Guidance
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NICE advice
Critical assessment of evidence to help you make decisions. Advice, rather than formal NICE guidance.
- Published advice (2)
- New advice in the last 6 months (0)
- Updated advice in the last 6 months (0)
Quality standards
Set out priority areas for quality improvement in health and social care.
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 (19)
Review the evidence across broad health and social care topics.
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Technology appraisal guidance (1)
Review clinical and cost effectiveness of new treatments.
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Diagnostics guidance (3)
Review new diagnostic technologies for adoption in the NHS.
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Interventional procedures guidance (13)
Assessments of whether procedures are safe enough and work well enough for wider use in the NHS.
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Medical technologies guidance (1)
Review new medical devices for adoption in the NHS.
Advice by programme
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Evidence summaries (1)
Review the best available evidence for selected medicines.
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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 (9)
Guidance, quality standards and advice being developed.
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Proposed (1)
Technology appraisal guidance which has been proposed for development.
NICE Pathways
Interactive topic-based flowcharts that allow you to navigate our recommendations on any subject. Find out more about NICE Pathways.
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Antenatal care for uncomplicated pregnancies
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Diabetes in pregnancy
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Diet
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Ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage
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Hypertension in pregnancy
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Induction of labour
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Maternal and child nutrition
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Multiple pregnancy
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Physical activity
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Postnatal care
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Pregnancy and complex social factors: service provision
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Preterm labour and birth
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Smoking
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Smoking cessation in secondary care
NICE guidelines
Review the evidence across broad health and social care topics.
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Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance (CG192)
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Antenatal care for uncomplicated pregnancies (CG62)
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Diabetes in pregnancy: management from preconception to the postnatal period (NG3)
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Ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage: diagnosis and initial management (CG154)
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Hypertension in pregnancy: diagnosis and management (CG107)
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Maternal and child nutrition (PH11)
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Multiple pregnancy: antenatal care for twin and triplet pregnancies (CG129)
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Pregnancy and complex social factors: a model for service provision for pregnant women with complex social factors (CG110)
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Preterm labour and birth (NG25)
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Smoking: acute, maternity and mental health services (PH48)
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Smoking: stopping in pregnancy and after childbirth (PH26)
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Weight management before, during and after pregnancy (PH27)
Quality standards
Set out priority areas for quality improvement in health and social care.
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Antenatal and postnatal mental health (QS115)
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Antenatal care (QS22)
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Caesarean section (QS32)
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Diabetes in pregnancy (QS109)
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Ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage (QS69)
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Hypertension in pregnancy (QS35)
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Maternal and child nutrition (QS98)
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Multiple pregnancy: twin and triplet pregnancies (QS46)
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Preterm labour and birth (QS135)
Technology appraisal guidance
Review clinical and cost effectiveness of new treatments.
Diagnostics guidance
Review new diagnostic technologies for adoption in the NHS.
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Biomarker tests to help diagnose preterm labour in women with intact membranes (DG33)
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High-throughput non-invasive prenatal testing for fetal RHD genotype (DG25)
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PlGF-based testing to help diagnose suspected pre-eclampsia (Triage PlGF test, Elecsys immunoassay sFlt-1/PlGF ratio, DELFIA Xpress PlGF 1-2-3 test, and BRAHMS sFlt-1 Kryptor/BRAHMS PlGF plus Kryptor PE ratio) (DG23)
Interventional procedures guidance
Assessments of whether procedures are safe enough and work well enough for wider use in the NHS.
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Fetal cystoscopy for the diagnosis and treatment of lower urinary outflow tract obstruction (IPG205)
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Fetal vesico–amniotic shunt for lower urinary tract outflow obstruction (IPG202)
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Hysteroscopic metroplasty of a uterine septum for recurrent miscarriage (IPG510)
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Insertion of a double balloon catheter for induction of labour in pregnant women without previous caesarean section (IPG528)
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Insertion of pleuro–amniotic shunt for fetal pleural effusion (IPG190)
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Intrauterine laser ablation of placental vessels for the treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (IPG198)
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Laparoscopic cerclage for prevention of recurrent pregnancy loss due to cervical incompetence (IPG228)
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Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty for fetal critical aortic stenosis (IPG613)
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Percutaneous fetal balloon valvuloplasty for pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (IPG176)
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Percutaneous laser therapy for fetal tumours (IPG180)
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Septostomy with or without amnioreduction for the treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (IPG199)
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Therapeutic amnioinfusion for oligohydramnios during pregnancy (excluding labour) (IPG192)
Medical technologies guidance
Review new medical devices for adoption in the NHS.
Evidence summaries
Review the best available evidence for selected medicines.
Medtech innovation briefings
Review the evidence and likely costs of medical devices and technologies.
In development
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Antenatal care for uncomplicated pregnancies update
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Caesarean section (Update)
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Ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage: diagnosis and initial management (Update)
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Hypertension in pregnancy: diagnosis and management (Update)
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Laparoscopic cerclage for cervical incompetence to prevent late miscarriage or preterm birth
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Maternal health
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Preterm labour and birth (update)
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Termination of pregnancy
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Twin and triplet pregnancy (update)
Proposed
New guidance and advice
Guidance and advice added since March 2018
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Antenatal care for uncomplicated pregnancies update
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Biomarker tests to help diagnose preterm labour in women with intact membranes (DG33)
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Caesarean section (Update)
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Ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage: diagnosis and initial management (Update)
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Hypertension in pregnancy: diagnosis and management (Update)
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Laparoscopic cerclage for cervical incompetence to prevent late miscarriage or preterm birth
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Maternal health
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Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty for fetal critical aortic stenosis (IPG613)
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Preterm labour and birth (update)
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Termination of pregnancy
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Twin and triplet pregnancy (update)
Updated guidance and advice
Guidance and advice updated since March 2018
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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 24 shared learning examples for this topic:
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No ifs, No butts; Clatterbridge’s Journey to a smoke free trust (using NICE guidance as a road map and a partnership approach as the vehicle)
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Insights from the NHS: adoption of High-throughput non-invasive prenatal testing for fetal RHD genotype at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
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Insights from the NHS: adoption of High-throughput non-invasive prenatal testing for fetal RHD genotype at Musgrove Park Hospital