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• NICE’s flexibility in evaluation of new health tech and fairer patient access

  Changes to the way medicines and other health technologies are evaluated by NICE for use in the NHS were approved by its Board.

• Self-harm is everyone’s business, NICE says in new draft guideline

  All professionals working across the health and social care system have a role to play in supporting people who self-harm and the issue should not just be seen as the responsibility of those with mental health expertise, NICE has said in a new draft guideline.

• Children and young people set to benefit from new treatment for peanut allergy

  Children and young people aged between 4 and 17 with a peanut allergy could benefit from Palforzia, a new treatment which can help build up their tolerance to peanut.

• NICE recommends offering PrEP to people at high risk of HIV for first time

  People at the highest risk of catching HIV should be offered Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), NICE has recommended for the first time.

• NICE recommends first treatment for rare blood disorder

  People with a rare blood disorder have access to a new treatment following draft guidance from NICE.

• NICE recommends several treatment options to help with rheumatoid arthritis

  Around 25,000 people with moderate rheumatoid arthritis that has not responded to conventional therapies are set to benefit from the recommendations announced today.