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Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS): new topics and updates

 NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) topics are aimed at healthcare professionals working in primary and first contact care in the UK. The 370 topics cover 1000 clinical presentations or patient scenarios and are free to access.

The following CKS topics have been created or updated over the past months:

April: 

  • Platelets – abnormal counts and cancer is a new CKS topic. The evidence base has been reviewed in detail, and recommendations are clearly justified and transparently linked to the supporting evidence.
  • Itch – widespread. The sections on management of itch of known and unknown cause have been merged to avoid repetition of text. The recommendations have been updated in line with current evidence in the literature. The recommendations on prescribing oral antihistamines have been amended to consider the use of non-sedating oral antihistamines first line unless there is a history of troublesome nocturnal itch. New sections on Cetirizine, Loratadine, and Fexofenadine have been added to the section on Prescribing information.
  • Contraception – progestogen-only. The topic structure has been changed and updated in line with FSRH guidance. Drug interaction of the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) with Esmya® (ulipristal acetate 5 mg) has been removed.
  • HIV infection and AIDs. Recommendations on post-exposure prophylaxis have been updated in line with the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) UK Guideline for the use of HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis 2021.

May:

June:

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