TAM guideline updates

New Guidance:

• CANCER (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions (Awaiting ratification)
• Sarcoma & bone cancer (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (Awaiting ratification)
• Valproate-containing medicines▼ prescribing guidance (Formulary: Medicines management) | Right Decisions (Ratified)

Major updates: 

To view the changes to the guidance, see the 'What's new' section of each guideline.

• Major haemorrhage protocol: North NHS Highland (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (AWAITING RATIFICATION)
  • Separate flowcharts have been developed for Belford, Caithness and Raigmore hospitals. 
• Polypharmacy | Right Decisions
  
  • Link updated to the new 2026-29 Polypharmacy guidance.
• COVID-19: Non-hospitalised patients with symptomatic COVID-19 infection (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
  • PDF patient information leaflet for molnupiravir changed to online link. 
  • Guidance revised with updated NICE recommendations and links to prescribing information for licensed treatments provided.
• Imaging pathway for Primary Care direct access to CT chest/abdomen/pelvis for suspected malignancy (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (AWAITING RATIFICATION)
• Prolactinoma (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (AWAITING RATIFICATION)
• Thyroid nodules: euthyroid, thyroid dysfunction and suspected cancer (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (AWAITING RATIFICATION)
  • Addition of red flag symptoms
  • Change to ENT Neck Lump clinic (previously Thyroid one stop clinic)
• Investigating and managing diabetes in children (Type 1 & Type 2) (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions
  • Removed: Secondary care: Type 1 diabetes: All children with type 1 diabetes will be admitted for education and starting on insulin
  • Added: Secondary care: Initial management of a child presenting with diabetes
  • Added: Secondary care: The newly diagnosed child with Type 1 diabetes

Minor updates: 

To view the changes to the guidance, see the 'What's new' section of each guideline.
These items will be ratified at the next TAMSG. 

• Prolonged seizure / status epilepticus in adults (Secondary care) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
   Link to Valproate prescribing guidance added
• Asthma in adults (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
  CfSD pathway for severe asthma has been updated. 
• Chemical injury (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
  Bupivacaine and tetracaine have been removed as treatment choices. 
• Clostridioides Difficile (CDI) Information pack for general practitioners (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions
  Text added under 'Results' section: 'Recommend coding GDH positive and/or toxin positive status as Priority 1 in the patient’s medical record. All subsequent antibiotic therapy may provoke a recurrent episode. If further advice on antibiotic therapy is required, contact Microbiology.'
• Influenza (Flu) Treatment (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions
  Added: Link to CMO letter: CMO2025(21) 
• Ophthalmology diagnosis and triage flowcharts (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
  • Booking details amended: Book Ward 4A appointment following day if seen overnight has been updated to, *Book NTC Ophthalmology appointment following day if seen overnight.
• Intravenous mannitol to reduce raised intra-ocular pressure (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
  • Dosing information changed from: 'mannitol 10%, 500mL by intravenous infusion over 60 minutes' to 'mannitol 10%, 250mL by intravenous infusion over 30 minutes'. 
• Sayana press (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
  • The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) has now changed its name to the College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH)
• Incorrect use of combined hormonal contraception (CHC) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
  • The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) has now changed its name to the College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH)
• Highland Sexual Health referral process (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
  • Live Chat, now 4-5pm, not 4pm to 6pm.
  • Line added for information on who requires formal referral:
    • For IUD with non visible threads, follow Management of Non-visible Threads & Suspected Perforation of Uterus with Intrauterine Contraception (IUC) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions. Please only refer to HSH once USS confirms IUD is in utero and patient requires removal or change of IUD
• Major haemorrhage protocol: Argyll & Bute HSCP (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
  • Change to number of Emergency O-ve blood availability in:
    • Mid Argyll Hospital from 4 units to 2 units 
    • Campbeltown Hospital from 4 units to 2 units
  • Updated flow chart to reflect contents.
    • Transfusion management of Major Haemorrhage (adult)
    • Transfusion management of Major Haemorrhage (paeds)
• Children under 16yrs under the influence of drugs/alcohol (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions
  • Guideline reviewed and abbreviations updated
• Menopause and HRT (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
  • Under section "Poor symptom control" and header "Routine testing of serum estradiol levels" the following link has been added Measurement of serum estradiol in the menopause transition
• Initial Management of Febrile Neutropenia or Sepsis of Unknown Source in Immunocompromised Adults (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions
  • Neutropenia definition modified from '<0.5 x 10⁹/L', to match SAPG definition: 'Neutrophil count of 0.5 x 10⁹/L or less, OR 1.0 x 10⁹/L or less if recent chemotherapy (usually within 10 days but can be up to 28 days) PLUS fever / hypothermia or SIRS or sepsis / septic shock'
  • Escalation details amended from "Contact acute haematology / oncology / specialist team as soon as possible" to "Notify relevant speciality at the next available in-hours opportunity. Haematology are available on call 24hr."
• Intravenous vancomycin in adults: intermittent (pulsed) infusion for wards and clinical areas (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions
  • The management of patients and prescription information is now held in one guideline  as guideline AMT185 (Adult Intravenous Vancomycin Intermittent Infusion (pulsed) Prescription Administration and Monitoring Record) has been combined with this guideline. 
• Constipation (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
  • Sentence added under: Medical review and examination including PR
    • SECOND LINE: docusate (softener) or sennosides (stimulant)
      Treat as per usual "for adults who are expected to be able to manage a fluid intake of 1.5 to 2 litres a day. Bulk forming laxatives may be more appropriate at the first stage"
• STROKE Single point of contact | Right Decisions
  • Department request to move the contact number from guideline name to within page content and highlight for professional use only.
• Medicines Information service (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
  • Opening times updated, now open Monday to Friday, 9.15am until 4.45pm. If it's urgent before or after these times, people can call and leave a message to which we will get back to them when we're open. The standard closed at weekends and public holidays remain the same as before. 
• Bone and Joint Infections (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions
  • Link added to Diabetic foot infection guidance.
• Hospital acquired pneumonia (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions
  • Duration of therapy updated to "Review at 5 days and stop if clinically stable" (NICE guidance).
• Suspected meningococcal disease prior to admission into secondary care (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions
  • Removed phrase 'Give IM if vein cannot be found'.

