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Guides from A to Z

In this section, you will find decision guides from trusted healthcare groups for example from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The guides are listed from A to Z to make them easy to find.

Healthcare Improvement Scotland has checked all these guides to make sure they are good and safe. You can see a summary of this check for each guide by clicking on “Quality Report.”

Ask your healthcare team to help you understand these guides. Do not use them instead of getting advice from your healthcare team.

This list will keep growing as we add more guides over time.

A: Abortion to atrial fibrillation

Title: Abortion before 14 weeks

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2023

Title: Abortion 14 to 24 weeks

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2023

Title: Antipsychotics for dementia

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2018

Title: Aortic stenosis

Provider: Colorado Program

Date published: 2020

Title: Asthma inhalers and climate change

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2022

Title: Afib stroke prevention

Provider: Colorado Program

Date published: 2017

Title: Atrial fibrillation

Provider: GP Evidence

Date published: 2023

Title: Further treatment for atrial fibrillation

Provider: NHS England

Date published: 2022

B: Blood pressure to bronchitis

Title: How do I control my blood pressure

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2019

Title: Tamoxifen Moderate Risk Premenopausal

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2021

Title: Bisphosphonates for osteoporosis

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2019

Title: Intrabeam radiotherapy breast cancer

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2018

Title: Reducing breast cancer risk post menopausal moderate risk

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2021

Title: Reducing breast cancer risk post menopausal high risk

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2021

Title: Taking tamoxifen to reduce the chance of developing breast cancer

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2022

Title: Taking tamoxifen to reduce the chance of developing breast cancer

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2021

Title: Acute bronchitis: should I take antibiotics?

Provider: Australian Commission

Date published: 2020

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C: Cancer to coronary heart disease

Title: Surgery for bladder cancer

Provider: Ottawa Hospital

Date published: 2019

Title: Surgery for kidney cancer

Provider: Ottawa Hospital

Date published: 2018

Title: Cancer fertility

Provider: University of Leeds

Date published: 2019

Title: Carpal tunnel syndrome

Provider: NHS England

Date published: 2022

Title: Making a decision about cataracts

Provider: NHS England

Date published: 2022

Title: Chronic kidney disease

Provider: GP Evidence

Date published: 2023

Title: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Provider: GP Evidence

Date published: 2023

Title: Coronary heart disease

Provider: GP Evidence

Date published: 2023

D: Diabetes to Dupuytren's contracture

Title: Type 2 diabetes blood glucose target

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2022

Title: Type 2 diabetes

Provider: GP Evidence

Date published: 2023

Title: Dialysis

Provider: Kidney Research UK

Date published: 2024

Title: Dialysis and conservative care

Provider: University of Leeds

Date published: 2020

Title: Dupuytren's contracture

Provider: NHS England

Date published: 2022

E to H: Early breast cancer treatment to hypertension

Title: Early breast cancer treatment options

Provider: Dynamed EBSCO

Date published: 2023

Title: Is valproate the right epilepsy treatment for me?

Provider: NHS England

Date published: 2023

Title: Hormone treatment for endometriosis

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2017

Title: Open-angle glaucoma

Provider: NHS England

Date published: 2022

Title: Gout

Provider: GP Evidence

Date published: 2023

Title: Heartburn treatment options

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2014

Title: Heart failure preserved ejection fraction

Provider: GP Evidence

Date published: 2023

Title: Heart failure reduced ejection fraction

Provider: GP Evidence

Date published: 2023

Title: Making a decision about hip osteoarthritis

Provider: NHS England

Date published: 2022

Title: Bipolar disorder: is Valproate the right treatment for me?

Provider: NHS England

Date published: 2023

Title: Hypertension

Provider: GP Evidence

Date published: 2023

I to K: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator to osteoarthritis of the knee

Title: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)

Provider: Colorado Program

Date published: 2017

Title: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) replacement

Provider: Colorado Program

Date published: 2017

Title: Critically ill in the intensive care unit (ICU)

Provider: Ottawa Hospital

Date published: 2015

Title: Small kidney tumour

Provider: Ottawa Hospital

Date published: 2019

Title: Making a decision about knee osteoarthritis

Provider: NHS England

Date published: 2023

Title: Osteoarthritis of the knee

Provider: Australian Commission

Date published: 2024

L: Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) to Lynch syndrome

Title: Left ventricular assist device (LVAD)

Provider: Colorado Program

Date published: 2020

Title: Lipid lowering to prevent cardiovascular disease

Provider: GP Evidence

Date published: 2023

Title: Lynch syndrome

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2020

M: Macular degeneration to multiple sclerosis

Title: Wet age related macular degeneration

Provider: NHS England

Date published: 2022

Title: Menopause

Provider: GP Evidence

Date published: 2023

Title: Treating complications from mesh used for stress urinary incontinence

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2021

Title: Treating complications from mesh used for pelvic organ prolapse

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2021

Title: Middle ear infection antibiotics

Provider: Australian Commission

Date published: 2023

Title: Relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

Provider: University of Leeds

Date published: 2021

O to R: Osteoporosis to radiotherapy for breast cancer

Title: Osteoporosis

Provider: GP Evidence

Date published: 2023

Title: Intrabeam radiotherapy breast cancer

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2018

Title: Reducing breast cancer risk post menopausal moderate risk

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2021

Title: Reducing breast cancer risk post menopausal high risk

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2021

S: Sore throat to surgery

Title: Sore throat: should I take antibiotics?

Provider: Australian Commission

Date published: 2023

Title: Should I take a statin?

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2023

Title: Stroke decompressive hemicraniectomy over 60

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2019

Title: Stroke Decompressive hemicraniectomy under 60

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2019

Title: Stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA)

Provider: GP Evidence

Date published: 2023

Title: Surgery for bladder cancer

Provider: Ottawa Hospital

Date published: 2019

Title: Surgery for kidney cancer

Provider: Ottawa Hospital

Date published: 2018

Title: Surgery for stress urinary incontinence

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2019

Title: Surgery for uterine prolapse

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2019

Title: Surgery for vaginal vault prolapse

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2019

T to V: Tamoxifen to valproate

Title: Tamoxifen high risk premenopausal

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2021

Title: Tamoxifen moderate risk premenopausal

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2021

Title: Recurrent tonsillectomy in adults and children

Provider: NHS England

Date published: 2023

Title: Extended thromboprophylaxis

Provider: Ottawa Hospital

Date published: 2022

Title: Lower urinary tract infection (UTI): antimicrobial prescribing for cystitis

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2022

Title: Reducing recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) in postmenopausal women

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published:2018

Title: Reducing recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) in premenopausal women

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2022

Title: Surgery for uterine prolapse

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2019

Title: Surgery for vaginal vault prolapse

Provider: NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

Date published: 2019

Title: Bipolar disorder: is valproate the right treatment for me?

Provider: NHS England

Date published: 2023

Title: Is valproate the right epilepsy treatment for me?

Provider: NHS England

Date published: 2023