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  1. Spinal injury: assessment and initial management (NG41)

    This guideline covers the assessment and early management of spinal column and spinal cord injury in pre-hospital settings (including ambulance services), emergency departments and major trauma centres. It covers traumatic injuries to the spine but does not cover spinal injury caused by a disease. It aims to reduce death and disability by improving the quality of emergency and urgent care.

  2. Fractures (non-complex): assessment and management (NG38)

    This guideline covers assessing and managing non-complex fractures that can be treated in the emergency department or orthopaedic clinic. It aims to improve practice so that people with fractures receive the care that they need without unnecessary tests and treatments.

  3. Home care: delivering personal care and practical support to older people living in their own homes (NG21)

    This guideline covers the planning and delivery of person-centred care for older people living in their own homes (known as home care or domiciliary care). It aims to promote older people's independence and to ensure safe and consistently high quality home care services.

  4. EGFR‑TK mutation testing in adults with locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (DG9)

    Evidence-based recommendations on testing for epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase (EGFR–TK) mutations in untreated, locally advanced or metastatic

  5. Erlotinib and gefitinib for treating non-small-cell lung cancer that has progressed after prior chemotherapy (TA374)

    Evidence-based recommendations on erlotinib (Tarceva) and gefitinib (Iressa) for treating non-small-cell lung cancer after chemotherapy in adults.

  6. Vemurafenib for treating locally advanced or metastatic BRAF V600 mutation‑positive malignant melanoma (TA269)

    Evidence-based recommendations on vemurafenib (Zelboraf) for treating advanced BRAF V600-positive malignant melanoma in adults.

  7. Nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab for treating advanced melanoma (TA400)

    Evidence-based recommendations on nivolumab (Opdivo) with ipilimumab (Yervoy) for treating advanced (unresectable or metastatic) melanoma in adults.

  8. Tolvaptan for treating autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (TA358)

    Evidence-based recommendations on tolvaptan (Jinarc) for treating autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in adults.

  9. Lenalidomide for treating myelodysplastic syndromes associated with an isolated deletion 5q cytogenetic abnormality (TA322)

    Evidence-based recommendations on lenalidomide (Revlimid) for treating myelodysplastic syndromes associated with an isolated deletion 5q cytogenetic abnormality in adults.

  10. Ticagrelor for preventing atherothrombotic events after myocardial infarction (TA420)

    Evidence-based recommendations on ticagrelor (Brilique) for preventing atherothrombotic events after myocardial infarction in adults.

  11. Secukinumab for treating moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (TA350)

    Evidence-based recommendations on secukinumab (Cosentyx) for treating plaque psoriasis in adults.

  12. Vedolizumab for treating moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (TA342)

    Evidence-based recommendations on vedolizumab (Entyvio) for treating moderate to severe ulcerative colitis in adults.

  13. Nalmefene for reducing alcohol consumption in people with alcohol dependence (TA325)

    Evidence-based recommendations on nalmefene (Selincro) for reducing alcohol consumption in adults with alcohol dependence.

  14. Panobinostat for treating multiple myeloma after at least 2 previous treatments (TA380)

    Evidence-based recommendations on panobinostat (Farydak) for treating multiple myeloma after at least 2 previous treatments.

  15. Dabigatran etexilate for the treatment and secondary prevention of deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism (TA327)

    Evidence-based recommendations on dabigatran etexilate (Pradaxa) for treating and preventing deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in adults.