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Immunisation: flu vaccine for people with long-term conditions (IND152)
This indicator covers the percentage of patients with coronary heart disease, stroke or transient ischemic attack, diabetes and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who have influenza immunisation in the preceding 1 August to 31 March. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as NM122
NICE describes how weight loss drug tirzepatide will be rolled out
The medication will initially be offered only to those people with the highest clinical needs.
New treatment for cardiovascular disease could benefit millions
Up to 2.1 million people with cardiovascular disease (CVD) could benefit from a new cholesterol target outlined in NICE guidance for the first time.
Hundreds of thousands set to benefit from new treatment to prevent heart attacks and strokes
NICE has published final draft guidance which recommends icosapent ethyl for reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes in adults who have raised blood fats.
New treatment option recommended for people with type 2 diabetes
Around 180,000 people with difficult to manage type 2 diabetes could benefit from tirzepatide as new treatment option for type 2 diabetes.
Speaking with one language: How using a common data model might speed up decision making
The European Health Data and Evidence Network (EHDEN) project could support faster patient access to innovative medicines in areas of unmet need.
Recommendations will help organisations that evaluate new drugs establish whether their use will result in longer-term benefits for patients
More people are benefitting from NICE-recommended statins to reduce heart attacks and strokes
Around 5.3 million people in England were given a NICE-recommended statin or ezetimibe by their GP to help reduce their cholesterol during 2023/24, the largest number on record and almost 900,000 more than in 2022/23.
Consultation on NHS England proposals for a phased launch of obesity injection
Proposals for a phased launch of the obesity injection tirzepatide have been set out, as a consultation begins.
NICE recommends life changing technology is rolled out to people with type 1 diabetes
Thousands of people with type 1 diabetes could be offered wearable technology to help them manage their condition following the publication of final draft guidance by NICE.
Thousands of people could benefit from a new oral hormone therapy for advanced hormone sensitive prostate cancer.
How 'surrogate outcomes' influence long-term health outcomes
NICE working with international organisations to develop guidance.
Statins a choice for more people to reduce risk of heart attacks and strokes
New evidence on the safety of statins means more people could benefit from them, new NICE draft guidance says.