Guidance A-Z — S
181 guidance documents beginning with S.
S-Cath System for suprapubic catheterisation
Sacituzumab govitecan for treating hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer after 2 or more treatments (terminated appraisal)
Sacituzumab govitecan for treating unresectable triple-negative advanced breast cancer after 2 or more therapies
Sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence
Sacral nerve stimulation for idiopathic chronic non-obstructive urinary retention
Sacrocolpopexy using mesh to repair vaginal vault prolapse
Sacrocolpopexy with hysterectomy using mesh to repair uterine prolapse
Sacubitril valsartan for treating symptomatic chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Safe midwifery staffing for maternity settings
Safe staffing for nursing in adult inpatient wards in acute hospitals
Safeguarding adults in care homes
Sapropterin for treating hyperphenylalaninaemia in phenylketonuria
Sarcoma
Sarilumab for moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis
Sarilumab for treating polyarticular or oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis in people 2 to 17 years (terminated appraisal)
Satralizumab for preventing relapses in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (terminated appraisal)
Schizophrenia: lurasidone
Sebelipase alfa for treating lysosomal acid lipase deficiency that is not Wolman disease (terminated appraisal)
Sebelipase alfa for treating Wolman disease
Secca System for faecal incontinence
Secondary bacterial infection of eczema and other common skin conditions: antimicrobial prescribing
Secondary prevention after a myocardial infarction
Secukinumab for treating active ankylosing spondylitis
Secukinumab for treating active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis
Secukinumab for treating moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa
Secukinumab for treating moderate to severe plaque psoriasis
Secukinumab for treating moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in children and young people
SecurAcath for securing cerebrospinal fluid catheters
SecurAcath for securing percutaneous catheters
SecurePort IV tissue adhesive for use with percutaneous catheters
Sedaconda ACD-S for sedation with volatile anaesthetics in intensive care
Sedation in under 19s: using sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
SeHCAT (tauroselcholic [75 selenium] acid) for diagnosing bile acid diarrhoea
Seladelpar for previously treated primary biliary cholangitis
Selective dorsal rhizotomy for spasticity in cerebral palsy
Selective internal radiation therapies for treating hepatocellular carcinoma
Selective internal radiation therapy for neuroendocrine tumours that have metastasised to the liver
Selective internal radiation therapy for primary hepatocellular carcinoma
Selective internal radiation therapy for unresectable colorectal metastases in the liver
Selective internal radiation therapy for unresectable primary intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Self-expanding implant insertion into the intersphincteric space for faecal incontinence
Self-harm: assessment, management and preventing recurrence
Self‑harm
Selinexor with bortezomib and dexamethasone for previously treated multiple myeloma
Selinexor with dexamethasone for treating relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma after 4 or more treatments
Selpercatinib for advanced thyroid cancer with RET alterations after treatment with a targeted cancer drug in people 12 years and over
Selpercatinib for advanced thyroid cancer with RET alterations untreated with a targeted cancer drug in people 12 years and over
Selpercatinib for previously treated RET fusion-positive advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
Selpercatinib for untreated RET fusion-positive advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
Selumetinib for treating symptomatic and inoperable plexiform neurofibromas associated with type 1 neurofibromatosis in children aged 3 and over
SEM Scanner 200 for preventing pressure ulcers
Semaglutide for managing overweight and obesity
Semaglutide for managing overweight and obesity in young people aged 12 to 17 years (terminated appraisal)
Semaglutide for reducing the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in people with cardiovascular disease and overweight or obesity
Senza spinal cord stimulation system for delivering HF10 therapy to treat chronic neuropathic pain
SepsiTest assay for rapidly identifying bloodstream bacteria and fungi
Septostomy with or without amnioreduction for the treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
Serial transverse enteroplasty procedure (STEP) for bowel lengthening in parenteral nutrition-dependent children
Serious eye disorders
Serplulimab with carboplatin and etoposide for untreated extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer
Service user experience in adult mental health services
