| The BGS is in the process of inviting interested parties to tender for the production of a clinical Guideline on the management of pain in the older person. Any parties interested in undertaking this work should consult the attached guidance regarding financial support for projects produced under the aegis of the British Geriatrics Society. Project outlines should be sent to the Academic & Research Committee secretariat |
Compendium of Clinical Guidelines |
| Mental Health |
Management of patients with dementia - a national clinical guideline (pdf format) Also available as a quick reference guide
(published by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network) |
| Guidance for the use of anti-depressant medical in adults undergoing recovery or rehabilitation following acquired brain injury
(developed by BGS CPEC and published in Nov 2005) |
| Management of Specific Conditions |
| NICE guideline on the diagnosis and acute management of stroke and transient ischaemic attacks (published July 2008) |
| Diagnosis and management of hearing and balance disorders. This report, by a multi-disciplinary working party, proposes a coherent networked model of care, with new working patterns. Download order form and outline here (pdf format) or link directly to the RCP site. |
Guidance on the assessment of pain in older people published September 2007 by the British Pain Society and the BGS. (pdf format)
Also, download the RCP concise version
See wall poster laminate version |
Anaemia management in chronic kidney disease
(On sale from the RCP: £25.00 UK; £28.00 outside UK) Download order form |
| Guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and management of delirium in older people in hospital (developed by BGS CPEC and published January 2006.) |
Chronic kidney disease in adults: UK guidelines for identification, management and referral
(On sale from the RCP: £17.00 UK; £19.00 Outside UK) Download order form) |
Osteoarthritis - national clinical guideline for care and management in adults - developed by the National Collaborating centre for chroni conditions at the Royal College of Physicians (London). Published Feb 2008
(On sale from the RCP: £37.00 UK; £40 Outside UK) Download order form |
Parkinson's Disease: National clinical guideline for management in primary and secondary care
(On sale from the RCP) for £28.00 (UK); £30.00 (Overseas) |
Atrial fibrillation: National clinical guideline for management in primary and secondary care
(On sale from the RCP) for £28.00 (UK); £30.00 (Overseas) |
Hypertension: management of adults in primary care - pharmacological update
(On sale from the RCP) for £20.00 (UK); £22.00 (Overseas) |
Hearing and balance disorders
Achieving excellence in diagnosis and management
(On sale from the RCP for £20.00) |
| Long-term neurological conditions: management at the interface between neurology and palliative care (On sale from the RCP: £10.00) |
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Other sources of clinical guidelines |
| Also see the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)for a range of clinical guidelines on conditions ranging from dementia to dental caries to a range of cancers |
