Changes to NICE’s cost-effectiveness thresholds confirmed
The government has today (1 December 2025) announced that it will increase the thresholds NICE uses in evaluations of new medicines to decide which are cost-effective for use in the NHS.
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Seven digital platforms supporting at home cardiac rehab given conditional recommendations
People with heart disease will be able to do their recovery sessions from home rather than travelling for rehabilitation appointments after our independent committee conditionally recommended 7 digital platforms for use in the NHS.
Hundreds could benefit from life saving blood cancer treatment recommended by NICE
People with a rare and aggressive blood cancer will benefit from a potentially life saving treatment, following NICE’s recommendation of a CAR-T (chimeric antigen receptor T-cell) treatment developed by a British spinout company.
New sepsis guideline targets faster, tailored treatments to benefit patients
Patients aged 16 or over with suspected sepsis will receive more tailored treatment under updated NICE guidance published today.
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