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ABS Summary Statement: Writing Letters to Patients
Following the Paterson inquiry in 2021, the Department of Health recommended that clinicians write directly to patients after clinic visits. This document offers the rationale behind this decision and...
Association of Breast Surgery, UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2022 | Added: 01.04.2022
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: Communication with patients
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Improving the Efficiency of Breast Multidisciplinary Team Meetings: A toolkit for breast services
The Breast MDTM Toolkit, which has been produced by the ABS, British Society of Breast Radiology, Association of Breast Pathology and the UKBCG. The MDTM toolkit is a dynamic resource for breast MDTs...
ABS, British Society of Breast Radiology, Association of Breast Pathology & UKBCG | United Kingdom
01.01.2022 | Added: 01.02.2022
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: Multidisciplinary Team/ MDT Multidisciplinary Working MDT Meetings
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Medical Technologies Guidance MTG54
NICE conclude that the VAC Veraflo Therapy system shows promise for treating acute infected or chronic wounds that are not healing. However there is not enough good-quality evidence to support the cas...
NICE, UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.02.2021
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Negative Pressure Wound Dressings
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Guidance & Pathways for the Assessment of Children with Breast Symptoms
ABS has collaborated with colleagues from the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health to produce these guidelines for the assessment of children with...
Association of Breast Surgery, UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.03.2021
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: Paediatric Breast Patients
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Plus sutures for preventing surgical site infection
Plus sutures (Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson Medical) are a range of absorbable sutures that are either impregnated or coated with the antimicrobial triclosan. NICE medical technologies guidance recommend...
NICE, UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.07.2021
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Sutures Surgical Site Infection/ SSI
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On the 1st of November 2021, the MHRA issued up to date guidance on Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). The guidance contains information for patients and health care ...
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.11.2021
Classifications: Cosmetic Surgery
Keywords: ALCL/ BIA ALCL Cosmetic Surgery Breast implants
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The ABS and BAPRAS have collaborated to produce comprehensive guidance for the use of acellular dermal matrixes (ADM), biological meshes and synthetic meshes to assist breast reconstruction. The guida...
Association of Breast Surgery & British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.07.2021
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
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Lipomodelling Guidelines for Breast Surgery
ABS has worked with colleagues from BAPRAS and BAAPS to produce this comprehensive guidance for best practice in lipomodelling. The guidance has drawn on best available evidence following extensive re...
Association of Breast Surgery, British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (BAPRAS) & British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.04.2021
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Lipomodelling/Lipofilling
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Updated recommendations regarding the management of older patients with breast cancer
The European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) and The International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) have produced a useful document outlining the evidence based management of older p...
European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) & International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) | Italy & France
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.08.2021
Classifications: Breast Cancer Treatment
Keywords: Management of the older patient
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This guidance, along with the Royal College of Surgeons of England Good Practice Guide, 'Consent: Supported Decision-Making' provide up to date information about the consent process.
General Medical Council, UK
09.11.2020 | Added: 27.08.2025
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: Consent
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The requirements of a specialist breast centre
The European Society of Mastology have produced a list of standards expected from breast centres. Definitions and evidenced based guidance is provided. The recommendations could reasonably apply withi...
European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) | Italy
26.02.2020 | Added: 27.08.2025
Classifications: Service Guidance
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ABS Summary Statement: Management of fibroadenomas
This guidance document on the management of fibroadenomas has been produced by the ABS with the involvement of representatives from the British Society of Breast Radiologists and the National Coordina...
Association of Breast Surgery, UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2019 | Added: 01.03.2019
Classifications: Benign & Atypical Breast Disease
Keywords: Fibroadenoma
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ABS Summary Statement: Investigation and management of gynaecomastia in primary and secondary care
The Association of Breast Surgery has produced clinical guidance for the investigation and management of gynaecomastia. There are recommendations for appropriate investigation of patients and recomme...
Association of Breast Surgery | United Kingdom
01.01.2019 | Added: 01.06.2019
Classifications: Benign & Atypical Breast Disease
Keywords: Gynaecomastia
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This guidance document on the management of nipple discharge has been produced by the ABS with the involvement of representatives from the British Society of Breast Radiologists and the National Coord...
Association of Breast Surgery, UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2019 | Added: 01.03.2019
Classifications: Benign & Atypical Breast Disease
Keywords: Nipple Discharge
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This up to date guidance from the Royal College of Radiologists provides clear guidance for the imaging assessment of symptomatic and screening patients. The contents will be invaluable in helping sur...
Royal College of Radiologists | United Kingdom
01.01.2019 | Added: 01.11.2019
Classifications: Screening & Diagnosis
Keywords: Symptomatic Imaging Screening
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ABS has collaborated with UK national associations representing all the major disciplines of the breast multidisciplinary team to produce guidance on the management of the axilla in patients receiving...
ABS/ RCR/UKBCG/ BSBR/NCC Breast Pathology | United Kingdom
01.01.2019 | Added: 01.10.2019
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Axilla Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy/ NACT
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This useful document describes the evidence base for a list of recommendations around the technical aspects of prepectoral implant based breast reconstruction. Issues such as post-mastectomy reconstru...
Consensus statement from USA, UK and European Breast Surgeons and Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons | United Kingdom
01.01.2019 | Added: 01.06.2019
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
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Consent: Supported Decision-Making
This guidance, along with the GMC guidance, 'Decision making and consent' provide up to date information about the consent process.
Royal College of Surgeons of England
01.11.2018 | Added: 27.08.2025
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: Consent
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