Reviewed with no changes: 

• Chemical injury (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Endophthalmitis (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Acute angle closure glaucoma (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Corneal ulcer (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Sudden visual loss (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Red eye (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Ophthalmology referral process, including Out of Hours (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Dry eye syndrome (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Glaucoma (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Slit lamp (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Strabismus/Amblyopia (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Musculoskeletal pathways (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• ECG monitoring for drugs known to prolong the QT interval (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• HIV Pre-exposure prophylaxis PrEP (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Palpable cervical lymph nodes (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Heart Failure: assessment and investigations (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Heart Failure: Diagnosis (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Heart Failure: Management of decompensation (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Heart Failure: Medical management (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Heart failure (Patient information) | Right Decisions
• Pre-op oral antibiotics prior to elective colorectal surgery (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions

Removed Guidance:

• Influenza (Flu) (Guidelines)
• ICDs - home page (Implantable cardioverter defibrillators) (Guidelines)
• Acute management of ICD's (Guidelines)
• Deactivation of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD's) at end of life (Guidelines)
• COVID-19: Hospital prescribing chart examples
• COVID-19: Adult in-patient drug management following positive LFT / PCR test (Guidelines)

New Guidance

Items will be added as published. 

• Cardiac devices (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Asthma in children aged 6 to 15 years old (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Single unit transfusion of red cells (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

Major updates

To view the changes to the guidance, see the 'What's new' section of each guideline.

Influenza Treatment (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions

• UKHSA updated national guidance on influenza treatment and prophylaxis on 4th November 2025 from which many of these changes have been taken. 
• The list of patients at risk of severe influenza or hospitalisation along with examples of patients regarded as being immunosuppressed have been expanded. 
• Recommendation for use of antibiotics for secondary bacterial infection in a patient with influenza should be based on clinical assessment. 
• IV zanamivir has been in short supply in recent years so should only be considered if oral or enteral oseltamivir or inhaled zanamivir cannot be administered, noting the evidence for efficacy of antivirals in severe influenza is based on oseltamivir.   
• NHS Highland Renal Team recommend using Renal Drug Database dosing advice for oseltamivir in renal impairment or renal replacement therapies. 
• Dosing in renal impairment has been added to the guidance.   

Warfarin, DOACs and antiplatelets in adults undergoing surgery or invasive procedures (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

Amendment to table: Time between administration of DOAC and performance of block/catheter insertion; and between removal of catheter and next dose of DOAC:

• Time between last dose of DOAC and catheter insertion: specific timings have been removed and replaced with statement: 'This information is currently under review. Leave at least a minimum of 48 hours (72 hours for dabigatran). If in doubt, contact consultant anaesthetist for advice.'

Acute treatment and secondary prevention of transient ischaemic attacks (TIA) and ischaemic stroke (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• From the 2nd of February 2026 patients diagnosed with a TIA or ischaemic stroke will undergo genetic testing for CYP2C19 variants, and therefore clopidogrel resistance. Patients who are identified as poor metabolisers of clopidogrel will require alternative antiplatelets to be prescribed as part of their acute and long term stroke treatment. Guidance on the prescribing of antiplatelets has been updated on TAM. Patients and prescribers will be informed of any change to treatment and their metaboliser status recorded on their records alongside allergies. 

Minor updates

To view the changes to the guidance, see the 'What's new' section of each guideline.
These items will be ratified at the next TAMSG. 

Refugee and Asylum seeker support (Resources) | Right Decisions

• Point of Contact details updated
• Links added: WHO, Third Sector Organisations

Hyperkalaemia: Primary Care (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• Removed: Note regarding renal patients tolerance to high potassium levels. 
• Reworded information re potassium-containing laxatives as a cause of hyperkalaemia acknowledging instead their potassium content: 'To note that macrogol laxatives (Laxido/Movicol) have <1mmol K+ per sachet'. 

Dietetic service referral (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• Removed as no longer available:Active Health — Velocity Café & Bicycle Workshop (velocitylove.co.uk)
  A free and confidential one-to-one advice service for people (aged 16+) living in the NHS Highland area who would like to become more active to help their physical and/or mental health. GPs or other healthcare professional can refer, or patients can self-refer
• email address updated to: northhighlandcommunitydietetics@nhs.scot

Assessment of carotid artery stenosis following TIA and minor stroke and referral for carotid endarterectomy (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• Removed retired doctors contact details

Anticoagulant switching (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• The term 'unfractionated heparin' is changed to 'heparin' as per BNF update. 

Parkinson's disease (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• Added: recommendation of ipratropium bromide spray for sialorrhea [off-label] 
• Link to SIGN157 guideline and Annex 4

Cardiac rehabilitation (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• Updated phone number for the department
• Updated CR Discharge letter/booklet
• Addition of new website link under "Patient information" section

Exercise after Stroke Pathway (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• Updated from The Stroke Improvement Programme (2021) to The Stroke Improvement Programme (2024)
• Added link to The Stroke Association : www.stroke.org.uk 

Rape and sexual assault (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• Added: Signposting for under 16s to the national child protection guidance. 

Sodium zirconium in chronic hyperkalaemia (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• Prescribing guidance for SZC in chronic hyperkalaemia flow chart formatted: no changes to content.

