Clinical Guidelines - Numerical List

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No.	Guideline Title	Publication Date	Status
132	Long term follow up of survivors of childhood cancer	March 2013
131	Management of schizophrenia	March 2013
130	Brain injury rehabilitation in adults	March 2013
129	Antithrombotics: indications and management	August 2012
128	The SIGN discharge document	June 2012
127	Management of perinatal mood disorders	March 2012
126	Diagnosis and management of colorectal cancer	December 2011
125	Management of atopic eczema in primary care	March 2011
124	Management of adult testicular germ cell tumours	March 2011
123	Management of early rheumatoid arthritis	February 2011
122	Prevention and management of venous thromboembolism	December 2010
121	Diagnosis and management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in adults	October 2010
120	Management of chronic venous leg ulcers	August 2010
119	Management of patients with stroke: Identification and management of dysphagia	June 2010
118	Management of patients with stroke: rehabilitation, prevention and management of complications, and discharge planning	June 2010
117	Management of sore throat and indications for tonsillectomy	April 2010
116	Management of diabetes	March 2010
115	Management of obesity	February 2010
114	Non-pharmaceutical management of depression	January 2010
113	Diagnosis and pharmacological management of Parkinson’s disease	January 2010
112	Management of attention deficit and hyperkinetic disorders in children and young people	October 2009
111	Management of hip fracture in older people	June 2009
110	Early management of patients with a head injury	May 2009
109	Management of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection	March 2009
108	Management of patients with stroke or TIA: Assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary prevention	December 2008
107	Diagnosis and management of headache in adults	November 2008
106	Control of pain in adults with cancer	November 2008
105	Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding	September 2008
104	Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery	July 2008
103	Diagnosis and management of chronic kidney disease	June 2008
102	Management of invasive meningococcal disease in children and young people	May 2008
101	British Guideline on the management of asthma	May 2008 Updated May 2011
100	SIGN 100: A handbook for patient and carer representatives	September 2008
99	Management of cervical cancer	January 2008
98	Assessment, diagnosis and clinical interventions for children and young people with autism spectrum disorders	July 2007
97	Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease	February 2007
96	Management of stable angina	February 2007
95	Management of chronic heart failure	February 2007
94	Cardiac arrhythmias in coronary heart disease	February 2007
93	Acute coronary syndromes	February 2007 Updated February 2013
92	Management of hepatitis C	December 2006
91	Bronchiolitis in children	November 2006
90	Diagnosis and management of head and neck cancer	November 2006
89	Diagnosis and management of peripheral arterial disease	October 2006
88	Management of suspected bacterial urinary tract infection in adults	July 2006 Updated July 2012
87	Management of oesophageal and gastric cancer	June 2006
86	Management of patients with dementia	February 2006
85	Management of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder	December 2005
84	Management of breast cancer in women	December 2005 Table 1 updated March 2007
83	Prevention and management of dental decay in the pre-school child	November 2005
82	Bipolar affective disorder	May 2005 Updated July 2005
81	Diagnosis and management of epilepsies in children and young people	March 2005
80	Management of patients with lung cancer	February 2005
79	Management of urinary incontinence in primary care	December 2004 Updated September 2005
78	Management of patients with stroke: Identification and management of dysphagia	September 2004	Superseded by SIGN 119
77	Postoperative management in adults	August 2004
76	Long term follow up care of survivors of childhood cancer	January 2004 Updated March 2005	Superseded by SIGN 132
75	Epithelial ovarian cancer	October 2003
74	The management of harmful drinking and alcohol dependence in primary care	September 2003 Updated December 2004
73	Management of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome in adults	June 2003 Updated July 2003
72	Cutaneous melanoma	July 2003 Updated February 2004
71	Management of osteoporosis	June 2003 Updated April 2004
70	Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in adults	April 2003 Updated October 2005
69	Management of obesity in children and young people	April 2003	Superseded by SIGN 115
68	Dyspepsia	March 2003
67	Management of colorectal cancer	March 2003	Superseded by SIGN 126
66	Diagnosis and management of childhood otitis media in primary care	February 2003
65	The immediate discharge document	January 2003	Superseded by SIGN 128
64	Management of patients with stroke: rehabilitation, prevention and management of complications, and discharge planning	November 2002 Updated October 2006	Superseded by SIGN 118
63	British Guideline on the management of asthma	revised July 2007	Superseded by SIGN 101
62	Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism	October 2002	Superseded by SIGN 122
61	Investigation of post-menopausal bleeding	September 2002
60	Postnatal depression and puerperal psychosis	June 2002 updated November 2007	Superseded by SIGN 127
