Current Work Programme

This table shows SIGN's current work programme. It includes new guidelines that are in development and published guidelines that are in the process of being updated. The timescales are provisional and will be revised quarterly. The table was last updated in February 2013.

Draft versions of guidelines which are currently under development or review are only available for download from the date of the National Meeting for a period of 4 weeks. These are made available as part of the open consultation process and comments are invited from any reader.

SIGN Guideline Development Programme Spring 2013
This is a list of the guidelines that are being developed or updated by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network. The list is available by topic or by estimated publication date.
Guidelines by topic
Cancer
Topic	Status	Remit	Estimated publication date
Breast cancer	Update in progress	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on antibiotics, pre-operative chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy, systemic therapy.	Summer 2013
Cutaneous squamous cell cancer	In development	Develop a new guideline on risk stratification in squamous cell carcinoma in relation to appropriate referral, treatment, and follow up. Diagnosis and management of metastatic disease (except where patients have advanced disease at presentation) are not covered.	Spring 2015
Epithelial ovarian cancer	Update in progress	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on intraperitoneal chemotherapy, the role of platinum agents in first-line therapy, second-line therapy or relapsed disease,	Autumn 2013
Lung cancer	Update in progress	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy.	Autumn 2013
Cardiovascular disease
Acute coronary syndromes	Update planned	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on diagnosis, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment.	Summer 2014
CVD prevention	Update in progress	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on diagnosis and management of hypertension.	Summer 2013
Heart failure	Update planned	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on diagnosis, pharmacological therapies and interventional procedures.	Summer 2014
Child health
Asthma	Update in progress	The guideline is being updated to incorporate new evidence for recommendations on pharmacological, non-pharmacological and self management.	Spring 2014
Autism spectrum disorder	Update planned	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.	Summer 2014
Epilepsies in children	Update planned	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on management of the condition.	Autumn 2014
Prevention of dental caries in children	Update in progress	A selective update and combining of the existing dental caries guidelines for children.	Autumn 2013
Dentistry
Prevention of dental caries in children	Update in progress	A selective update and combining of the existing dental caries guidelines for children.	Autumn 2013
Long term conditions
Asthma	Update in progress	The guideline is being updated to incorporate new evidence for recommendations on pharmacological, non-pharmacological and self management.	Spring 2014
Chronic non-malignant pain	In development	Develop a guideline that covers assessment and management (pharmacological and non-pharmacological management strategies ) of adults with chronic non-malignant pain in non-specialist settings. The remit excludes treatments delivered in secondary care.	Winter 2013
Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in adults	Update in progress	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on pharmacological management, psychological interventions for seizure frequency.	Spring 2014
Epilepsies in children	Update planned	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on management of the condition.	Autumn 2014
Glaucoma	In development	Develop a guideline that covers referral and safe discharge back into the community.	Summer 2015
Hepatitis C	Update in progress	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on the use of the protease inhibitors in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection.	Summer 2013
Mental health
Orthopaedics
Osteoporosis	Update in progress	The current guideline will be completely updated to incorporate the significant advances in the management of this condition, including the arrival of new treatments.	Spring 2014
Respiratory medicine
Asthma	Update in progress	The guideline is being updated to incorporate new evidence for recommendations on pharmacological, non-pharmacological and self management.	Spring 2014
Surgery
Antibiotic prophylaxis	Update in progress	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on timing of antibiotic administration and C. diff associated disease.	Summer 2013

Guidelines by estimated publication date
2013
Topic	Status	Remit	Estimated publication date
Hepatitis C	Update in progress	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on the use of the protease inhibitors in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection.	Summer 2013
Antibiotic prophylaxis	Update in progress	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on timing of antibiotic administration and C. diff associated disease.	Summer 2013
Breast cancer	Update in progress	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on antibiotics, pre-operative chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy, systemic therapy.	Summer 2013
CVD prevention	Update in progress	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on diagnosis and management of hypertension.	Summer 2013
Lung cancer	Update in progress	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy.	Autumn 2013
Epithelial ovarian cancer	Update in progress	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on intraperitoneal chemotherapy, the role of platinum agents in first-line therapy, second-line therapy or relapsed disease,	Autumn 2013
Prevention of dental caries in children	Update in progress	A selective update and combining of the existing dental caries guidelines for children.	Autumn 2013
Chronic non-malignant pain	In development	Develop a guideline that covers assessment and management (pharmacological and non-pharmacological management strategies ) of adults with chronic non-malignant pain in non-specialist settings. The remit excludes treatments delivered in secondary care.	Winter 2013
2014
Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in adults	Update in progress	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on pharmacological management, psychological interventions for seizure frequency.	Spring 2014
Asthma	Update in progress	The guideline is being updated to incorporate new evidence for recommendations on pharmacological, non-pharmacological and self management.	Spring 2014
Osteoporosis	Update in progress	The current guideline will be completely updated to incorporate the significant advances in the management of this condition, including the arrival of new treatments.	Spring 2014
Acute coronary syndromes	Update planned	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on diagnosis, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment.	Summer 2014
Heart failure	Update planned	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on diagnosis, pharmacological therapies and interventional procedures.	Summer 2014
Autism spectrum disorder	Update planned	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.	Summer 2014
Epilepsies in children	Update planned	The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on management of the condition.	Autumn 2014
2015
Cutaneous squamous cell cancer	In development	Develop a new guideline on risk stratification in squamous cell carcinoma in relation to appropriate referral, treatment, and follow up. Diagnosis and management of metastatic disease (except where patients have advanced disease at presentation) are not covered.	Spring 2015
Glaucoma	In development	Develop a guideline that covers referral and safe discharge back into the community.	Summer 2015