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From Camden CCG. Flowchart to aid with interpretation of abnormal FBCs. This is for guidance only, please follow local guidelines where appropriate

Contains the NICE summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance

This decision support tool is designed to assist UK healthcare professionals in the appropriate prescribing of anticoagulation therapy for the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.

From the UK Civil Aviation Authority

[Subscription Required] "BMJ Best Practice takes you quickly and accurately to the latest evidence-based information, whenever and wherever you need it."

UK Teratology Information Service - information on use of medications when pregnant

"On this site, you will find all the information and resources you need to deliver consistently high quality paediatric asthma care in your practice meeting all national standards and recommendations"

aka The Ashton Manual - protocol on benzodiazepine withdrawal from the late Professor Heather Ashton. Note was largely written in 2002

"BfN endeavours to provide information to enable mothers to breastfeed their babies for as long as they wish and to provide information on the safety of medicines for each mother and baby pair."

"The BMS has developed a range of resources for healthcare professionals, provide guidance on HRT prescribing and other treatment options, and to clarify some of the most common myths and misconceptions of menopause"

From the Royal College of Pathologists - offers guidance on what should be put on MCCDs and whether they warrant referral to Coroners

The Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale

Information on diagnosing CMPA, from iMAP

Assessing fitness to drive
– a guide for medical professionals

Forms, resources and education from Northern Cancer Alliance: "A North-East initiative for making care decisions in advance."

The world’s free resource and authority on all things skin. We help thousands of people make informed, evidence-based decisions on how to care for skin conditions, by providing reliable information at the click of a button.

[Download] Provided by County Durham and Darlington Area Prescribing Committee. Treatment algorithm including target HBA1C, choice of treatment and side effects

Although aimed at ENT SHOs it covers common ENT presentations, the appropriate investigations, first line treatments and when registrar input (and therefore referral to secondary care) is required.

"We take a pragmatic approach to ear, nose and throat problems in the community. Browse through our symptoms-based web resources including flowcharts and interactive case-based discussions."

From Solent NHS trust. Paediatric developmental milestones, how to assess them, advice to give, and when to be concerned.

Flowchart on a variety of eye presenting complaints and conditions, from Moorfields Eye Hospital

From the Royal College of Physicians

"A Website to Assist Primary Care Practitioners with Best Practice in Infant Feeding"

"The Green Book has the latest information on vaccines and vaccination procedures, for vaccine preventable infectious diseases in the UK"

[Account Needed] Information on doses, formulation, bleeds and price for different brands of HRT - from MIMS

Information on common paediatric presentations and how to manage them (including when to refer)

International Classification of Diseases Version 10. Officially replaced by ICD-11 from 2022, however ICD-10 is still widely used

Referral form for those at risk of suicide, from a suicide prevention charity

Clinical advisory and specialist diagnostic service for medical professionals managing travellers who've returned to the UK with fever.

From the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Scroll halfway down for 'Interpretation' section

Flowchart from NuTH with information on immunoglobulins, electrophoresis, SFLCs and MGUS

LITFL ECG library is a free educational resource covering over 100 ECG topics

Medical equations, algorithms and scores

"Tools and resources to help GPs support people living with or at risk of cancer."

From County Durham and Darlington Area Prescribing Committee. Management of low magnesium

Enter your patient's medications to calculate how likely they are to cause anticholinergic effects, dizziness or drowsiness

Search for medical guidelines from a wide range of sources - all in one place. "The Google of Primary Care"

An interactive flowchart from menopause matters

Guides on how to discuss "movement prescriptions" with patients

Clinical Knowledge Summaries From NICE

From the Greater Manchester Medicines Management Group

List of Notifiable Diseases

From the Leeds Palliative Care Network - a quick-reference tool for converting opioid doses

From ENT Bristol - a range of images of ear drums

Downloadable WHO growth charts

Normal observation values for children

From Northern England Clinical Networks. Very useful 'handbook' on treating palliative patients

Information on a wide range of skin conditions - including useful photos and diagnostic tables

A collection of clinical guidelines relating to women's health

"The QRISK®3 algorithm calculates a person's risk of developing a heart attack or stroke over the next 10 years. It presents the average risk of people with the same risk factors as those entered for that person"

Resuscitation Guidelines including quick access to adult and paediatric BLS, ALS and choking algorithms

An online browser of the codes used within the NHS

Algorithm on diagnosis of shoulder pain, as provided by the British Orthopaedic Association

"At Skinsight you have access to some of the best medical images in the world. We believe images combined with expert-written knowledge will help you better identify and understand a health concern than by simply using words"

Information of potency of steroid creams, including 'Top Tips'

"Find travel health advice for destinations worldwide and a wealth of useful resources for travellers and health professionals." Click on the links for country specific advice, outbreak surveillance and more

From University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

[PDF download] UK Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use - contains contraindications for contraceptives

[Account Needed] "UpToDate is the leading clinical decision support resource with evidence-based clinical information – including drug topics and recommendations that clinicians rely on at the point of care."

Unlikely to be used during primary care, but may be helpful to GP trainees working in paediatrics

"iArrest was developed to give healthcare professionals a powerful tool to navigate stressful and challenging cardiac arrest calls." Most useful for those working in acute settings.

Suspected cancer: recognition and referral

From the RCGP - "The Safeguarding Adults at Risk of Harm toolkit provides info sheets, templates, and handy guides for all the primary care team"

You can use this calculator to work out the Anticholinergic Burden for your patients. A score of 3+ is associated with an increased cognitive impairment and mortality.