Abnormal liver blood results referral pathway (Over 16’s) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• The term 'Pathway A' and ‘referral pathway for abnormal liver bloods in over 16s’ is replaced with: Abnormal LFTS related to alcohol (Guidelines) 
• The term 'Pathway B' is replaced with:
  • MASLD: Secondary Care (Guidelines) 
  • MASLD: Primary Care (Guidelines)

High consequence infectious disease (HCID) pathway (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• Minor modifications for clarity, including to action cards.
  • Action card source document is now HCID-NHSH patient pathway version 1.2_210126
  • HCID clinical pathway: Quick reference guide: Suspected HCID next steps: Added: 'Key personnel informed of the patient', 'See: communication cascade'. Removed: 'Arrange transfer' & duplication of information.
  • Infection specialist assessment: Details added re communication with lead clinician
  • Removed as duplication: 'NHS Highland triage algorithm or national resources High consequence infectious diseases (HCID) can be used to assess risk for HCID'.
  • Patient designated as 'suspected HCID': next steps: Added: List of roles who have action cards. Removed as duplication: 'Roles and responsibilities'
  • Section removed as duplication: 'Ongoing management of suspected HCID Roles, responsibilities and actions'
  • Action Card 1: Name changed from: Suspected HCID ongoing management: Attending Health Care Professional, To: Suspected HCID ongoing management: Lead clinician for the patient (Usually GP or Consultant)
•  Minor modifications made to improve the readability of the guidance:

• • Direct contact details for Argyll & Bute Infection and Control nurses have been removed. Generic contact details to be added. 
  • Advice regarding patient with suspected HCID using ward phone (to be wrapped in plastic) has been added. 
  • Advice added under 'History taking and 'remote assessment' on when to leave the pathway (if no concern re HCID).
  • Additional face to face assessment information has been removed as extraneous information. 
  • Separate section on patient transportation removed as this information is elsewhere in the guidance. 
  • Section: 'Ongoing management of suspected HCID: Roles, responsibilities and actions' has been amended with explanatory text included for the terms used. 
  • Terms 'clean' and 'dirty' have been removed as these terms are obsolete. 

Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions

• added under Duration Note section: 'Oral switch should be guided by positive Microbiology results, if available.  Options given are empiric.'
• corrected dosing for CAP with history of recent foreign travel from Oral/IV azithromycin 500mg twice daily to once daily.
• added in duration section of CAP Severe Level 2 or 3 CARE:  '(empiric)' after oral switch.
• added in duration section of CAP Severe in non-severe penicillin allergy:  '(empiric)' after oral switch.

Prevention of skeletal-related events in cancer patients (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• The term, sodium clodronate, has been changed to clodronate disodium throughout as per BNF update.

Termination of pregnancy (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• Email address on guideline updated to nhsh.unplannedpregnancy@nhs.scot 

Depot and long-acting antipsychotic injections (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

 Olanzapine LAI protocol has been updated.

• Section 1: Circumstances where olanzapine LAI may be considered for use in NHSH changed to include any patient transferred as continuation of treatment rather than only transfer from a medium/low secure facility
• Section 2: Authorisation process changed from IPTR to PACS as per the updated access to medicine procedure and clarity regarding what needs specified on a T3, which was confirmed by the Mental Welfare Commission in 2022.
• Section 3: New training site details following manufacturer move from Eli.Lilly to Neon HC. Bullet points added
• Section 4.1: Definition of healthcare facility expanded, as per information from the manufacturer.
• Section 4.3: Added information on what should be done if a patient refuses to stay for the three hour monitoring period and updated links to rapid tranquilisation policy and toxbase monograph.
• Appendix 1: reviewed to include the most recent data about the incidence of post injection syndrome and how this presents

Highland Eating Disorder Service (HEDS) & Medical Emergency Eating Disorder (MEED) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• Referral pathway to HEDS: Quick reference guide flow chart re-formatted

CT scanning in acute stroke patients (at home or Community Hospital) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• Admission for scan time reduced from 12 hours to 4 hours in line with Stroke Standard of 2026 Guidance.  Change from Jan 2026
• Line added to now read "A CT scan is used to distinguish between ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke. Making this distinction is important to enable appropriate, suitability for thrombolysis / thrombectomy treatment and  secondary prevention"
• Under "Referral for CT scan" option for "own transport" added.

Catheter maintenance solutions (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• Catheter maintenance solutions flowchart uploaded as a printable version

Stable angina management (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• Changed from: Referrals to the RACPC can be made either through CCU directly or via SCI gateway
  Changed to: Referrals to the RACPC are made via SCI gateway
• Patient letter added

Heart failure (Patient information) | Right Decisions

• Links reviewed by author and updated.

Armed forces and veterans (Resources) | Right Decisions

• Added: Section on Training
• Added: Information about Veterans In-Service Injury Network
• Added: List of policy areas that the AFC duty is to be extended to.
• Updated: Veterans welfare scheme email

Silver diamine fluoride (Dental Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• Silver diamine fluoride use aligns with the SDCEP guidelines on management of dental caries in children
• Guideline reflects the use of the aqueous version of the silver diamine fluoride
• Statement added re: potassium iodide being optional to silver diamine fluoride 
• Statement added: While silver diamine fluoride is an off label treatment for dental caries in the UK, it is approved for this use in other countries, which provides a stronger justification for its use.

Treatment of bacterial meningitis following admission to secondary care (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions

• The section has been reviewed with the additional note to consider risk factors for TB meningitis and clarification of some doses, in line with BNFc.

Smoking cessation (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

• Community pharmacy link updated
• PGD information updated as there is now a National Patient Group Direction (PGD) for Varenicline: https://www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk/nhs-highland/pages/pgds/varenicline-v1/

Reviewed with no changes

• Post-operative problems (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Acute treatment and secondary prevention of transient ischaemic attacks (TIA) and ischaemic stroke (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Management of Nutrition (In-Patient) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Further information for healthcare professionals (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Antibiotic prophylaxis for infective endocarditis (Dental Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Lid trauma (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Ocular trauma (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Pro B-type Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

Removed Guidance

• COVID-19: High Flow Nasal Oxygen (Raigmore Hospital) (Guidelines)
• COVID-19: Maternity and Obstetrics (Guidelines)
• COVID-19: Diabetes in Pregnancy (Guidelines)

Major updates

To view the changes to the guidance, see the 'What's new' section of each guideline.

• Termination of pregnancy (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Early Medical Abortion at Home (EMAH) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Colorectal Primary Care guidance (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

Minor updates

To view the changes to the guidance, see the 'What's new' section of each guideline.

