physical Disability Services in NHS Grampian
Apr-02 Services in Western Isles
Oct-01 Services in Orkney
Oct-01 Services in Shetland
Mar-01 Services for People with Physical Disabilities in Forth Valley
Nov-00 Services for People with Physical Disabilities in Glasgow
Apr-00 Services for People with a Physical Disability in Lothian
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Post-mortem

DateTitle
Feb-05 Post-mortem Examinations Local Reports February 2005
Feb-05 Management of Post-mortem Examinations - National Overview
Mar-03 Management of post-mortem examinations
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Pressure Ulcers

DateTitle
Mar-09 Prevention and management of pressure ulcers - Best Practice Statement
Dec-05 Pressure ulcer prevention
Mar-05 The Treatment/Management of Pressure Ulcers
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Primary Care

DateTitle
Mar-09 Prevention and management of pressure ulcers - Best Practice Statement
Mar-09 Shifting the Focus
May-08 The Provision of Safe and Effective Primary Medical Services Out-of-Hours Followup Reports
Aug-07 Quality and Outcomes Framework National Overview
Jan-07 Primary Medical Services Quality and Outcomes Framework Local Reports
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Procedures

DateTitle
Feb-10 NICE Interventional Procedures Guidance
Nov-09 Evidence note 27: Patient self-monitoring of oral anticoagulation therapy
Jun-09 Endoscope decontamination incidents report
Feb-09 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 167
Jan-09 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 166
Jan-09 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 165
Dec-08 A SCOTTISH PROSPECTIVE AUDIT OF TONSIL AND ADENOID SURGERY WITH DISPOSABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
Oct-08 Evidence Note 25 - The use of functional electrical stimulation (FES)in adults with dropped foot
Oct-08 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 159
Oct-08 Resource & Cost Impact Report - NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 139
May-08 Evidence note 23: Tonsillectomy for recurrent bacterial tonsillitis
Mar-08 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 139
Jan-08 Evidence note 21: Antiviral treatment for shingles and its complications in immunocompetent adults
Sep-07 NICE (Multiple) TAG 128 Stapled Haemorrhoidopexy for the treatment of haemorrhoids
Apr-07 Caring for the patient with a tracheostomy
Jul-06 Evidence Note 13: HEPA cabinets to dry and store flexible endoscopes
Jun-06 Best Practice Statement - Ear Care
Dec-05 Continence: adults with urinary dysfunction
May-05 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 89 - The use of autologous chondrocyte implantation
Sep-04 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 83 - Review of laparoscopic surgery for inguinal hernia repair
Aug-04 Report of the Steering Group on the Safe, Effective and Efficient Use of Blood Components
Jul-04 Best Practice Statement - Urinary Catheterisation and Catheter Care
Jan-04 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 74 - pre-hospital initiation of fluid replacement therapy...
Nov-03 Evidence Note 5: Vacuum assisted closure for wound healing
Nov-03 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 73 - Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy
Oct-03 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 71 - Use of coronary artery stents
Jul-03 Evidence Note 3: Surgery for varicose veins
Jun-03 Evidence Note 2: Use of stents to treat peripheral arterial disease
Dec-02 The preparation of injections in near patient areas including clinical and home environments
Oct-02 Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in cancer management
Sep-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 47 Guidance on the use of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors
Sep-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 49 Guidance on the use of ultrasonic locating devices for p
Jun-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 44 Guidance on the use of metal-on-metal hip resurfacing ar
Mar-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 39 Guidance on the use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT
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Renal

DateTitle
Jan-10 Scottish Renal Patient Experience Survey reports
Aug-07 The care of Arterio-Venous Fistula and Graft
Jan-07 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 117 Cinacalcet hydrochloride
Apr-06 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 99 Immunosuppressive therapy - renal transplantation in children
Sep-04 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 85 - Immunosuppressive therapy for adult renal transplantation
May-04 Peer Review of Renal Services in Scotland (Audit Project - Final Report)
Mar-03 Adult Renal Services
Mar-03 Adult Renal Services - Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Mar-03 Adult Renal Services - Glasgow Western Infirmary
Mar-03 Adult Renal Services - Grampian
Mar-03 Adult Renal Services - Highland
Mar-03 Adult Renal Services - Dumfries & Galloway
Mar-03 Adult Renal Services - Ayrshire & Arran
Mar-03 Adult Renal Services - Fife
Mar-03 Adult Renal Services - Lanarkshire
Mar-03 Adult renal services - Lothian
Mar-03 Adult renal services - Tayside
Sep-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No. 48 - Guidance on home compared with hospital haemodialysis fo
Feb-02 Adult Renal Services - Clinical Standards
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Reproductive health

