Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) guidelines
Part of NHS Quality Improvement Scotland, SIGN develops national clinical guidelines for Scotland and disseminates them via a network of guideline distribution co-ordinators in each NHS Board.
The SIGN website has a programme of 113 evidence-based clinical guidelines covering a wide range of topics published, in development or under review.
Recent SIGN guidance of particular interest to emergency care:
NEW! Management of invasive meningococcal disease in children and young people (May 2008)
- Full guideline (PDF, 528kb)
SIGN Heart Disease Guidelines (February 2007)
- Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease (PDF, 789kb)
- Management of stable angina (PDF, 768kb)
- Management of chronic heart failure (PDF, 630kb)
- Cardiac arrythmias in coronary heart disease (PDF, 558kb)
- Acute coronary syndromes (PDF, 763kb)
Quick reference for all five guidelines (PDF, 460kb)