GP Out of Hours Guidelines Highland HSCP (GP OOH)

• Alcohol screening and withdrawal: Glasgow assessment and management of alcohol
• Management of children (under 16 years) under the influence of alcohol/drugs here (NHS Highland intranet access required)

• Bite wounds (NHS Highland intranet access required) (offline PDF version here)

• Severity of Burn and Fluid Replacement in Adults and Children

Acute coronary syndrome

Stable Angina Management

Stroke guidelines for:

• Acute Treatment of Ischaemic Stroke
• Referral of TIAs to Raigmore/Belford/Caithness General
• Where Should a Patient with Suspected Stroke or TIA be Treated?

Suspected ischaemic chest pain

Resus Council (UK) for:

• Tachycardia in Adults
• Automated defibrilation
• Bradycardia in Adults

• Bell's Palsy, Diagnosis and management
• Healthcare Improvement Scotland:Delirium Toolkit - ihub | Health and social care improvement in Scotland - Delirium Toolkit

• For information on the management of death in NHS Highland see: death

• Diabetes in Scotland
• Hypoglycaemia in the community
• Diabetic Foot Infection
• Immediate management of suspected type 1 diabetes

• Clinical decision algorithm for suspected Leg DVT
• Assessment and referral for investigation of lower limb DVT form

• Rapid Tranquillisation guidelines
• Emergency Detention certificate
• Mental Health Act - emergency and short-term powers: guide - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

• See Ophthalmology referral guidelines, including OOH

• For Chronic knee pain and Low back pain see: Orthopaedics

• Resusitation Council UK: Newborn life support (NLS)
• PEWS 0-11 Months(NEWS)

• Emergency Contraception

• Resusitation Council UK for links to:
  • ALS:  Paediatric Advanced Life Support
  • BLS: Paediatric Basic Life Support algorithm
  • Choking: children
• Paediatric Guidelines (Raigmore): (NHS Highland intranet access required) 
• NG143 Traffic light tool (nice.org.uk)Paediatrics -Traffic Light Table
• NICE NG143 Fever in under 5s: assessment and initial management
• Immediate management of suspected type 1 diabetes
• NICE (CG84):Diarrhoea and Vomiting in Children: assessment and management
• Intranasal diamorphine administration in Children WITH atomiser
• Intranasal diamorphine administration in Children WITHOUT atomiser
• Limping Children: management and assessment (Offline PDF version here)
• Paediatric UTI guidance
• Management of children (under 16 years) under the influence of alcohol/drugs
• Croup Management
  
• Bronchiolitis Guidance TAM
• For Highland's Children: Child Protection Concern Form
• PEWS: 0-11 Months (NEWS)
  PEWS: 12-23 Months
  PEWS: 2-5 Years
  PEWS: 5-11 Year
  PEWS: 12 Year and over
  

• Palliative care guidelines

• HIV Post exposure prophylaxis pep
• Ebola risk assessment (viral haemorrhagic fever)(Offline PDF version here)
• Tetanus Prophylaxis(Offline PDF version here)
• Tick bites and Lyme (Offline PDF version here)
• Lyme disease

• SIGN 153: British guideline on the management of asthma
• Respiratory guidelines

• Suspected seizure: Patients presenting in ED or AMAU
• NICE Clinical knowledge summaries:Febrile Seizure: management after a seizure