From Hull University Teaching Hospital - information on common antipsychotic side effects and advice on how to manage them

From County Durham and Tees Valley Area Prescribing Committee. Information on which inhalers are available at each step of the asthma treatment ladder

BNF by NICE

"BeatAnaphylaxis.co.uk aims to improve clinical care of this life-threatening condition via an online resource package for health professionals and educators, along with paediatric patients and their families"

From Greater Manchester Medicines Management Group - info and PILs on how to stop high risk drugs

"The decision support tool advises on management of a child or young adult presenting with various symptoms, in relation to exploring the possibility of a brain tumour."

Click 'Current Guidelines'

Flowchart for decision making when patients may lack capacity from the GMC

From the RCGP - "This toolkit provides busy practitioners with an easily navigable resource to ensure excellence in safeguarding practice in Primary Care"

From Safeguarding Durham Adults - a visual scale for hoarding

Information on managing Non-IgE CMPA, from iMAP

"This guidance is for all healthcare professionals who complete medical reports for the Department for Work and Pensions. It gives advice on how patients can be supported through the sharing of information"

From North of Tyne Area Prescribing Committee. Flowcharts on Abnormal LFTs

From Geeky Medics - info on dermatomes and myotomes

"Often called the Orange Book, this is guidance for clinicians treating people with drug problems."

"ENT UK is the professional membership body representing ear, nose and throat surgery and head, neck and thyroid surgery in the UK." Contains a number of ENT guidelines

[Only works with smartcard] See the status of EPS prescriptions, including if they have been collected

"The electronic medicines compendium (emc) contains up to date, easily accessible information about medicines licensed for use in the UK"

"The FRAX® tool has been developed to evaluate fracture risk of patients. It is based on individual patient models that integrate the risks associated with clinical risk factors as well as bone mineral density (BMD) at the femoral neck"

"GP Evidence was developed to make the scientific evidence underpinning guideline-recommended treatments easier to access and understand for practising GPs."

The ultimate reference tool for primary care medicine. Quickly find answers to specific clinical queries.

From "Australian Prescriber" - (non UK so use with caution). Helpful table which helps with antidepressant switch

From the Specialist Pharmacy Service. Availability of Hormone Replacement Therapy

"This guide demonstrates how to read an ECG using a systematic approach"

International Classification of Diseases Version 11. Officially replaced ICD-10 from 2022, however ICD-10 is still widely used

The routine immunisation schedule from June 2020

"Information about the types of infant milks on the UK market"

Diagram and explanation of the tuning fork ENT tests, from Medicine Specifics

From the BMJ. Includes a helpful table on page 5

Information on the introduction of solid foods from the GP Infant Feeding Network

This has now been superseded. Please see "Medical emergencies in eating disorders (MEED)"

Guidance on the Mental Health Act and how it should be used in practice

"Whether you're a GP, practice nurse, or a social prescriber, our top tips series will help you to support patients in primary care"

Guidance on recognition and management of eating disorders. Replaced MARSIPAN guidance

[Account required] - information on current shortages of medication

Information and Guidelines on Menopause - including treatment options, HRT supply shortages, and more

"British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society Guidelines on perioperative and postoperative biochemical monitoring and micronutrient replacement for patients undergoing bariatric surgery" - section 7 onwards helpful for ongoing care

[Account Required] "NHS Service Finder gives health and care professionals a fast way to access accurate, real-time information to help signpost patients to available services."

From The British Association for the Study of Headache (BASH). Guidance on how to diagnose and treat headaches

Variety of guidelines on lipid management, including primary and secondary prevention, statin intolerance, Hypertriglyceridaemia pregnancy and more

Provides healthcare professionals, including GPs, practice nurses and pharmacists, with a detailed guide to the consumer healthcare products that are available in the UK without a prescription/over the counter

Information on Oral Medications for Diabetes, from PitStop for Diabetes

Palliative Care Adult Network Guidelines developed by a collaboration of UK Health organisations

Paediatric Musculoskeletal Matters (PMM) is a free evidence based, online learning tool and information resource about paediatric musculoskeletal medicine

Traffic light system for identifying risk of serious illness, from NICE

Patient.info professional resources

"The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) advocates for the improvement of care and outcomes for people with respiratory diseases"

"Pulse Reference is the new product from Pulse designed to help GPs make sense of patient presentations. It is written and designed by GPs and gives a symptom-based approach to clinical problem solving"

Information on Personal Independent Payments from the Government

Information on Inhalers and Spacers, and their place within guidelines

Information on self care and OTC medications for minor illnesses and ailments

"A free, open-access bank of high-quality photographs of paediatric medical conditions in a range of skin tones for use by both healthcare professionals and the public."

"The first stop for professional medicines advice"

[Account needed] Contains Clinical Support, however not used in all areas - an account will be provided by your practice manager if it is used in your area

From County Durham and Darlington Prescribing Committee. Information on conservative and medical treatment of overactive bladder

UK Drugs in Lactation Service - Use the search function (top left) or filter by medication

UK Teratology Information Service - information on use of medications when pregnant

From the specialist pharmacy service. Advice on how to use solid antibiotics when liquids are not available (off-license)

"The Yellow Card Scheme is the UK system run by the MHRA for collecting and monitoring information on suspected adverse reactions to all medicines and medical devices available on the UK market"

Enter your patient's characteristics/medical history and the app works out their MEC score