Guidance
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Published guidance on this topic (6)
- New guidance in the last 6 months (1)
- Updated guidance in the last 6 months (0)
- In development guidance (2)
NICE advice
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Published advice on this topic (6)
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Quality standards
Set out priority areas for quality improvement in health and social care.
Published quality standards on this topic (5)
- New quality standards in the last 6 months (3)
- Updated quality standards in the last 6 months (0)
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NICE Pathways
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Guidance by programme
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NICE guidelines (7)
Review the evidence across broad health and social care topics.
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Technology appraisal guidance (2)
Review clinical and cost effectiveness of new treatments.
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 (5)
Review the evidence and likely costs of medical devices and technologies.
Products being developed or updated
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In development (2)
Guidance, quality standards and advice being developed.
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Proposed (3)
Technology appraisal guidance which has been proposed for development.
28 Products
In development (2) | Proposed (3)
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products since
June 2018
NICE Pathways
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Intravenous fluid therapy in hospital
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Sepsis
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Sickle cell disease: acute painful episode
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Transition between inpatient hospital settings and community or care home settings for adults with social care needs
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Trauma
NICE guidelines
Review the evidence across broad health and social care topics.
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Acutely ill adults in hospital: recognising and responding to deterioration (CG50)
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Intravenous fluid therapy in adults in hospital (CG174)
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Intravenous fluid therapy in children and young people in hospital (NG29)
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Major trauma: assessment and initial management (NG39)
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Sickle cell disease: managing acute painful episodes in hospital (CG143)
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Transition between inpatient hospital settings and community or care home settings for adults with social care needs (NG27)
Quality standards
Set out priority areas for quality improvement in health and social care.
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Emergency and acute medical care in over 16s (QS174)
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Healthcare-associated infections (QS113)
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Intravenous fluid therapy in children and young people in hospital (QS131)
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Transition between inpatient hospital settings and community or care home settings for adults with social care needs (QS136)
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Venous thromboembolism in adults: reducing the risk in hospital (QS3)
Evidence summaries
Review the best available evidence for selected medicines.
Medtech innovation briefings
Review the evidence and likely costs of medical devices and technologies.
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EarlySense for heart and respiratory monitoring and predicting patient deterioration (MIB49)
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i STAT CG4+ and CHEM8+ cartridges for point-of-care testing in the emergency department (MIB38)
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PneuX for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care (MIB45)
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Shiley Endotracheal Tube with TaperGuard Cuff for intensive care patients at risk of ventilator‑associated pneumonia (MIB22)
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VitalPAC for assessing vital signs of patients in hospital (MIB79)
In development
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Betrixaban for preventing venous thromboembolism in people hospitalised for acute medical conditions [ID913]
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Pneumonia (hospital-acquired): antimicrobial prescribing
Proposed
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Intravenous zanamivir for treating influenza in hospital [ID1196]
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Nutrition in hospital
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Readmission to ICU within 48hrs
New guidance and advice
Guidance and advice added since June 2018
News on this topic
NICE guidance can reduce delays in hospital discharge raised by critical report
NICE urges hospitals and local authorities to redouble their efforts to reduce delays in discharging patients from hospitals, following criticism from MPs.
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 41 shared learning examples for this topic:
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Utilising the skills of the clinical pharmacist within the MDT for improved medicines optimisation
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Optimisation of intravenous fluid prescribing: framework for changing practice through education and audits
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The Moth TalkCPR Art in Medicine Project