• Short synacthen test protocol (Primary Care, HHSCP only) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Spinal opioids (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Local anaesthetic infusion (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Naloxone and managing opioid complications (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Post-operative nausea and vomiting (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Epidural analgesia (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Adult oral analgesia (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Major haemorrhage protocol: Argyll & Bute HSCP (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Antibiotic posters: Common, community-acquired infections in adults (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions
• Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions
• Developmental concerns for preschool aged children (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Head injury (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Transfusion special requirements (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Hypoglycaemia in hospital (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Hyperkalaemia: Secondary Care (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Hyperkalaemia: Primary Care (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

Reviewed with no changes

• Covid-19 the green book chapter 14 (Guidelines)
• Ketamine (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Subcutaneous opioid (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Naloxone and managing complications of opioids (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Ophthalmology emergency admission protocol: Raigmore & NTC (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

Removed Guidance

• Amputation pain (Raigmore in-patient) (Guidelines)

*New Guidance* (ratified at previous TAMSG):

• Orthostatic hypotension (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Advanced management of ventricular arrhythmias (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Catheterisation (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Peripheral extravasation injury (Non-cancer) | Right Decisions
• Sodium zirconium in chronic hyperkalaemia (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Gentamicin in haemodialysis (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Sleep disordered breathing / Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Refeeding syndrome in adults (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

*Major updates* (ratified at previous TAMSG): 

To view the changes to the guidance, see the 'What's new' section of each guideline.

• Fluid balance (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Lipid lowering therapy in the prevention / treatment of cardiovascular disease (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Anxiolytic premedication (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Dietetic service referral (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

Minor updates (awaiting ratification at next TAMSG): 

To view the changes to the guidance, see the 'What's new' section of each guideline.

• Croup (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions
  
• Iloprost in adults with severe Raynaud’s phenomenon (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Parenteral nutrition (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Highland Eating Disorder Service (HEDS) & Medical Emergency Eating Disorder (MEED) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Infant Feeding Difficulties Clinic & Paediatric Infant Feeding Allergy Clinic (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions 
• Lyme disease (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Lymphocytosis (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Food allergy referral (Paediatrics Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Milk allergy (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Egg allergy (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Rituximab in renal patients (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Sodium zirconium in chronic hyperkalaemia (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Prolonged seizure / status epilepticus in adults (Primary care) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Prolonged seizure / status epilepticus in adults (Secondary Care) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Chronic cough in children (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• ADHD (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• DMARD monitoring in Primary Care (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Rapid tranquilisation (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Hospital acquired pneumonia (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions

Reviewed with no changes: 

• Intravenous gentamicin in adults (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions
• Intravenous vancomycin use in adults: intermittent (pulsed) infusion - for wards and clinical areas (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions
• Adult Intravenous Vancomycin Intermittent Infusion (pulsed) Prescription Administration and Monitoring Record (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions

Removed Guidance:

• Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) selection and administration in children (Paediatric Guidelines) - Guidance reviewed and incorporated into TAM336 Infant feeding difficulties.
• Lyme disease (Antimicrobial). Removed and content incorporated into Lyme disease (Guidelines)
• HIV referral pathway (Guidelines). Replaced and incorporated into: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• HIV instant home testing pathway (Guidelines). Replaced and incorporated into: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• COVID-19: Oxygen flowcharts (Guidelines)
• COVID-19: Patient information
• COVID-19: Fingers & Toes (Guidelines)
• COVID-19: Trial medication (Guidelines)

New Guidance: 

• Radiology referral: Walk-in for chest imaging (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM): Inpatient (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Eating disorder: Children and young people (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Eating disorder: Children and young people (OOH) (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Sudden onset sensorineural hearing loss (<72 hours) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Depot and long-acting antipsychotic injections (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Infectious diseases: Management of contacts (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Identifying patients at risk of adrenal suppression (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Anticoagulant reversal (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Diabetes referral pathways (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Neutropenic sepsis: Antifungal treatment (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions

Updated Guidance: 

To view the changes to the guidance, see the 'What's new' section of each guideline.

• ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS (Resources) | Right Decisions
• Management of device-detected atrial fibrillation (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Diagnosis unclear, infection source likely respiratory or urinary-tract (hospital in-patients) (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions
• Severe Sepsis - Unknown Focus (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions
• Abnormal liver blood results referral pathway (Over 16’s) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Cardiac rehabilitation (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Flu (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Vitamin D deficiency (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Achieving control in type 2 diabetes (guidelines)
• Pulmonary embolism (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Suspected seizure: ED / AMAU (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Bone and Joint Infections (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions
• Complex bronchiectasis referral pathway (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Major haemorrhage and emergency invasive procedures in patients on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Clostridioides Difficile (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions
• Clostridioides Difficile (CDI) Information pack for general practitioners (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions
• Peri-operative guidance for patients with or at risk of adrenal insufficiency (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• COVID-19: Long covid (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Raised triglycerides (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

Removed guidance:

• SGLT2 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes (T2D) (Guidelines) removed and incorporated in Achieving control in type 2 diabetes (Guidelines)
• Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogues (Guidelines) removed and incorporated in Achieving control in type 2 diabetes (Guidelines)
• Pioglitazone prescribing algorithm (Guidelines) removed and incorporated in Achieving control in type 2 diabetes (Guidelines)
• Diabetes regular follow up. Replaced with: Diabetes referral pathways (Guidelines)
• Referral to Community Diabetes Specialist Nurses. Replaced with: Diabetes referral pathways (Guidelines)

Updated Guidance 

To view the changes to the guidance, see the 'What's new' section of each guideline.

