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NICE’s priority is to get the best care to patients fast while ensuring value for the taxpayer.
Improving the uptake of hepatitis B vaccination among at risk groups, developing tools to make evidence-based medicine more accessible, and carrying out a clinical outcome assessment in hand surgery are just some of the projects planned by the latest group of fellows and scholars.
New Chief Medical Officer, Chief People Officer and Director of Implementation and Partnerships appointed by NICE
Nine treatment options to be made available for adults with depression or an anxiety disorder
Six digitally enabled therapies for adults with anxiety disorders and three for adults with depression have been recommended for use in the NHS while further data is gathered, NICE has said.
An appeal period has now opened until 26 February 2021.
Non-invasive MRI scan for Prostate Cancer recommended by NICE
NICE has recommended the scan as a first-line investigation for people with suspected clinically localised prostate cancer.
Novel oral anticoagulants an option for patients with atrial fibrillation
Offering patients anticoagulants could help prevent thousands of strokes and premature deaths from atrial fibrillation (AF), according to NICE.
Offer cardiac rehabilitation 'as soon as possible' to heart attack patients
Cardiac rehabilitation should be offered as soon as possible to people who have had an myocardial infarction (MI) to help them get back to everyday life as quickly as possible, says NICE.
Offer less invasive treatments before surgery for varicose veins
Surgery should only be offered to treat varicose veins if other less invasive treatments are unsuitable for patients, according to latest guidance from NICE.
The NHS should offer weight loss surgery to thousands more people in order to tackle an epidemic of type 2 diabetes, says NICE.
Good management of antibiotics can halve the number of people picking-up drug-resistant infections in hospital, new data suggests.
Use NICE quality standards to guide good quality social care, says CQC
Social care services should use NICE guidance and quality standards to help identify and define good quality care, according to the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Use paracetamol to relieve a sore throat rather than antibiotics
The majority of sore throats do not need antibiotics and medicated lozenges may only help to reduce pain by a small amount, NICE says.
In the bag - making moving between hospital and social care better
The introduction of a 'red bag' Hospital Transfer Pathway has helped to improve and speed up the transfer between hospital and care home settings.
NICE and the MHRA have been awarded £1.8m funding by Wellcome over three years to explore and produce guidance on regulating digital mental health tools.