Guidance
We use the best available evidence to develop recommendations that guide decisions in health, public health and social care.
NICE advice
Critical assessment of evidence to help you make decisions. Advice, rather than formal NICE guidance.
Published advice on this topic (4)
- New advice in the last 6 months (1)
- Updated advice in the last 6 months (0)
- In development advice (0)
Quality standards
Set out priority areas for quality improvement in health and social care.
Published quality standards on this topic (11)
- New quality standards in the last 6 months (0)
- Updated quality standards in the last 6 months (0)
- In development quality standards (0)
Guidance by programme
-
NICE guidelines (15)
Review the evidence across broad health and social care topics.
-
Technology appraisal guidance (1)
Reviews the clinical and cost-effectiveness of new treatments.
-
Diagnostics guidance (4)
Review new diagnostic technologies for adoption in the NHS.
-
Interventional procedures guidance (15)
Assessments of whether procedures are safe enough and work well enough for wider use in the NHS.
-
NICE Hub (1)
Advice by programme
-
Evidence summaries (1)
Review the best available evidence for selected medicines.
-
Medtech innovation briefings (3)
Review the evidence and likely costs of medical devices and technologies.
Products being developed or updated
-
In consultation (1)
Guidance and quality standards open for consultation.
-
In development (4)
Guidance, quality standards and advice being developed.
-
Topic selection (2)
Guidance in topic selection.
Get involved
Comment on guidance in development
Current guidance in consultation
News on this topic

NICE publishes final guideline advising on care throughout a woman’s pregnancy
The updated antenatal care guideline focuses on women-centred care, informed shared decision making and the role of partners during pregnancy.
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 12 shared learning examples for this topic:
-
MoreLife MUMS2B (expecting parents) and 4MUMS (new parents)
-
Implementation of placental growth factor (PlGF)-based testing to aid diagnosis of suspected pre-eclampsia at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
-
Feeding your baby sessions to deliver oral health messages