• Palpitation (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Red eye (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• INTERPRETATION GUIDANCE (Resources) | Right Decisions
• Palliative Care resources (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Asthma in adults (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Syphilis referral pathway (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Referral pathway for Deep Subdermal Implant (SDI) removal (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Emergency Contraception (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Chlamydia (uncomplicated) in Primary Care (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Protected antimicrobials (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions
• Unplanned alcohol withdrawal (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Polypharmacy | Right Decisions
• Post-menopausal bleeding and endometrial cancer (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Flu (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Lyme disease (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions
• Parkinson's disease (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

New Guidance

• Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): Primary Care (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (Replacing Pathway B MASLD)
• Lyme disease (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

Removed guidance

• Neutropenic sepsis: Ongoing management: in-patients with febrile neutropenia: Day 2 to 3 (Antimicrobial)
• Urokinase with blocked central venous access device (Paediatric Guidelines): Moved to CWard Formulary

New Guidance

• Legionnaires' disease: information for clinical team | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Fluid balance (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Mental Health Assessment Unit (MHAU) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Head injury (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Optic neuritis (Guidelines)

Updated Guidance 

To view the changes to the guidance, see the 'What's new' section of each guideline.

• SOCIAL PRESCRIBING | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Transfusion special requirements | Right Decisions
• Highland Eating Disorder Service (HEDS) & Medical Emergency Eating Disorder (MEED) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Stroke thrombolysis pathway - Raigmore (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Palpitation (GUIDELINES) | Right Decisions
• Pre-Diabetes and type 2 diabetes referrals (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Asthma in adults (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Asthma in children aged 2 to 5 years (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Major haemorrhage protocol: Argyll & Bute HSCP (Guidelines)
• Amikacin (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions
• Rapid tranquilisation (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

New Guidance: 

• INFECTION PREVENTION & CONTROL | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• SNBTS Handbook | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk) 
• Food Allergy Service (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Hyperkalaemia: Primary Care (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Parenteral nutrition (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Vascular access in adult patients (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

Updated Guidance:

To view the changes to the guidance, see the 'What's new' section of each guideline.

• Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Post-fall medication review (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Pulmonary embolism (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Aerosol generating procedures (AGP) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Testosterone replacement in menopausal women (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Hypertension (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Food allergy referral (Paediatrics Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Sleep pathway (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Hypercalcaemia (Secondary Care) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Chronic kidney disease (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Anaphylaxis (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Sleep pathway (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Stroke thrombolysis pathway - Raigmore (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Sore throat (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Resuscitation (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Smoking cessation (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Incorrect use of combined hormonal contraception (CHC) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Orbital cellulitis (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Unscheduled bleeding on HRT (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Sayana press (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• PALPITATION (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Abnormal liver blood results referral pathway (Over 16’s) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Secondary prevention post myocardial infarction (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Lower limb lymphoedema (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Wet legs / Lymphorrhoea (Guidelines) | Right Decisions 
• Ophthalmology diagnosis/triage flowcharts (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Hypertension (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Bell's Palsy (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)

Guidance reviewed with no changes:

• COVID-19: Fingers & Toes (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Seroma drainage following breast surgery (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Diagnosing familial hypercholesterolaemia (guidelines) | Right Decisions
• SOCIAL PRESCRIBING | Right Decisions
• Suspected blood transfusion reaction (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• ICDs - home page (Implantable cardioverter defibrillators) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Stable Angina Management (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Emergency Medical Retrieval Service (EMRS) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Penthrox (methoxyflurane) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Emergency Department (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Paracetamol overdose (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Blood Sciences and Microbiology blood test tube guide (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Lipid lowering therapy in the prevention / treatment of atherosclerosis (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Suspected ischaemic chest pain (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Upper limb lymphoedema (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Prevention and treatment of post-operative vomiting in children (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Erectile Dysfunction (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• PSA (prostate-specific antigen) Testing and Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Diagnosis of UTI (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Recurrent UTI in females (Guidelines) | Right Decisions
• Recurrent UTI in males (Guidelines) | Right Decisions

Guidance removed and archived:

• COVID-19: When to refer to Infectious Diseases Team (In-patient) (Guidelines)
• COVID-19: Aerosol Generating Procedures (Guidelines) 
• Sleep onset difficulties (Paediatric Guidelines)
• CKD: Screening and diagnosis & CKD: Management. These have been combined into the one CKD guideline. 
• TAM515: Lymphoedema, Assessing vascular status (Guidelines) Guideline not developed as awaiting national guidance. 

January 2024

Updated Guidance

• Psychotic disorders
• Liver
• Raigmore Rib fracture management in trauma 
• Aerosol generating procedures 

February 2024

Updated guidance

• Ocular trauma 
• Lipid lowering therapy in the prevention/treatment of atherosclerosis
• Urology referral guideline 
• Frank Haematuria 
• Occult or non visible haematuria 

Removed guidance

• Introduction to treatment of low electrolytes as the information is within the guidance

March 2024

New guidance

• Haematology Full guideline suite reviewed with updates to guidelines and new guidelines added: 
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Neutropenia
  • Neutrophilia
  • Lymphocytosis
  • Eosinophilia
  • Basophilia
  • Monocytosis
  • Splenomegaly
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Elevated plasma viscosity
  • Iron deficiency
  • Hyperferritinaemia
  • Abnormal coagulation screen and bruising
  • VTE and travel
  • Blood parasite investigation
• ADHD Guidelines

Updated guidance

• Haematology Full guideline suite reviewed with updates to guidelines and new guidelines added:
  • Anaemia
  • Macrocytosis
  • Microcytosis
  • Lymphopenia
  • Vitamin B12 or Folate deficiency
  • Thrombophilia testing
• Vaccines and antisera (Formulary)
  • UK immunisation schedule
  • Vaccines and antisera for at risk groups
  • Vaccines and medicines for travel
• Bariatric surgery
• Psychotic disorders
• Tuberculosis
• Chronic kidney disease management

Removed guidance

• ADHD Pilot Pathway 
• Post partum haemorrhage 
• Physical monitoring with mental health

April 2024

New Guidance

• Raynaud's Phenomenon 
• Anaemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD): NHS Highland renal service (Guidelines)
• Pre-operative fluid fasting (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Pre-operative indications for echocardiography | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Radiation proctitis | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Acute urinary tract infection
• Penicillin allergy poster

Updated Guidance (with changes)

