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 August 2010.

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.

The Guideline Programme Summary is also available as a PDFfile. (2.15M) [Acrobat download] (info).

SIGN Guideline Development Programme Summer 2010

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 planned

The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on antibiotics, pre-operative chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy, systemic therapy.

Winter 2011

Colorectal cancer

Update in progress

The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on radiotherapy for rectal cancer, adjuvant chemotherapy for colorectal cancer, perioperative chemotherapy for patients with liver metastases, the use of new biological agents, new evidence in terms of lifestyle factors and chemoprevention.

Winter 2011

Germ cell tumours

Update in progress

The current guideline is being updated with the latest evidence.

Spring 2011

Long term cancer survivors

In development

Develop a new guideline on the follow up of patients who have survived cancer and whose risk of relapse is less than their risk from side effects of treatment.

Summer 2012

Child health

Asthma

Update in progress

The guideline is being updated to incorporate new evidence for the sections on pharmacology, monitoring and control and management in adolescence.

Spring 2011

Prevention of dental caries in children

Update planned

A selective update and combining of the existing dental caries guidelines for children.

Summer 2012

Rehabilitation and long term care of patients with head injury

In development

Develop a guideline that covers referral of patients from acute or primary care to specialist services, post-acute management of patients with a head injury who are in hospital, ie beyond the first 72 hours and assessment of rehabilitation needs.

Autumn 2012

Dentistry

Prevention of dental caries in children

Update planned

A selective update and combining of the existing dental caries guidelines for children.

Summer 2012

Long term conditions

Asthma

Update in progress

The guideline is being updated to incorporate new evidence for the sections on pharmacology, monitoring and control and management in adolescence.

Spring 2011

Atopic eczema

In development

Develop a new guideline that will address the management of atopic dermatitis in both children and adults in primary care, as well as some aspects of secondary care such as phototherapy and systemic immunosuppression.

Spring 2011

Psoriasis & psoriatic arthritis

In development

Develop a new guideline on the management of cutaneous and articular manifestations of these common chronic diseases in both primary and secondary care.

Autumn 2010

Rehabilitation and long term care of patients with head injury

In development

Develop a guideline that covers referral of patients from acute or primary care to specialist services, post-acute management of patients with a head injury who are in hospital, ie beyond the first 72 hours and assessment of rehabilitation needs.

Autumn 2012

Mental health

Postnatal depression

Update in progress

 The current guideline is being updated to incorporate new evidence for medication, psychological interventions, service developments, the implications of the mental health act 2003 and the role of managed clinical networks.

Spring 2010

Schizophrenia

Update in progress

The existing guideline will be completely updated to cover the pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of schizophrenia and related psychoses (as defined by ICD-10), spanning both primary and secondary care. The guideline will cover the management of co-morbidities, in particular, substance misuse.

Spring 2013

Orthopaedics

Early rheumatoid arthritis

Update in progress

The current guideline is being updated with the latest evidence.

Spring 2011

Osteoporosis

Update planned

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 2013

Other vascular diseases

Antithrombotic therapy

Update in progress

The current guideline is being updated to include the latest evidence. 

Winter 2010

Leg ulcer

Update in progress

The current guideline is being updated to present new evidence for the assessment, treatment and care of patients with chronic leg ulcer and secondary prevention.

Autumn 2010

Venous thromboembolism (VTE)

Update in progress

The current guideline is being updated to include the latest evidence on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with suspected (symptomatic) DVT/ PE, in both primary and secondary care.

Winter 2010

Respiratory medicine

Asthma

Update in progress

The guideline is being updated to incorporate new evidence for the sections on pharmacology, monitoring and control and management in adolescence.

Spring 2011


Guidelines by estimated publication date

Topic

Status

Remit

Estimated publication date

2010

Leg ulcer

Update in progress

The current guideline is being updated to present new evidence for the assessment, treatment and care of patients with chronic leg ulcer and secondary prevention.

Autumn 2010

Psoriasis & psoriatic arthritis

In development

Develop a new guideline on the management of cutaneous and articular manifestations of these common chronic diseases in both primary and secondary care.

Autumn 2010

Venous thromboembolism (VTE)

Update in progress

The current guideline is being updated to include the latest evidence on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with suspected (symptomatic) DVT/ PE, in both primary and secondary care.

Winter 2010

Antithrombotic therapy

Update in progress

The current guideline is being updated to include the latest evidence. 

Winter 2010

2011

Atopic eczema

In development

Develop a new guideline that will address the management of atopic dermatitis in both children and adults in primary care, as well as some aspects of secondary care such as phototherapy and systemic immunosuppression.

Spring 2011

Asthma

Update in progress

The guideline is being updated to incorporate new evidence for the sections on pharmacology, monitoring and control and management in adolescence.

Spring 2011

Postnatal depression

Update in progress

 The current guideline is being updated to incorporate new evidence for medication, psychological interventions, service developments, the implications of the mental health act 2003 and the role of managed clinical networks.

Spring 2011

Germ cell tumours

Update in progress

The current guideline is being updated with the latest evidence.

Spring 2011

Early rheumatoid arthritis

Update in progress

The current guideline is being updated with the latest evidence.

Spring 2011

Colorectal cancer

Update in progress

The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on radiotherapy for rectal cancer, adjuvant chemotherapy for colorectal cancer, perioperative chemotherapy for patients with liver metastases, the use of new biological agents, new evidence in terms of lifestyle factors and chemoprevention.

Winter 2011

Breast cancer

Update planned

The current guideline will be updated to incorporate new evidence on antibiotics, pre-operative chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy, systemic therapy.

Winter 2011

2012

Long term cancer survivors

In development

Develop a new guideline on the follow up of patients who have survived cancer and whose risk of relapse is less than their risk from side effects of treatment.

Summer 2012

Prevention of dental caries in children

Update planned

A selective update and combining of the existing dental caries guidelines for children. As above

Summer 2012

Rehabilitation and long term care of patients with head injury

In development

Develop a guideline that covers referral of patients from acute or primary care to specialist services, post-acute management of patients with a head injury who are in hospital, ie beyond the first 72 hours and assessment of rehabilitation needs.

Autumn 2012

2013

Schizophrenia

Update in progress

The existing guideline will be completely updated to cover the pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of schizophrenia and related psychoses (as defined by ICD-10), spanning both primary and secondary care. The guideline will cover the management of co-morbidities, in particular, substance misuse.

Spring 2013

Osteoporosis

Update planned

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 2013


 


 


 

 

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