Standards and Guidelines

2008 Revision of Good Surgical Practice 

Available on the Royal College of Surgeons of England website: http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/standards/good-surgical-practice

NHS Evidence - surgery, anaesthesia, perioperative and critical care 

The Specialist Library is an internet information gateway for all theatre staff supporting the patient through perioperative care.   It aims to provide guidance, evidence and other useful websites covering surgery, anaesthesia, perioperative care and theatre management.  This link has been provided by the Information Resources Librarian at the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Joint guidance on Protecting Electronic Patient Information

http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/newsroom/news-stories/jointguidance   issued by the BMA and NHS Connecting for Health.

Further information for this area of the site is currently being updated by the Clinical Effectiveness  Sub-Committee

NICE website: http://www.nice.org.uk/

October 2008

Guidelines for surgical site infection:  http://www.nice.org.uk/Guidance/CG74

Interstitial photodynamic therapy for malignant parotid tumours http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/index.jsp?action=byId&o=11890