During January 2024 Clinical Knowledge Summaries were published or updated in the following areas.
- Diarrhoea - adult's assessment
- Mumps
- Neck pain - whiplash injury
- Osteoarthritis
- Sinusitis
- Spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthropathy
- Urinary tract infection (lower) - women
The Spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthropathy topic is new. The remaining topics have all been reviewed and updated with minor structural and layout changes. The Neck pain - whiplash injury topic has a new section section providing information on prevalence, causes and complications. The Sinusitis topic has updated the classification of chronic sinusitis in line with the European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020 (EPOS 2020). The Urinary tract infection (lower) - women topic has been updated in line with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) quick reference tool for primary care for diagnosis and urinalysis and the management recommendations of UTI with haematuria have been updated in line with the NICE guideline on suspected cancer.
Action: Clinicians who see patients with any of these conditions may find the new and updated information useful when reviewing current clinical practice.