Press releases 2002
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2002/68 NICE Citizens Council issues first ‘common sense´ health report
20/12/2002
2002/067 NICE asks public, health professionals and NHS: what conditions and treatments would you like NICE to develop guidance on?
19/12/2002
2002/066 NICE issues guidance on vinorelbine for advanced breast cancer
16/12/2002
2002/065 NICE issues guidance on vinorelbine for advanced breast cancer
13/12/2002
2002/064 NICE welcomes changes to topic selection process
05/12/2002
2002/063 NICE provides the NHS and people with diabetes with guidance on long-acting insulin
06/12/2002
2002/062 First clinical guideline from NICE sets out recommendations for NHS care in schizophrenia
04/12/2002
2002/061 First meeting of NICE Citizens Council will discuss clinical need
22/11/2002
2002/59 World Diabetes Day: continued commitment to improve diabetes treatment from NICE
14/11/2002
2002/58 NICE announces membership of Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee
12/11/2002
2002/057 Members of NICE Citizens Council react to appointment
08/11/2002
2002/ 056 NICE announces members of first UK Citizens Council
08/11/2002
2002/055 NICE issues national guidelines for the management of blood pressure and lipids in people with type 2 diabetes
31/10/2002
2002/054 NICE issues guidance on the use of drugs for early thrombolysis in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction
30/10/2002
2002/053 NICE issues guidance on computerised cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety and depression
24/10/2002
2002/052 Imatinib (Glivec) is NICE´s 50th Technology Appraisal Guidance
16/10/2002
2002/051 Photodynamic therapy
14/10/2002
2002/050 NICE issues guidance in two specialist areas to improve choice and care for NHS patients in England and Wales
04/10/2002
2002/049 Appointment of Professor Leon Fine as Non-executive Director of NICE
03/10/2002
2002/048 Outstanding public response to join NICE´s Citizens Council
24/09/2002
2002/047 NICE issues national guidelines for the management of blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes
17/09/2002
2002/046 NICE updates glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor guidance for acute coronary syndromes
05/09/2002
2002/45 Consultation on possible topics for NICE work programme
23/08/2002
2002/044A UK´s first Citizens Council being established by NICE
19/08/2002
2002/044B Have your say in health
19/08/2002
2002/043 Final appraisal determination on imatinib (Glivec) for chronic myeloid leukaemia
12/08/2002
2002/042 Photodynamic therapy for age-related macular degeneration
25/07/2002
2002/041 NICE issues guidance on surgery for morbid obesity
19/07/2002
2002/040 NICE issues guidance on the use of PLDH (Caelyx) for ovarian cancer
19/07/2002
2000/039 NICE recruits new members to independent advisory committee on the use of health technologies
11/07/2002
2002/038 NICE considers appeals following consultation on human growth hormone for adults
08/07/2002
2002/037 NICE Response to Select Committee Report
03/07/2002
2002/036 NICE considers appeals following consultation on Final Appraisal Determination on photodynamic therapy for age-related macular degeneration
01/07/2002
2002/035 Update on NICE appraisal of Human Growth Hormone for Adults
24/06/2002
2002/034 NICE recommends the selective use of metal on metal hip resurfacing
19/06/2002
2002/033 NICE has not issued guidance or recommendations to NHS on photodynamic therapy
13/06/2002
2002/032 Surgery for Obesity: press reports
09/06/2002
2002/031 NICE responds to criticisms over guidance on colorectal cancer drugs
07/06/2002
2002/030 NICE recommends newer antipsychotic drugs as one of the first line options for schizophrenia
06/06/2002
2002/029 David Pink moves from NICE to take up Chief Executive post at the Long Term Medical Conditions Alliance
22/05/2002
2002/028 NICE launches guidance on Human Growth Hormone for Children
22/05/2002
2002/027 NICE welcomes new topics for work programme
20/05/2002
2002/026 NICE launches National Clinical Audit of epilepsy-related death
20/05/2002
2002/025 Reactive press release - appraisal of imatinib for chronic myeloid leukaemia
15/05/2002
2002/024 NICE issues guidance for RhD-negative women during pregnancy
10/05/2002
2002/023 NICE recommends use of treatment for severe Crohn´s disease to be available through NHS in England and Wales.
03/05/2002
2002/022 NICE and Photodynamic therapy
11/04/2002
2002/021 NICE recommends use of smoking cessation therapies
11/04/2002
2002/020 NICE issues guidance on inhalers for older children with chronic asthma
11/04/2002
2002/019 NICE welcomes responsibility for Safety and Efficacy of New Interventional Procedures
02/04/2002
2002/018 NICE recommends the selective use of rituximab for follicular non-Hodgkins lymphoma
28/03/2002
2002/017 Professor Parveen Kumar moves to Medicines Commission
27/03/2002
2002/016 NICE recommends the selective use of new drugs for arthritis in children and adults
22/03/2002
2002/015 NICE recommends trastuzumab (Herceptin) for advanced breast cancer
15/03/2002
2002/014 NICE & CHI launch handbook to help NHS staff improve standards following the Bristol Royal Inquiry
08/03/2002
2002/013 NICE recommends selective use of drugs for advanced colorectal cancer
07/03/2002
2002/012 NICE welcomes announcement of consultation on the timing and selection of topics for NICE appraisal
05/03/2002
2002/011 NICE issues national guidelines to help reduce blindness and kidney disease
05/03/2002
2002/010 NICE & CHI to launch audit handbook to help NHS staff improve standards
12/02/2002
2002/009 NICE consults with stakeholders on changes to the technology appraisal appeal process
11/02/2002
2002/008 NICE launches enhanced consultation process: First appraisal under new process will be ovarian cancer drug Caelyx
08/02/2002
2002/007 NICE issues guidance on drugs for multiple sclerosis
04/02/2002
2002/006 NICE commences quantitative market research among stakeholders as part of its review of dissemination
01/02/2002
2002/005 NICE present evidence to Health Select Committee
30/01/2002
2002/004 NICE responds to comments made by Mr Paul Burstow MP
25/01/2002
2002/003 Appeal Decision: Technology Appraisal on the use of beta interferon and glatiramer
25/01/2002
2002/002 NICE responds to Comments made by Director of the Cancer Research Campaign.
17/01/2002
2002/001 NICE responds to Government announcement on the Report of the Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry
17/01/2002
