National guidance is distinguished from local implementation. Always follow local policy, formulary and specialist advice.
- Venous thromboembolic diseases: diagnosis, management and thrombophilia testing (NG158)
Primary source for clinical probability assessment, D-dimer use, imaging choice, interim and definitive anticoagulation and follow-up.
NICE - NG158 visual summary: diagnosis and initial management of suspected PE
Pathway summary useful for local prompts, clerking templates and teaching.
NICE - BTS Guideline for the Initial Outpatient Management of Pulmonary Embolism
Underpins the low-risk ambulatory PE pathway, selection criteria and follow-up arrangements.
British Thoracic Society - ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism
Risk stratification, management of haemodynamic instability and reperfusion decisions.
European Society of Cardiology - Direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs): safety information
Anticoagulant safety, renal dose adjustment and contraindications.
MHRA - National VTE prevention and thrombosis resources
National context for thrombosis prevention, VTE governance and thrombosis committee reporting.
NHS England
- How to run a clinical audit
Audit cycle, criteria selection, sampling and governance sign-off.
Lazomis QI - Writing an audit standard and criteria
Turning guidance statements into measurable, auditable criteria.
Lazomis QI - Using PDSA cycles for improvement
Planning, testing and adapting small-scale changes.
Lazomis QI - Measurement for improvement and run charts
Interpreting variation over time and avoiding over-reading small changes.
Lazomis QI - Presenting QI work for ARCP and appraisal
Evidencing your role, reflection and outputs for portfolio review.
Lazomis QI
Add your local PE pathway, anticoagulation and imaging references in Project Setup.