Bell's Palsy

Diagnosis and management of facial nerve palsy.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
NeurologyENT

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Bell's palsy
National
CKS: Bell's palsy Management
National
Management | Bell's palsy | CKS | NICE
National
NICE guideline [NG180]
National
Bell's Palsy Clinical Practice Guidelines (SFORL, 2020)
Local
Clinical Management Guidelines: Facial nerve palsy (Bell's palsy) (College of Optometrists)
Local
Clinical Practice Guideline: Bell's palsy (AAO-HNSF, 2013)
Local
Clinical Practice Guideline: Bell's palsy (Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013)
Local
Clinical Practice Guideline: Bell's Palsy executive summary (Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013)
Local
Clinical Practice Guidelines : Facial weakness and Bell's palsy (Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne)
Local
French Society of ENT (SFORL) guidelines. Management of acute Bell's palsy
Local
Summary of Japanese clinical practice guidelines for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial palsy) - 2023 update
Local