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New CKS topics

July 25, 2010 by admin 

New topics on polycythaemia/erythrocytosis and post-traumatic stress disorder have been added to the Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) website.

May CKS topics published

May 30, 2010 by admin 

Some new topics have been added to the Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) site in May: Baker’s cyst; coeliac disease; Dupuytren’s disease; mastitis; meibomian cyst; psoriasis; scarlet fever; styes (hordeola); and vitiligo.

April CKS topics published

April 25, 2010 by admin 

Four new topics have been added to the Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) site in April: Achilles tendinopathy; parvovirus B19 infection; tinnitus; and vertigo.

March CKS new topics

March 26, 2010 by admin 

More new and updated topics have been added to the Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) site in March: dementia (new); hand foot and mouth disease (new); head lice; hepatitis C (new); HIV infection and AIDS (new); age-related macular degeneration (new); and malaria (new).

Recent CKS updates

February 14, 2010 by admin 

The Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) has added the following new topics: colorectal screening; halitosis; hirsutism; Lyme disease; Osgood-Schlatter’s disease; urinary tract infection (lower) - men; fibroids; gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in children under two - management; mumps; premenstrual syndrome; restless legs syndrome; retinal detachment; and rubella.

October CKS updates

October 30, 2009 by admin 

The Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) website added a new topic in October on tiredness and fatigue in adults and updated topics on: amenorrhoea; diabetes type 2; eating disorders; polycystic ovary syndrome; schizophrenia; and urinary tract infection (lower) - women.

September CKS updates

October 5, 2009 by admin 

The Clinical Knowledge Summaries website has added or updated the following topics in September: angina - stable; Candida - oral; diarrhoea - antibiotic associated; diarrhoea - prevention and advice for travellers; gastroenteritis; gonorrhoea (new); and urethritis - male.

New and updated CKS topics

September 15, 2009 by admin 

New or updated Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS; see here)

include:  atrial fibrillation; bed-wetting (enuresis); headache - assessment (new); headache - cluster (new); headache - medication overuse (new); headache - tension-type (new); influenza - seasonal; pelvic inflammatory disease; anti-platelet treatment; chronic kidney disease - not diabetic (new); hypertension - not diabetic; immunizations - seasonal influenza; insomnia; otitis media - acute; palliative cancer care - malignant ulcer; and sleep disorders - shift work and jet lag (new).

New & updated CKS topics for May

May 26, 2009 by admin 

New or updated Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS; see here)  published in May include: chlamydia - uncomplicated genital; deep vein thrombosis prevention for travellers; fungal nail infection; fungal skin infection - body and groin; fungal skin infection - foot; fungal skin infection - scalp; giant cell arteritis; and polymyalgia rheumatica.

Nurses to comment on Clinical Knowledge Summaries

April 10, 2009 by admin 

Nurses are being asked to comment and provide feedback on draft NHS Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS). The team that develops CKS says it greatly values the input provided by nurses, as it ensures the topics are accurate and practical for use in the community (including general practice and walk-in centres).

More information about providing feedback on CKS draft topics can be found here:

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