Service user experience in adult mental health: improving the experience of care for people using adult NHS mental health services
Servo-n with Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) for babies and children
Setmelanotide for treating obesity and hyperphagia in Bardet-Biedl syndrome
Setmelanotide for treating obesity caused by LEPR or POMC deficiency
Severe sialorrhoea (drooling) in children and young people with chronic neurological disorders: oral glycopyrronium bromide
Sexual health
Sexually transmitted infections: condom distribution schemes
Shared decision making
Shiley Endotracheal Tube with TaperGuard Cuff for intensive care patients at risk of ventilator‑associated pneumonia
Short-term circulatory support with left ventricular assist devices as a bridge to cardiac transplantation or recovery
Shoulder resurfacing arthroplasty
Sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease: managing acute painful episodes in hospital
Signatera for detecting molecular residual disease from solid tumour cancers
SimpliCT laser-guided needle placement in interventional radiology
Single-anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy for treating morbid obesity
Single-incision short sling mesh insertion for stress urinary incontinence in women
Single-port laparoscopic nephrectomy
Single-step scaffold insertion for repairing symptomatic chondral knee defects
Single‑incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Sinus tarsi implant insertion for mobile flatfoot
Sinusitis (acute): antimicrobial prescribing
Siponimod for treating secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
Sirolimus for treating facial angiofibroma caused by tuberous sclerosis complex in people 6 years and over (terminated appraisal)
Skin cancer
Skin cancer prevention
Skin involvement in systemic sclerosis: rituximab
Sleepio to treat insomnia and insomnia symptoms
Slide sheets for moving or repositioning a person: late-stage assessment
Slow-release potassium bicarbonate–potassium citrate for treating distal renal tubular acidosis (terminated appraisal)
Smart One for measuring lung function
Smart Peak Flow for monitoring asthma
Smartinhaler for asthma
Smoking: reducing and preventing tobacco use
Social and emotional wellbeing: early years
Social anxiety disorder: recognition, assessment and treatment
Social care for older people with multiple long-term conditions
Social work with adults experiencing complex needs
Social, emotional and mental wellbeing in primary and secondary education
Sacituzumab govitecan for treating hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer after 2 or more treatments (terminated appraisal)
Sacituzumab govitecan for treating unresectable triple-negative advanced breast cancer after 2 or more therapies
Sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence
Sacral nerve stimulation for idiopathic chronic non-obstructive urinary retention
Sacrocolpopexy using mesh to repair vaginal vault prolapse
Sacrocolpopexy with hysterectomy using mesh to repair uterine prolapse
Sacubitril valsartan for treating symptomatic chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Safe midwifery staffing for maternity settings
Safe staffing for nursing in adult inpatient wards in acute hospitals
Safeguarding adults in care homes
Sapropterin for treating hyperphenylalaninaemia in phenylketonuria
Sarcoma
Sarilumab for moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis
Sarilumab for treating polyarticular or oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis in people 2 to 17 years (terminated appraisal)
Satralizumab for preventing relapses in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (terminated appraisal)
Schizophrenia: lurasidone
Sebelipase alfa for treating lysosomal acid lipase deficiency that is not Wolman disease (terminated appraisal)
Sebelipase alfa for treating Wolman disease
Secca System for faecal incontinence
Secondary bacterial infection of eczema and other common skin conditions: antimicrobial prescribing
Secondary prevention after a myocardial infarction
Secukinumab for treating active ankylosing spondylitis
Secukinumab for treating active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis
Secukinumab for treating moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa
Secukinumab for treating moderate to severe plaque psoriasis
Secukinumab for treating moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in children and young people
SecurAcath for securing cerebrospinal fluid catheters
SecurAcath for securing percutaneous catheters
SecurePort IV tissue adhesive for use with percutaneous catheters
Sedaconda ACD-S for sedation with volatile anaesthetics in intensive care
Sedation in under 19s: using sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
SeHCAT (tauroselcholic [75 selenium] acid) for diagnosing bile acid diarrhoea
Seladelpar for previously treated primary biliary cholangitis
Selective dorsal rhizotomy for spasticity in cerebral palsy