59	Community management of lower respiratory tract infection in adults	June 2002
58	Safe sedation of children undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures	revised May 2004
57	Cardiac rehabilitation	January 2002
56	Prevention and management of hip fracture in older people	January 2002	Superseded by SIGN 111
55	Management of diabetes	November 2001	Superseded by SIGN 116
54	Perioperative blood transfusion for elective surgery Withdrawn March 2010 (further details)	October 2001 Updated August 2004	Withdrawn March 2010
53	Day case cataract surgery	August 2001
52	Attention deficit and hyperkinetic disorders in children and young people	June 2001 Updated October 2009	Superseded by SIGN 112
51	Management of stable angina	April 2001	Superseded by SIGN 96
50	SIGN 50: A guideline developers' handbook	revised January 2008
49	Hypertension in older people Withdrawn June 2010 (further details)	January 2001
48	Management of early rheumatoid arthritis	December 2000 Updated October 2004	Superseded by SIGN 123
47	Preventing dental caries in children at high caries risk: Targeted prevention of dental caries in the permanent teeth of 6-16 year olds presenting for dental care	December 2000
46	Early management of patients with a head injury	September 2000	Superseded by SIGN 110
45	Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery	July 2000	Superseded by SIGN 104
44	Control of pain in patients with cancer	June 2000	Superseded by SIGN 106
43	Management of unerupted and impacted third molar teeth	March 2000
42	Management of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection	March 2000	Superseded by SIGN 109
41	Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease following myocardial infarction	January 2000	Superseded by SIGN 97
40	Lipids and the primary prevention of coronary heart disease	September 1999	Superseded by SIGN 97
39	SIGN Guidelines: An introduction to SIGN methodology for the development of evidence-based clinical guidelines	July 1999	Superseded by SIGN 50
38	Emergency management of acute asthma	June 1999	Superseded by SIGN 63
37	Hysteroscopic surgery	April 1999
36	Antithrombotic therapy	March 1999	Superseded by SIGN 129
35	Diagnosis and treatment of heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction	February 1999	Superseded by SIGN 95
34	Management of sore throat and indications for tonsillectomy	January 1999	Superseded by SIGN 117
33	Primary care management of asthma	December 1998	Superseded by SIGN 63
32	Coronary revascularisation in the management of stable angina pectoris	November 1998	Superseded by SIGN 96
31	Report on a recommended referral document	November 1998
30	Psychosocial interventions in the management of schizophrenia	October 1998	Superseded by SIGN 131
29	Breast cancer in women	October 1998	Superseded by SIGN 84
28	Management of adult testicular germ cell tumours	September 1998	Superseded by SIGN 124
27	Drug therapy for peripheral vascular disease	July 1998	Superseded by SIGN 89
26	The care of patients with chronic leg ulcer	July 1998	Superseded by SIGN 120
25	Report on a recommended minimum dataset for collection in people with diabetes	June 1998
24	Management of patients with stroke, part IV: Rehabilitation, prevention and management of complications, and discharge planning	April 1998	Superseded by SIGN 64
23	Management of lung cancer	February 1998	Superseded by SIGN 80
22	Interventions in the management of behavioural and psychological aspects of dementia	February 1998	Superseded by SIGN 86
21	Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in adults	November 1997	Superseded by SIGN 70
20	Management of patients with stroke part III: Identification and management of dysphagia	November 1997	Superseded by SIGN 78
19	Management of diabetic cardiovascular disease	August 1997	Superseded by SIGN 116
18	Investigation of asymptomatic proteinuria in adults	August 1997
17	Investigation of asymptomatic microscopic haematuria in adults	August 1997
16	Colorectal cancer	June 1997	Superseded by SIGN 67
15	Management of elderly people with fractured hip	July 1997	Superseded by SIGN 56
14	Management of patients with stroke part II: Management of carotid stenosis and carotid endarterectomy	May 1997	Superseded by SIGN 108
13	Management of patients with stroke part I: Assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary prevention	May 1997	Superseded by SIGN 108
12	Management of diabetic foot disease	March 1997	Superseded by SIGN 116
11	Management of diabetic renal disease	March 1997	Superseded by SIGN 116
10	Report on good practice in the care of children and young people with diabetes	December 1996	Superseded by SIGN 116
9	Management of diabetes in pregnancy	December 1996	Superseded by SIGN 116
8	Obesity in Scotland: integrating prevention with weight management	November 1996	Superseded by SIGN 115
7	Helicobacter pylori: eradication therapy in dyspeptic disease	September 1996	Superseded by SIGN 68
6	Hospital inpatient management of acute asthma attacks	August 1996	Superseded by SIGN 63
5	Interface between the hospital and the community: The immediate discharge document	June 1996	Superseded by SIGN 65
4	Prevention of visual impairment in diabetes	March 1996	Superseded by SIGN 116
3	The use of palliative radiotherapy in the treatment of non small cell lung cancer	March 1996	Superseded by SIGN 23
2	Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism	September 1995	Superseded by SIGN 62
1	Clinical guidelines: Criteria for appraisal for national use	1995	Superseded by SIGN 50