• Menopause and HRT (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Orthopaedics musculoskeletal pathways
• Unplanned alcohol withdrawal (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Warfarin and DOACs in adults undergoing surgery or invasive procedures (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Antimicrobial Guidelines for Adult In-Patients poster
• Critical care - empiric second line antibiotic guidelines for level 2 and 3
• Hospital acquired pneumonia
• Lyme disease
• Skin and soft tissue landing page
• Cellulitis/wound infections
• Acute lower urinary tract infection in adults (no fever or flank pain)
• Acute upper urinary tract infection
• Intra-abdominal sepsis
• Long covid (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)

Updated Guidance (no changes)

• AMT131 Gentamicin Prescribing Tips in Sepsis
• AMT118 Pre-op oral antibiotics prior to elective colorectal surgery
• AMT164 Cold sores
• AMT165 Fungal nail and skin infections
• AMT172 Varicella zoster/chicken pox - Herpes zoster/shingles
• AMT117 Gastroenteritis
• AMT120 Threadworm
• AMT122 Pancreatitis
• TAM414 PSA (Prostate-specific antigen) follow-up monitoring

Removed Guidance 

• COVID115 Management of surgical patients who decline a COVID19 test
• AMT136 Prophylaxis following tick bite
• AMT137 Erythema migrans (EM) and/or non-focal symptoms (eg 'flu-like' symptoms)
• AMT138 Lyme disease affecting the cranial nerves or peripheral nervous system
• AMT139 Lyme disease affecting the central nervous system
• AMT140 Lyme disease arthritis, Acrodermatitis chronic atrophicans
• AMT141 Lyme carditis: haemodynamically stable
• AMT142 Lyme carditis: haemodynamically unstable

May 2024

New Guidance:

• Clozapine initiation and re-titration: Specialist Mental Health (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Team | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Unscheduled bleeding on HRT (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)

Updated Guidance: 

• Embolism prophylaxis for patients with non-valvular, persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Ocular trauma (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Ophthalmology referral guidelines, including Out of Hours (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Oral anticoagulants (Formulary) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Prazosin for PTSD-related nightmares (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)

Removed Guidance:

• Anticoagulant recommendations. This is replaced with: Warfarin.

June 2024

New guidance:

• Orthopaedic on-call (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)

Updated guidance: 

• Pilondial disease (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Prescribing medicines in renal impairment | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Pre-Diabetes and type 2 diabetes referrals (Guidelines)
• Anticoagulant switching | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Healthy weight Adult (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Warfarin (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Unplanned alcohol withdrawal (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Intra-uterine contraceptive devices (IUCD) (Formulary) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Vancomycin in haemodiafiltration (HDF) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Team | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Nephrostomy (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• AMT157 Bronchiectasis
• AMT158 Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
• AMT162 Bites
• AMT163 Cellulitis/Wound Infections
• AMT168 Impetigo
• AMT169 Leg Ulcer
• AMT171 Scabies

Guidance reviewed with no changes: 

• AMT116 Eradication of Helicobacter pylori
• AMT146 Bone and Joint Infections
• AMT170 Necrotising Fasciitis

Removed guidance: 

• Referral to clinical Psychology (Guidelines)
• Orlistat Frequently Asked Questions (Patient information)
• Bariatric Surgery Frequently Asked Questions (Patient information)
• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) (Guidelines)
• Self Help Service - patient information leaflet (Guidelines)

July 2024

New guidance: 

• Myasthenia gravis (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Orthopaedic on-call (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Complex bronchiectasis referral pathway (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Bronchiectasis (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Pulmonary embolism (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Food allergy referral (Paediatrics guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Egg allergy (Paediatric guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Intracerebral Haemorrhage (ICH) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Blood delivery (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Transfusion special requirements | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Drug Management of Adult Hospital In-patients with COVID-19 Infection following LFT/PCR positive | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Risk factors for progression to severe COVID-19 infection | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Hospital prescription forms and prescribing chart example for oral antivirals | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Delayed / precocious puberty (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Short stature (Paediatric guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)

Updated Guidance: 

To view the changes to guidance, see the 'What's new' section of each guideline. 

• Monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance (MGUS) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Mastitis and breast abscess (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Children and young people: deliberate self-harm with suicidal intent (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Ultrasound follow-up of gall bladder polyp (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Non-hospitalised patients with symptomatic COVID-19 infection (Guidelines) (1) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Adrenarche (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Referral to community diabetes specialist nurses (guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Baricitinib for adults and children aged 2 years and older admitted to hospital with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Antivirals and neutralising Monoclonal Antibodies (nMABs) for COVID-19 | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Endocrine (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Pulmonary embolism (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Sayana press (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Warfarin, DOACs and antiplatelets in adults undergoing surgery or invasive procedures (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Bell's Palsy (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• HIV Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP/PEPSE) supporting guidelines (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)

Removed guidance: 

• Hospital in-patients admitted with symptomatic COVID-19 infection (Guidelines)
• Hospital in-patient with hospital-acquired/hospital onset COVID-19 infection (Guidelines)
• Highest Risk List: COVID-19 (Guidelines):
  Replaced by: Risk factors for progression to severe COVID-19 infection | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Community Pharmacy (Resources):
  Archived as information now available on CP website. 
• Allergy (Paediatric guidelines):
  Replaced by Food allergy referral and Egg allergy guidelines. 
• Epidural (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)

August 2024

New Guidance:

• Asthma in children aged 2 to 5 years (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)

Updated Guidance:

To view the changes to the guidance, see the 'What's new' section of each guideline. 

• Weight and health (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Malignant spinal cord compression (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Palliative Care resources (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Inpatient diabetes guidelines (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Acute treatment and secondary prevention of transient ischaemic attacks (TIA) and ischaemic stroke (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Personality disorder integrated care pathway (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Hyponatraemia (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Ultrasound follow-up of gall bladder polyp (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)

Guidance reviewed with no changes:

• Analgesia (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Naloxone and managing complications of opioids (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Subcutaneous opioid (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Local anaesthetic infusion (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)

September 2024

New guidance: 

• Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Suspected blood transfusion reaction (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Neuropsychology referral (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Endometriosis (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Post-fall medication review (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Time critical medicines (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)

Updated guidance:

To view the changes to the guidance, see the 'What's new' section of each guideline.

• Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• DMARD monitoring in Primary Care (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Lipid lowering therapy in the prevention / treatment of atherosclerosis (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Inpatient diabetes guidelines (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• CHILDREN - Empirical antibiotic therapy (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Non-hospitalised patients with symptomatic COVID-19 infection (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Nausea and vomiting (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Risk factors for progression to severe COVID-19 infection | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Antibiotic prophylaxis for infective endocarditis (Dental Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Mucosal Ulceration and Inflammation (Simple Gingivitis) (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Acute Necrotising Ulcerative Gingivitis and Pericoronitis (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Dental Abscess (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Eczema (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Acute Sore Throat (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)

Archived guidance: 

• Antibiotics in children (Paediatric-guidelines). 
  The information is duplicated in: CHILDREN - Empirical antibiotic therapy (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Gynacology (COVID-19): Removed as out of date
• Pericoronitis (Antimicrobial): replaced by: Acute Necrotising Ulcerative Gingivitis and Pericoronitis

October 2024

Updated guidance:

To view the changes to the guidance, see the 'What's new' section of each guideline.

• Highland Sexual Health referral process (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Beta Blocker (IV) for Hypertension (Critical Care Formulary)
• LIVER (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Investigating for diabetes in children (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)

Guidance updated with no amendments:

• Croup (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)

Guidance removed and archived:

• Polyarthritis / Polyarthropathy

November 2024

New Guidance:

• Milk allergy (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Finerenone in diabetic kidney disease (Guideline) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Management of medical chest drains (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Major haemorrhage protocol (ARGYLL and BUTE) (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Buprenorphine injection (Buvidal®) for opioid dependence | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)

Updated Guidance:

To view the changes to the guidance, see the 'What's new' section of each guideline.

• Food allergy referral (Paediatrics Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Egg allergy (Paediatric Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Aspiration Pneumonia (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Acute lower urinary tract infection in adults (no fever or flank pain) (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Acute upper urinary tract infection (pyelonephritis/urosepsis) (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Hyperkalaemia (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Heart Failure: Diagnosis (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Pharmacy First (Formularies) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Gender identity guidance (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk) (AWAITING APPROVAL)
• COVID-19: Drug management following positive LFT / PCR test (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• SOCIAL PRESCRIBING | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Scarlet Fever (Antimicrobial) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)

December 2024

Included in Feb 2025 updates. 

January 2023:

New guidance

• TAM535 ADHD pilot pathway

Amended guidance 

• TAM528 Delirium management
• TAM281 Parkinsons disease
• TAM148 Achieving control in type 2 diabetes
• TAM481 Giant cell arthritis (GCA)
• TAM331 Non-IgE Cows Milk Protein Allergy Guidance 
• TAM135 Acute coronary care syndrome
• AMT101 Amikacin
• AMT152 Influenza treatment
• Urinary tract (UTI)
• TAM508 Pre-Diabetes and type 2 referrals

Removed guidance 

• COVID078 Emergency management of tracheostomy patient on LTV 
• COVID019 Rheumatology COVID-19
• COVID102 Anticoagulant COVID-19
• COVID004 Cancer COVID-19
• COVID052 End of life Acute COVID-19
• COVID006 Diabetes COVID-19 
• TAM302 Management following colposcopy 
• TAM299 Cervical smear recall 
• TAM387 Incontinence dermatitis
• FCR110 Inner Moray Firth Investigation and Treatment Room Service 
• COVID021 SKIN COVID-19
• COVID020 Sexual Health
• COVID013 Mental Health COVID-19

February 2023:

NB this section is being updated on a daily basis throughout the month.

New guidance

• Refugee and asylum seeker support
• Protocol for the administration of intravenous mannitol to reduce raised intra-ocular pressure

Amended guidance 

• TAM310 GP Out of Hours HSCP
• COVID111 Non hospitalised patients with symptomatic COVID-19 infection 
• COVID039 Aeroso generating procedures
• TAM185 Ophthalmology diagnosis/flowcharts 
• TAM148 Achieving control in type 2 diabetes 
• TAM UTI guidance 

March 2023:

New guidance

• ADHD pilot pathway

Updated guidance

• Stress and distress in dementia

Removed guidance

• Incontinence dermatitis
• Skin COVID-19
• Sexual Health COVID-19

April 2023:

New guidance

• Protocol for the administration of intravenous mannitol to reduce raised intra-ocular pressure
• VTEP guidance: New Craigs

Updated guidance

• Aerosol generating procedures COVID-19
• Eyes
• Genital tract
• Highest Risk List: COVID-19
• HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis PrEP
• Infective endocarditis
• Influenza treatment
• Microbiology susceptibility reporting
• Non-hospitalised patients with symptomatic COVID-19 infection
• Smoking cessation
• Ultrasound referral guidelines
  
  • Neck lump added

Removed guidance

• Long term ventilation: Primary Care: COVID-19

May 2023:

New guidance

• ECG monitoring of patient on drugs known to prolong the QT interval
• Gender identity guidance
• Palpable cervical lymph nodes (paediatrics)
• Ultrasound follow-up of gall bladder polyp
• Vancomycin in haemodiafiltration

Updated guidance

• Chronic and persistent pain

June 2023:

Updated guidance

• Hyperkalaemia
• FAQ for GP CT Referral for Cancer
• Imaging pathway for Primary Care direct access to CT chest/abdomen/pelvis for suspected malignancy
• Ophthalmology referral guidelines, including Out of Hours
• Ophthalmology emergency admission protocol: Raigmore and NTC
• Orbital cellulitis
• Lower limb lymphoedema
• Upper Limb lymphoedema
• Age-related macular degeneration (nhsh.scot)
• Patient information - Stroke (nhsh.scot)
• Imaging pathway for Primary Care direct access to CT chest/abdomen/pelvis for suspected malignancy (nhsh.scot)
• FAQ for GP CT Referral for Cancer Pathway (nhsh.scot)
• Referral to Community Diabetes Specialist Nurses (nhsh.scot)

