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17th wave: clinical guidelines and public health guidance referred in October 2007

  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    30 October 2007
  • Gateway reference:
    9005
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

Department of Health Ministers have referred the following topics to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence for the production of clinical guidelines and public health guidance.

NICE will begin consultation on these in due course and details will be made available on the NICE website at

Clinical guidelines

Recognition and initial management of ovarian cancer
Remit: To prepare a clinical guideline on the recognition and initial management of ovarian cancer, to include both surgery and chemotherapy.

Management of alcohol dependence
Remit: To prepare a clinical guideline on the management of alcohol dependence, including the management of alcohol-related brain damage.

Diagnosis, prevention and management of delirium
Remit: To prepare a clinical guideline on the diagnosis, prevention and management of delirium

Management of stable angina
Remit: To prepare a clinical guideline on the management of stable angina.

Short clinical guideline

Recognition and diagnosis of coeliac disease in adults
Remit: To prepare a clinical guideline on the recognition and diagnosis of coeliac disease in adults.

Public health programme guidance

Prevention of unintentional injury in children under 15
Remit: To prepare public health programme guidance on the prevention of unintentional injury in children under 15

Prevention of cardiovascular disease at the population level
Remit: To prepare public health programme guidance on the prevention of cardiovascular disease at the population level

Children in care
Remit: To prepare public health programme guidance on children in care

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