Other sources - Unpublished information (eg local guidelines/ward document)

If you are including locally produced information, e.g. local hospital guidelines or information produced in the area where you are working, then you need to identify if the information is published or unpublished.

For example, if the local hospital guideline is available via the Internet, then you need to follow the referencing guidance for Internet citations and referencing.

If the local hospital guidelines or information is only available in the area where you are working, then you will only need to provide the details of the Trust or Hospital that has published the guidelines in the reference list. In addition, adding unpublished at the end of the reference indicates that this is an internal, unpublished document.

In-text citation

Initially the nasogastric tube is left on free drainage following the development of an ileostomy (Local guideline, 2024).

Reference List Template:

Example

Local guideline (2024) Planning the post-operative care for a patient following ileostomy formation (Ward information), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust [unpublished].