Selective internal radiation therapies for treating hepatocellular carcinoma
Selective internal radiation therapy for neuroendocrine tumours that have metastasised to the liver
Selective internal radiation therapy for primary hepatocellular carcinoma
Selective internal radiation therapy for unresectable colorectal metastases in the liver
Selective internal radiation therapy for unresectable primary intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Self-expanding implant insertion into the intersphincteric space for faecal incontinence
Self-harm: assessment, management and preventing recurrence
Self‑harm
Selinexor with bortezomib and dexamethasone for previously treated multiple myeloma
Selinexor with dexamethasone for treating relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma after 4 or more treatments
Selpercatinib for advanced thyroid cancer with RET alterations after treatment with a targeted cancer drug in people 12 years and over
Selpercatinib for advanced thyroid cancer with RET alterations untreated with a targeted cancer drug in people 12 years and over
Selpercatinib for previously treated RET fusion-positive advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
Selpercatinib for untreated RET fusion-positive advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
Selumetinib for treating symptomatic and inoperable plexiform neurofibromas associated with type 1 neurofibromatosis in children aged 3 and over
SEM Scanner 200 for preventing pressure ulcers
Semaglutide for managing overweight and obesity
Semaglutide for managing overweight and obesity in young people aged 12 to 17 years (terminated appraisal)
Semaglutide for reducing the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in people with cardiovascular disease and overweight or obesity
Senza spinal cord stimulation system for delivering HF10 therapy to treat chronic neuropathic pain
SepsiTest assay for rapidly identifying bloodstream bacteria and fungi
Septostomy with or without amnioreduction for the treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
Serial transverse enteroplasty procedure (STEP) for bowel lengthening in parenteral nutrition-dependent children
Serious eye disorders
Serplulimab with carboplatin and etoposide for untreated extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer
Service user experience in adult mental health services
Service user experience in adult mental health: improving the experience of care for people using adult NHS mental health services
Servo-n with Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) for babies and children
Setmelanotide for treating obesity and hyperphagia in Bardet-Biedl syndrome
Setmelanotide for treating obesity caused by LEPR or POMC deficiency
Severe sialorrhoea (drooling) in children and young people with chronic neurological disorders: oral glycopyrronium bromide
Sexual health
Sexually transmitted infections: condom distribution schemes
Shared decision making
Shiley Endotracheal Tube with TaperGuard Cuff for intensive care patients at risk of ventilator‑associated pneumonia
Short-term circulatory support with left ventricular assist devices as a bridge to cardiac transplantation or recovery
Shoulder resurfacing arthroplasty
Sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease: managing acute painful episodes in hospital
Signatera for detecting molecular residual disease from solid tumour cancers
SimpliCT laser-guided needle placement in interventional radiology
Single-anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy for treating morbid obesity
Single-incision short sling mesh insertion for stress urinary incontinence in women
Single-port laparoscopic nephrectomy
Single-step scaffold insertion for repairing symptomatic chondral knee defects
Single‑incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Sinus tarsi implant insertion for mobile flatfoot
Sinusitis (acute): antimicrobial prescribing
Siponimod for treating secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
Sirolimus for treating facial angiofibroma caused by tuberous sclerosis complex in people 6 years and over (terminated appraisal)
Skin cancer
Skin cancer prevention
Skin involvement in systemic sclerosis: rituximab
Sleepio to treat insomnia and insomnia symptoms
Slide sheets for moving or repositioning a person: late-stage assessment
Slow-release potassium bicarbonate–potassium citrate for treating distal renal tubular acidosis (terminated appraisal)
Smart One for measuring lung function
Smart Peak Flow for monitoring asthma
Smartinhaler for asthma
Smoking: reducing and preventing tobacco use
Social and emotional wellbeing: early years
Social anxiety disorder: recognition, assessment and treatment
Social care for older people with multiple long-term conditions
Social work with adults experiencing complex needs
Social, emotional and mental wellbeing in primary and secondary education
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