July 2023:

Updated guidance

• Sayana Press
• Armed forces and veterans 

August 2023:

New Guidelines

• Major haemorrhage protocol 

Updated Guidelines 

• Computerised cognitive behaviour (cCBT) 
• Referral to community diabetes
• FAQ for GP CT Referral for cancer pathway 
• Imaging pathway for Primary Care direct access
• Age related macular degeneration 
• Patient information stroke 
• Hyperkalaemia
• Colorectal investigation and referral
• Incorrect use of combined hormonal contraception 
• Acute treatment and secondary prevention of transient ischaemic attacks (TIA) and ischaemic stroke 
• Adrenarche
• Sleep onset difficulties 

September 2023:

New guidance:

• Oral buprenorphine in opioid dependence (Guidelines) 
• Medication assisted treatment (MAT) (Guidelines)
• Serotonin syndrome (Guidelines)

Updated Guidance:

• Malignant spinal cord compression
• Uncomplicated chlamydia in Primary Care
• Patient information stroke 
• Acute treatment and secondary prevention of transient ischaemic attacks (TIA) and ischaemic stroke
• Management of children under 16yrs under the influence of drugs/alcohol 
• Improving the Safety of Patients with a Tracheostomy
• Ultrasound scan (USS) referral guidelines 

October 2023:

New guidance

• Personality disorder integrated care pathway

Updated guidance

• Prolonged seizure / status epilepticus in adults (Primary Care)
• Osteoporosis
• Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) 
• Glucose monitoring
• Red eye
• Gender identity guidance 
• Corticosteroids (dexamethasone, prednisolone and hydrocortisone for patients confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection
• Acute otitis media 
• Acute otitis externa
• Tuberculosis
• Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Emergency contraception 
• Heart Failure assessment and investigations
• Heat Failure diagnosis 
• Heart Failure Medical management
• Heart Failure Management of decompensation 
• Non-hospitalised patients with symptomatic COVID-19 infection
• Hospital in-patient with hospital-acquired/hospital onset COVID-19 infection
• Lymphopenia assessment
• ED Stroke Thrombolysis 
• Ophthalmology referral guidelines, including Out of Hours 
• Treatment COVID19
• Antivirals and neutralising monoclonal antibodies COVID19
• Hospital in-patient Tocilixumab and Sarilumab
• Generalised anxiety disorder
• Depression

November2023: 

Updated Guidance

• Gender identity guidance (Guidelines) | Right Decisions (scot.nhs.uk)
• Acute coronary syndrome
• Highland Eating Disorder Service (HEDS) & Medical Emergency Eating Disorder (MEED)
• Hospital in-patient with hospital-acquired/hospital onset COVID-19 infection 
• Non-hospitalised patients with symptomatic COVID-19 infection
• Chronic Kidney Disease 
• Acute Kidney Injury
• Polycythaemia erythrocytosis
• Psychotic Disorders
• Thrombocytosis
• Post-menopausal bleeding

December 2023: 

Updated Guidance

• Feeling of lump in throat
• Vascular
• Treatment COVD19
• Female urinary incontinence

September 2022:

New guidance:

• Short synacthen test
• Resuscitation
• Hypercalcaemia
• Plasma metanephrines measurement
• Delirium management
• Child healthy weight
• Faecal incontinence
• Investigation of primary hyperaldosteronism

Updated guidance:

• SGLT2 inhibitors type 2 diabetes

Guidance removed:

• Toddler and young children; food, mood and health guidance

October 2022:

New guidance:

• Colorectal secondary guidance

Updated guidance:

• Testosterone replacement in menopause TAM492 
• Gestational diabetes
• Computerised cognitive behaviour (cCbt)
• Folate testing and management
• B12 deficiency testing and management
• Children empirical antibiotic therapy
• Intermittent claudication/critical ischaemia
• Baricitinib for adults and children aged 2 years and older
• Clostridium dificile
• NTproBNP
• Pre diabetes and type 2 diabetes referrals

Guidance removed:

• Toddler and young children food mood and health guidance 

November 2022:

New guidance:

• Bronchiolitis 
• Emergency admission of adults with acute constipation
• Groin hernia pathway 
• Gallstone disease 
• Anti reflux surgery

Updated guidance:

• Amputation pain Raigmore
• Ketamine
• Teicoplanin
• Gentamicin dosing in infective endocarditis in adults 
• Naloxone and managing opioid
• Post operative nausea and vomiting
• Patient controlled analgesia PCA 
• Subcutaneous opioid
• Epidural analgesia
• Local anaesthetic infusion
• Wet legs lymphorrehoea

Guidance removed: 

• None 

December 2022:

New Guidance: 

• Silver Diamine fluoride
• Bronchiolitis 
• Raigmore emergency ophthalmology admission protocol

Updated Guidance: 

• Pre diabetes and type 2 diabetes referrals
• Testosterone replacement in menopause
• Gentamicin
• Subcutaneous Methotrexate
• Highland eating disorder (HEDS) and MEED 
• Subcutaneous opioids
• Acute pain management in adults with renal impairment
• Epidural analgesia 
• Assessing vascular status
• Wet legs lymphorrhoea
• Ketamine infusion
• Amputation
• Pain assessment
• Pain controlled analgesia
• Post operative nausea and vomiting 
• Naloxone and managing opioid
• Local anaesthetic infusion 

Removed guidance: 

• Information for patients, carers and families 
• Treatment of medically unwell patients with anorexia nervosa 
• MARSIPAN checklist 
• Summary of a dieticians role 
• Increased levels of care 

New Guidance:

• Items will be added when published. 

Major updates: 

To view the changes to the guidance, see the 'What's new' section of each guideline.

• Items will be added when published. 

Minor updates: 

To view the changes to the guidance, see the 'What's new' section of each guideline.
These items will be ratified at the next TAMSG. 

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Reviewed with no changes: 

• Items will be added when published. 

Removed Guidance:

• Items will be added when removed.