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This guideline covers detecting, diagnosing and treating women (aged 18 and older) who have, or are suspected of having, epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, primary peritoneal cancer or borderline ovarian cancer. It aims to enable earlier detection of ovarian cancer and improve initial treatment.

Result type

Clinical guideline

Last updated

2 October 2023

This guideline covers care for adults and young people (aged 10 years and older) with physical health problems that are completely or partly caused by an alcohol-use disorder. It aims to improve the health of people with alcohol-use disorders by providing recommendations on managing acute alcohol withdrawal and treating alcohol-related conditions.

Result type

Clinical guideline

Last updated

12 April 2017

Evidence-based recommendations on cytoreduction surgery with hyperthermic intraoperative peritoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis. This involves surgically removing visible cancer and bathing the abdominal cavity with heated chemotherapy fluid to reach any remaining cancer cells.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

3 March 2021

Evidence-based recommendations on microwave ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma. This involves using heat from microwave energy to destroy the cancer cells.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

28 March 2007

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer. This involves using smaller openings in the skin (keyhole surgery) to remove the lymph nodes.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 March 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous laser therapy for fetal tumours. This involves inserting a needle through the mother's abdomen to the tumour and using laser energy to shrink it.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

28 June 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on transcatheter tricuspid valve leaflet repair for tricuspid regurgitation in adults. This involves putting a device on the heart valve to help it close.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 July 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on transcatheter tricuspid valve annuloplasty for tricuspid regurgitation in adults. This involves putting a device on the heart valve to help it close.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 July 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on fetal vesico–amniotic shunt for lower urinary tract outflow obstruction. This involves inserting a cannula through the mother's abdominal and uterine walls into the amniotic cavity and subsequently into the bladder of the fetus.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

13 December 2006

variceal bleeding from veins in the stomach, oesophagus or intestines, ascites or hydrothorax – all of which will have had a detrimental...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

11 January 2024

infection in people with cirrhosis, occurring in 25% of people who develop ascites. It is associated with significant morbidity and...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

11 January 2024

Evidence-based recommendations on cabozantinib (Cabometyx) for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma in adults who have had sorafenib.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

14 December 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on irreversible electroporation for treating pancreatic cancer. This involves inserting special needles into the tumour in the pancreas and using short electrical pulses to destroy the cancer cells.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

3 May 2017

This guideline covers assessing and managing chronic hepatitis B in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve care for people with hepatitis B by specifying which tests and treatments to use for people of different ages and with different disease severities.

Result type

Clinical guideline

Last updated

20 October 2017

This quality standard covers assessing, diagnosing and managing chronic heart failure in adults (aged 18 and over). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement. Statements cover adults with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and adults with chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, unless otherwise stated.

Result type

Quality standard

Last updated

3 September 2025