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Overview

BSR's 'gold standard' clinical guidelines support evidence-based clinical practice in rheumatology.

Our guidelines are developed using the methods and processes outlined in Creating Clinical Guidelines: 爆走黑料 Protocol and overseen by our Guidelines Steering Group.

Our guidelines grow out of the collaborative efforts of many members and non-members, specialists and generalists and people with lived experience of the topic being covered. We also involve trainees in our guideline working groups as an important educational opportunity. To express an interest in joining a guideline working group, complete our .

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To develop our guidelines, we partner with the University of Keele to support the evidence review process.
NICE provided accreditation for our clinical guideline development process up until NICE accreditation was no longer available, at the end of 2023.

Our guidelines grow out of the collaborative efforts of many members and non-members, specialists and generalists and people with lived experience of the topic being covered.

Listen to our recent podcast episode with guideline working group members for tips on applying to join.

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ANCA-associated vasculitis

Management recommendations for ANCA-associated vasculitis in people of all ages. 2025.

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Axial spondyloarthritis

Guideline for the treatment of axial spondyloarthritis with biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs. 2025.

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叠别丑莽别迟蝉

British Association of Dermatologists and 爆走黑料 living guideline for managing people with 叠别丑莽别迟蝉. 2024 NICE-accredited.

Summary PowerPoint in PDF format
Plain language summary

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Pregnancy and breastfeeding: Part 1

Guideline on prescribing drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding Part 1: immunomodulatory anti-rheumatic drugs and corticosteroids.

2022 NICE-accredited

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Pregnancy and breastfeeding: Part 2

Guideline on prescribing drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding Part 2: comorbidity medications used in rheumatology practice.

2022 NICE-accredited

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PsA with biologics/DMARDs

Guideline for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis with biologics and targeted synthetic DMARDs. 2022 NICE-accredited.

Summary cheat sheet

Summary algorithm slide

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Paediatric, adolescent and adult patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (myositis)

Guideline for the management of paediatric, adolescent and adult patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (myositis). 2022 NICE-accredited.

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Sj枚gren disease

Guideline for the management of adult and juvenile onset Sj枚gren disease.

2023 NICE-accredited.

Summary sheet
Audit tool

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Systemic sclerosis

Guideline for the management of systemic sclerosis in people of all ages. 2024

Audit (see full GL for guidance on audit)

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Foot health in inflammatory arthritis

Guideline for the management of foot health in people of all ages with inflammatory arthritis.

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Gout

Guideline for the management of gout. 2017 NICE-accredited. Currently being considered for revision.

Gout guideline blog

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Giant cell arteritis

Guideline on the management of patients with giant cell arteritis. 2020 NICE-accredited. Revision will be considered in 2024.

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Guidelines in development

Juvenile idiopatic arthritis (JIA)

Clinical guideline for the management of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) across all ages.

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Hot swollen joints - paediatric and adolescent

Guideline for the management of hot, swollen or stiff joints in children and young people.

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Interstitial lung disease (ILD)

Diagnosis and management of systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease-associated interstitial lung disease.

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Pain management in people with inflammatory arthritis

Management of pain in pediatric, adolescent, and adult patients with inflammatory arthritis.

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Guidelines under revision

DMARDs

Guideline for the prescription and monitoring of non-biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs. 2017 NICE-accredited. In revision.

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Lupus

Guideline for the management of adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. 2017 NICE-accredited. In revision.

2017 guideline

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Hot swollen joints (adult)

Guideline for management of hot swollen joints in adults. 2006. In revision

Hot Joint guideline update

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Biological DMARD safety

Guideline for the safe prescribing of biologics in adults with inflammatory arthritis. 2019 NICE-accredited. In revision.

Executive summary

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Polymyalgia rheumatica

Guideline for the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica. In revision.

2009 guideline

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Implementing guidelines

We want to hear your experiences of using the guidelines to help us spot patterns, create case studies and find solutions to problems.

How has care in your unit improved through implementation? What clinical issues have you resolved by using a guideline? Are you or your unit having problems implementing any part of the guidelines?

If there is anything else you would like to share with us about planning, creating, auditing or using the guidelines, please email guidelines@rheumatology.org.uk.