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Quality standards
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Review the evidence across broad health and social care topics.
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Technology appraisal guidance (33)
Reviews the clinical and cost-effectiveness of new treatments.
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Review clinical and cost-effectiveness of specialised treatments.
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Interventional procedures guidance (5)
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)
Reviews new medical devices for adoption in the NHS.
Advice by programme
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Evidence summaries (10)
Review the best available evidence for selected medicines.
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Medtech innovation briefings (5)
Review the evidence and likely costs of medical devices and technologies.
Products being developed or updated
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In consultation (1)
Guidance and quality standards open for consultation.
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In development (19)
Guidance, quality standards and advice being developed.
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News and blogs
News on this topic
NICE publishes a summary of its guidance and other safety advice on valproate
NICE has today (28 March) published a summary for healthcare professionals bringing together all its recommendations and other safety advice on the drug valproate.
Blog on this topic
Keeping children and young people safe from abuse
Professor May-Chahal explains how NICE guidance will help protect children and young people from abuse.
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 59 shared learning examples for this topic:
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Supporting young people through transition into adult heath care services
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NICE glue ear care pathway delivered with a free, award winning application (App) called Hear Glue Ear
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Cerebral Palsy Integrated Pathway - an interprofessional approach
Podcasts
Child abuse: communication is key
In this podcast:
Corinne May-Chahal, professor of applied science and chair of NICE guideline explains the crucial principles that need to be considered when responding to child abuse. What do young people think about this? Emma Harewood describes how we can recognise abuse and neglect and how we are moving forward in the field.