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• 1. A guide for the management of dual diagnosis for prisons

  Dual diagnosis, the co-existence of mental health and substance misuse problems, has a higher prevalence in prisons than in the general community. This document provides good practice guidance to commissioners and practitioners on the management of dual diagnosis within a prison setting.

  9 April 2009

  Publications section

• 2. Mental health policy implementation guide: Dual diagnosis good practice guide

  Supporting someone with a mental health illness and substance misuse problems - alcohol and/or drugs - is one of the biggest challenges facing frontline mental health services. The guidance provides a framework within which staff can strengthen services so that they have the skills and organisation to tackle this demanding area of work.

  2 May 2002

  Publications section

• 3. LAC (98)17: Specific grant for making payments to voluntary organisations providing services for drug and alcohol misusers 1998/99 development programme for drug and alcohol misusers with mental illness (dual diagnosis/complex needs)

  Department of Health Circular

  16 July 1998

  All local authority circulars section

• 4. Dual diagnosis in mental health inpatient and day hospital settings

  Guidance on the assessment and management of patients in mental health inpatient and day hospital settings who have mental ill-health and substance use problems

  30 October 2006

  Publications section

• 5. Drug misuse and mental health : learning lessons on dual diagnosis

  Department of Health publication

  1 January 2000

  Publications section

• 6. HSG (96)23: NHS centre for coding and classification primary diagnosis

  This Health Service Guideline mandates the implementation of standardised primary diagnosis definitions for clinical coding to take effect across the NHS on 1 April 1997.

  20 February 1996

  Health service guidelines section

• 7. NHS diagnosis and treatment centres communications toolkit

  The aim of this toolkit is to provide Diagnosis and Treatment Centre (DTC) Communications Leads/Project Managers with information on background to DTCs, guidance on proactive and reactive media relations, information on external and internal communications, and guidance on NHS branding.

  8 October 2002

  Publications section

• 8. Growing capacity independent sector diagnosis and treatment centres

  This document sets out background and plans for diagnosis and treatment centres (DTCs) and highlights the role of the independent sector in the DTC programme.

  23 December 2002

  Publications section

• 9. Laboratory guidelines for the diagnosis of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: A paper for consultation

  A set of Laboratory Guidelines for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is being developed for use in the NHS laboratories in England and Wales by the Department of Health Monitoring and Laboratory Guidelines Working Group. Stakeholders for the laboratory guidelines are invited to comment on the provisional guidelines recommendations.

  1 August 2006

  Closed consultations section

• 10. Consultation document on preimplantation genetic diagnosis

  This document considers the current and potential use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). The technique itself is discussed as well as public reaction and the joint group set up to create a discussion document on the issue.

  1 January 1999

  Publications section

• 11. Think dual sensory: Good practice guidelines for older people with dual sensory loss

  Dual sensory loss can affect communication, access to information and mobility. This document sets out good practice guidelines for social and health care services when dealing with deafblindness in the elderly.

  1 January 1997

  Publications section

• 12. HSC 1998/035: A code of practice for the diagnosis of brain stem death

  The yellow booklet 'Cadaveric Organs for Transplantation including the Diagnosis of Brain Death' was first issued in 1983. Since then the scope for human transplantation has increased very greatly. The Department of health therefore invited the Royal College of Physicians to revise and update the yellow booklet, The revised code gives comprehensive and up to date guidance on when the diagnosis of brain stem death should be considered and the criteria to be used.

  27 March 1998

  Health service circulars section

• 13. Quality requirement 2: Early recognition, prompt diagnosis and treatment

  People suspected of having a neurological condition are to have prompt access to specialist neurological expertise for an accurate diagnosis and treatment as close to home as possible.

  14 January 2008

  Quality requirement 2: Early recognition, prompt diagnosis and treatment section

• 14. Interim guidance on diagnosis and management of PVL-associated Staphylococcal infections in the UK

  This interim guidance on the diagnosis and management of PVL-associated Staphylococcal infections was prepared by a Health Protection Agency (HPA) Working Group and is based on a review of the literature and experiences of colleagues in the UK, Europe and the USA.

  12 April 2006

  CMO public health topics section

• 15. Assessing a proposal to remove a dual accounting burden on NHS charities: Response issued 19 February 2004

  Response to Consultation - Assessing a proposal to remove a dual accounting burden on NHS charities

  1 June 2002

  Responses to consultations section

• 16. Courses by trainers in visual impairment and dual sensory loss

  This is the seventh edition of 'Courses by trainers in visual impairment and dual sensory loss'. It sets out training opportunities for staff working with blind, deafblind, or visually impaired people.

  14 May 2001

  Publications section

• 17. Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Anderson-Fabry Disease

  Anderson-Fabry disease (AFD) is a rare, X-linked lysosomal storage disorder that leads to accumulation of globotriasylceramide throughout the body. The disease usually presents in childhood, is progressive and results in increasing disability and premature death. Female carriers tend to be less severely affected. Treatment used to be entirely symptomatic, but the advent of enzyme replacement therapy has made it necessary to have explicit guidelines for the diagnosis, assessment, treatment and follow up of patients and families.

  1 August 2005

  Publications section

• 18. Courses by trainers in hearing impairment and dual sensory loss (First edition)

  Courses by trainers in hearing impairment and dual sensory loss

  1 January 2001

  Publications section

• 19. Summaries of reports on dual sensory impairment 1983-2000

  Standardised summaries of reports undertaken by a range of organisations, including the Social Services Inspectorate, on the identification and assessment of those with dual sensory loss, and on services provided.

  1 February 2001

  Publications section

• 20. PL/CMO/2008/7, PL/CNO/2008/7 Improving the detection and diagnosis of hepatitis C in primary care

  Letter urging improvement in the detection and diagnosis of hepatitis C in primary care, and introducing Hepatitis C: Quick reference guide for primary care.

  27 October 2008

  Chief Medical Officer letters section