During June 2023 Clinical Knowledge Summaries were published or updated in the following areas.
- Anaemia - iron deficiency
- Autism in children
- Benzodiazepine and z-drug withdrawal
- Feverish children - risk assessment and management
- Fungal skin infection - foot
- Fungal skin infection - scalp
- Immunizations - seasonal influenza
- Smoking cessation
The topics have all been reviewed and updated with minor structural and layout changes. The Autism in children topic has had a section on the management of behaviour that challenges replaced with a link made to the CKS topic on Learning disabilities. The Feverish children - risk assessment and management topic has been merged with the Feverish children - management topic. The Smoking cessation topic has been updated with a lower threshold for referral after women have completed a carbon monoxide breath test.
Action: Clinicians who see patients with any of these conditions may find the new and updated information useful when reviewing current clinical practice.