Our features take an in-depth look at the work that NICE does and how our guidance can improve care for patients and empower health professionals to deliver the most clinically- and cost-effective care.
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New Year, new lifestyle, new you
Millions of us will make a New Year's resolution to improve our health, but sticking to it can be tough. Find out how NICE can help.
January 3, 2012
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Tackling healthcare-associated infections
A quality improvement guide from NICE aims to help hospitals tackle healthcare-associated infections.
December 8, 2011
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How should NICE assess future costs and health benefits?
Should immediate costs and health benefits be treated differently from those that occur in the future? This was the latest topic for NICE's Citizens Council.
November 9, 2011
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Making the most of NICE guidance - advice for practices
Busy schedules and the demands of running a practice can make it difficult to keep up to date with the latest guidance and quality standards from NICE. To help GPs with this, we have come up with a few tips to ensure that practices can making the best use of the guidance we produce each month.
October 26, 2011
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Behind the headlines: Is workplace stress on the rise?
Stress is now the leading cause of long-term sickness in the workplace, according to reports in the media last week.
October 11, 2011
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Fighting food allergies among schoolchildren
As children start the new school term, concerns over the threat of food allergies might prey on the minds of many parents.
September 20, 2011
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Helping to stub out smoking
Helping smokers to give up is one of the biggest challenges for NHS services up and down the country. Find out how Bolton PCT is using NICE guidance to tackle the problem.
September 13, 2011
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How NICE guidelines are transforming services for brain cancer patients
How NICE guidelines are helping to transform services and improve care for patients diagnosed with brain cancer.
August 25, 2011
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Behind the Headlines: Is salt good for you?
"Salt is safe to eat and cutting our daily intake does nothing to lower the risk of suffering from heart disease," suggest media reports. Here we take a closer look at the evidence behind those claims.
July 7, 2011
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Putting patients at the heart of NICE's work
Linda Facey, a patient who worked on the recent ovarian cancer guideline, explains how she got involved with NICE and describes her experience of being a member of a guideline development group (GDG).
April 28, 2011
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This page was last updated: 03 January 2012