DateTitle
Feb-10 SPIMMR Perinatal and Infant Mortality 2008
Jun-09 National infant feeding audit – neonatal units
Jun-09 SPIMMR Perinatal and Infant Mortality 2007
Jun-09 Scottish Confidential Audit of Severe Maternal Morbidity 5th Annual Report 2007
May-09 Scottish Perinatal & Infant Mortality & Morbidity Report (SPIMMR)
Nov-07 Scottish Programme for Clinical Effectiveness in Reproductive Health (SPCERH)
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Screening

DateTitle
Oct-08 Computed Tomography (CT) Colonography HTA Scoping Report
Nov-07 Advice HTA 9 Screening for MRSA
Nov-07 HTA 9 screening for MRSA understanding advice
Nov-07 The clinical and cost effectiveness of screening for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Mar-07 Bowel Screening Programme Clinical Standards
Dec-06 Scottish Breast Screening Programme 2006 Follow-up
Aug-06 Scottish Cervical Screening Programme 2006 Follow-up
Oct-05 Pregnancy and Newborn Screening Standards
Jul-04 Evidence Note 7: Comparison of digital mammography and film screen mammography
Mar-04 Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Standard
Mar-04 Routine ultrasound scanning before 24 weeks of pregnancy
Mar-04 Routine ultrasound scanning before 24 weeks of pregnancy
Nov-03 Breast Screening - National Overview
Nov-03 Breast Screening - North
Nov-03 Breast Screening - North East of Scotland
Nov-03 Breast Screening - South East
Nov-03 Breast Screening - South West
Nov-03 Breast Screening - Tayside
Nov-03 Breast Screening - West
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Argyll & Clyde
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Ayrshire & Arran
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Borders
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Dumfries & Galloway
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Fife
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Forth Valley
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Grampian
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Greater Glasgow
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Highland
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Lanarkshire
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Lothian
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - National Overview
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Orkney
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Shetland
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Tayside
Nov-03 Cervical Screening - Western Isles
Oct-03 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 69 - the use of liquid based cytology for cervical screening
May-03 Diabetic retinopathy screening
Dec-02 Breast Screening Standard 2002
Nov-02 Overview of organisation of services for diabetic retinopathy screening
Apr-02 Organisation of services for diabetic retinopathy screening
Jan-02 Cervical Screening - September 2002
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Sexual Health

DateTitle
Mar-09 Management of Genital Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection costing report and template
May-08 Sexual health standards: Budget impact for Scotland and NHS boards
Apr-08 Sexual Health Services Final Standards
Jun-06 Sexual Health Services Project - Preliminary Report
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Skin

DateTitle
Feb-10 NICE STA Guidance No 180 – Ustekinumab for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe psoriasis
Jun-08 NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No 146
Jan-08 NICE (Single) TAG 134 Infliximab
Aug-07 NICE STA 125: Adalimumab for psoriatic arthritis
Jul-06 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 103 Etanercept and efalizumab for adults with psoriasis
Sep-04 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 81 - Frequency of application of topical corticosteroids
Sep-04 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 82 - Tacrolimus and pimecrolimus for atopic eczema
Apr-04 Best Practice Statement - Skincare of Patients Receiving Radiotherapy
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Specialist Palliative Care

DateTitle
Jan-04 SPC - Accord Local
Jan-04 SPC - Ardgowan Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - Ayrshire Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - Bethesda Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - Borders Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - Dumfries & Galloway Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - Fairmile Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - Fife Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - Grampian Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - Highland Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - Hunters Hill Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - Lothian Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - National overview
Jan-04 SPC - North Glasgow Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - Prince of Wales Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - Rachel House Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - St Andrews Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - St Columbas Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - St Margarets Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - St Vincents Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - Strathcarron Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - Tayside Local Report
Jan-04 SPC - West Lothian Local Report
Jun-02 Specialist palliative care
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Stroke

DateTitle
Sep-09 Use of ankle-foot orthoses following stroke - Best Practice Statement
Aug-09 SIGN Guideline 108: clinical and resource impact assessment
Jul-09 Clinical Standards for Stroke Services: Care of the Patient in the Acute Setting – update June 2009
Jun-09 Stroke Services: Care of the Patient in the Acute Setting
Apr-09 The Road to Recovery: Easier to Swallow report
Jul-08 NHS QIS Response to Aphasia in Scotland
Nov-07 Aphasia in Scotland Scoping Report
Jul-07 The Road to Recovery - ankle-foot orthoses
Jun-07 NICE STA Guidance No 122
Feb-07 Developing a National System to Monitor the Quality of Hospital-based Stroke Services
Jan-07 The Road to Recovery - dysphagia Following Acute Stroke
Mar-03 Stroke services
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Substance Misuse

