NICE issues pregnancy weight management guidance, as the number of obese mothers soars
Obese mums-to-be should be encouraged to lose weight before they become pregnant, in order to reduce the risk of major complications during pregnancy, latest NICE guidance suggests.
NICE calls for specialist cancer teams to boost patient care
Specialist cancer teams should be set up to improve the care and treatment of patients whose cancer has spread to other parts of the body from an unknown primary location, NICE says.
NICE says "yes" to over 80 per cent of treatments
Over 80 per cent of the recommendations that NICE has made about new treatments since it started work in 1999 have been positive, figures reveal. From March 2010 to June 2010, NICE published 49 single technology appraisals, 141 multiple technology appraisals, and a total of 378 individual recommendations on the use of drugs and treatments.
Will all pregnant women be made to take a breath test to see if they smoke?
Earlier this month, NICE received widespread media coverage for a piece of public health guidance on quitting smoking in pregnancy. Some reports claimed that the guidance would lead to pregnant women being put "under pressure" to take a breath test to check if they are telling the truth about their smoking habits. Here we take a closer look at exactly what was recommended.
NICE's range of bespoke tools can help specific audiences implement our guidance
This month, NICE has published a commissioner's factsheet on the management of low-risk basal cell carcinomas in the community, and a factsheet for Sure Start Children's Centres on constipation in childhood.
A public consultation on the proposed process and methods guides for NICE's new Evaluation Pathway Programme for Medical Technologies is currently underway.
NICE is inviting registered stakeholders to comment on the provisional recommendations set out in the draft guideline on generalised anxiety disorder and panic disorder (with or without agoraphobia) in adults: management in primary, secondary and community care.
