What is this?

guidelines.doctor provides concise, practical clinical guidelines for medical students, foundation doctors, and junior doctors working on the wards or on-call. Guidelines are designed to be scanned in seconds, not read cover to cover.

Who is it for?

• Foundation Year 1 and FY2 doctors
• Medical students on clinical placements
• Pharmacists and nursing staff seeking quick reference
• Anyone preparing for on-call shifts or clinical examinations

What's covered?

Guidelines are organised into six categories:

• 🚨 Emergency — Sepsis, DKA, ACS, Stroke, Anaphylaxis, PE, and more
• 💊 Medicine — AKI, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, DVT, Hyponatraemia, and more
• 🔪 Surgery — SBO, Pancreatitis, Post-op fever, and more
• 👶 Paediatrics — Fever, Seizures, Bronchiolitis, Neonatal jaundice
• 📋 Prescribing — IV fluids, Pain management, Renal dosing, Anticoagulation reversal
• 🌙 On-Call — Night cover, Falls, ECG reading, Chest drains

Guideline structure

Every guideline follows a consistent format:

• Overview — key facts and definition
• Assessment — red flags, diagnostic criteria, causes
• Investigations — what to order and why
• Management — practical treatment steps
• Escalation — when to call for senior help
• Key Takeaways — the 5 things to remember
• References — source guidelines cited

Features

• Instant search across all guidelines
• Category and alphabet filtering
• Save favourites to your device (no login needed)
• Recently viewed history
• Print-friendly guideline pages
• Works offline once loaded (browser cache)

Part of tools.doctor

guidelines.doctor is part of the tools.doctor family of free clinical tools built for UK medical practice.