DateTitle
Apr-08 Understanding Alcohol Misuse in Scotland - Harmful Drinking Final Report
Feb-08 Harmful Drinking 5: Alcohol and Young people
Feb-08 Harmful drinking 4: The use of intravenous B vitamins
Oct-07 Evidence note 20 Screening tools, detoxification and vitamin supplementation for alcohol dependence
Jul-07 HARMFUL DRINKING 3: Alcohol and Self-harm
Jul-07 NICE STA 123: Varenicline for smoking cessation
Jan-07 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 114 Methadone and buprenorphine
Jan-07 NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 115 Naltrexone
Dec-06 Harmful drinking 2: Alcohol and Assaults
Nov-06 Harmful Drinking 1: The size of the problem
Dec-05 Clinical Indicators 2005
Aug-04 The National Confidential Enquiry into Methadone Related Deaths (Scotland) 2001 - Final Report
Mar-04 Evidence Note 6: Treatment for opiate dependence
Dec-02 Prevention of relapse in alcohol dependence
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Vascular Services

DateTitle
Oct-08 The clinical and cost effectiveness of thromboelastography thromboelastometry
Sep-08 NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No 157
May-05 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 90 - Clopidogrel and modified-release dipyridamole
Oct-03 Vascular services
Jul-03 Evidence Note 3: Surgery for varicose veins
Jun-03 Evidence Note 2: Use of stents to treat peripheral arterial disease
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Women's Health

DateTitle
Feb-10 SPIMMR Perinatal and Infant Mortality 2008
Jun-09 National infant feeding audit – neonatal units
Jun-09 SPIMMR Perinatal and Infant Mortality 2007
Jun-09 Scottish Confidential Audit of Severe Maternal Morbidity 5th Annual Report 2007
Sep-08 Perineal Repair After Childbirth: A procedure and standards tool to support practice development
Aug-08 (Multiple)TA Guidance No 156 – Routine antenatal anti-D prophylaxis for women who are rhesus D-
May-08 Routine examination of the newborn
Apr-08 Determining the most clinically and cost-effective way of implementing digital mammography services
Jan-07 Maternity Services Local reports
Jan-07 Maternity Services National Overview January 2007
Jul-06 The National Audit of the Detection and Management of Postnatal Depression
Oct-05 Pregnancy and Newborn Screening Standards
May-05 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 91 - Treatment of advanced ovarian cancer
Feb-05 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 87 - Prevention of fragility fractures in postmenopausal women
Nov-04 Developing a System for Identification and Assessment of Maternal 'Near Misses'
Aug-04 Pregnancy and Newborn Screening Draft Standards
Jul-04 Evidence Note 7: Comparison of digital mammography and film screen mammography
May-04 Fluid-filled thermal balloon and microwave endometrial ablation
Apr-04 Best Practice Statements - Impact Evaluation Study - Final Report and Summary
Mar-04 Routine ultrasound scanning before 24 weeks of pregnancy
Mar-04 Routine ultrasound scanning before 24 weeks of pregnancy
Feb-04 Maternity Services - Draft Standard
Feb-03 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance No 56 - use of tension-free vaginal tape for stress incontinence
May-02 NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance - No. 41 Guidance on the use of routine antenatal anti-D prophyla
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Argyll & Clyde
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Ayrshire & Arran
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Borders
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Dumfries & Galloway
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Fife
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Forth Valley
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Grampian
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Greater Glasgow (North)
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Greater Glasgow (South)
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Highlands
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Lanarkshire
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Lothian
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Lothian (West)
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - National Overview
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Orkney
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Shetland
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Tayside
Mar-02 Breast cancer services - Western Isles
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Argyll & Clyde
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Ayrshire & Arran
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Borders
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Dumfries & Galloway
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Fife
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Forth Valley
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Grampian Local Report
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Greater Glasgow (North)
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Greater Glasgow (South)
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Highland
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Lanarkshire
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Lothian
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Lothian (West)
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - National Overview
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Orkney
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Shetland
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Tayside
Mar-02 Ovarian cancer services - Western Isles

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