Guidance
We use the best available evidence to develop recommendations that guide decisions in health, public health and social care.
Published guidance on this topic (13)
- New guidance in the last 6 months (2)
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- In development guidance (2)
NICE advice
Critical assessment of evidence to help you make decisions. Advice, rather than formal NICE guidance.
Published advice on this topic (1)
- New advice in the last 6 months (0)
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Quality standards
Set out priority areas for quality improvement in health and social care.
Published quality standards on this topic (12)
- New quality standards in the last 6 months (2)
- Updated quality standards in the last 6 months (0)
- In development quality standards (1)
NICE Pathways
Interactive topic-based flowcharts that allow you to navigate our recommendations on any subject.
Guidance by programme
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NICE guidelines (15)
Review the evidence across broad health and social care topics.
Advice by programme
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Medtech innovation briefings (1)
Review the evidence and likely costs of medical devices and technologies.
Products being developed or updated
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In development (3)
Guidance, quality standards and advice being developed.
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Proposed (2)
Technology appraisal guidance which has been proposed for development.
Get involved
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Our committees and working groups help to develop our guidance, standards, advice and other resources.
Putting guidance into practice
Shared learning
Examples of how our guidance and standards have been put into practice in the NHS, local authorities, voluntary sector and a range of other organisations.
Showing 3 of 16 shared learning examples for this topic:
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Development of Black and minority ethnic (BME) patient-centred dietary resources to improve hyperkalaemia in chronic kidney disease patients
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Using NICE Quality Standards for antenatal and postnatal mental health to improve the quality of NHS services working with women during the perinatal period
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A language specific and culturally adapted pain management programme
Podcasts
How can we help people who are lonely?
In this podcast we chat to:
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Neil McCarthy from not-for-profit organisation Octavia and Gill Roberts about schemes that help people who are lonely.
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Val about her personal experiences living in an Octavia extra care scheme.
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Kate Terroni, Oxfordshire Council’s Adult Social Care Director about how Amazon Echos can reduce social isolation.
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Alive Activities about older people in care.