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NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on Paige Prostate for prostate cancer .
This quality standard covers preventing, identifying and managing latent and active tuberculosis (TB) in children, young people and adults. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement. It does not cover areas of national policy, such as the UK Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunisation programme.
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- Quality statement 1: Latent tuberculosis testing for people from high-incidence countries
- Quality statement 2: Latent tuberculosis testing for adults with HIV
- Quality statement 3: Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
- Quality statement 4: Assessment
- Quality statement 5: Directly observed therapy
- Quality statement 6: Accommodation
- Update information
This quality standard covers assessing and managing bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis) in children and young people (aged 18 and under). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing bladder cancer in adults (aged 18 and over) referred from primary care. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Obtaining detrusor muscle during transurethral resection of bladder tumour
- Quality statement 2: Chemotherapy during transurethral resection of bladder tumour
- Quality statement 3: Access to a clinical nurse specialist
- Quality statement 4: Risk classification
- Quality statement 5: Discussing treatment options for high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer
- Quality statement 6: Discussing treatment options for muscle-invasive urothelial bladder cancer
- Quality statement 7: Discharge to primary care
Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance (CG192)
This guideline covers recognising, assessing and treating mental health problems in women who are planning to have a baby, are pregnant, or have had a baby or been pregnant in the past year. It covers depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, drug- and alcohol-use disorders and severe mental illness (such as psychosis, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia). It promotes early detection and good management of mental health problems to improve women’s quality of life during pregnancy and in the year after giving birth.
Evidence-based recommendations on AposHealth for knee osteoarthritis.
Evidence-based recommendations on hand transplant surgery (allotransplantation). This involves transplanting a hand from a recently deceased donor onto the amputated stump.
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Generalised anxiety disorder and panic disorder in adults: management (CG113)
This guideline covers the care and treatment of people aged 18 and over with generalised anxiety disorder (chronic anxiety) or panic disorder (with or without agoraphobia or panic attacks). It aims to help people achieve complete relief of symptoms (remission), which is associated with better functioning and a lower likelihood of relapse.
This quality standard covers assessing, diagnosing and managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Diagnosis with spirometry
- Quality statement 2: Inhaler technique
- Quality statement 3: Assessment for long-term oxygen therapy
- Quality statement 4: Pulmonary rehabilitation for stable COPD and exercise limitation
- Quality statement 5: Pulmonary rehabilitation after an acute exacerbation
- Quality statement 6: Emergency oxygen during an exacerbation
- Quality statement 7: Non-invasive ventilation
This guideline covers assessing and managing faecal incontinence (any involuntary loss of faeces that is a social or hygienic problem) in people aged 18 and over. It aims to ensure that staff are aware that faecal incontinence is a sign or a symptom, not a diagnosis. It aims to improve the physical and mental health and quality of life of people with faecal incontinence.
Digital technologies for assessing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (HTG729)
Evidence-based recommendations on digital technologies for assessing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Digitally enabled therapies for adults with anxiety disorders: early value assessment (HTG676)
Early value assessment (EVA) guidance on digitally enabled therapies for adults with anxiety disorders.
Magtrace and Sentimag system for locating sentinel lymph nodes for breast cancer (HTG642)
Evidence-based recommendations on Magtrace and Sentimag system for locating sentinel lymph nodes for breast cancer.
Evidence-based recommendations on Prontosan for treating acute and chronic wounds.
E‑vita open plus for treating complex aneurysms and dissections of the thoracic aorta (HTG326)
Evidence-based recommendations on the E-vita open plus for treating complex aneurysms and dissections of the thoracic aorta.
MRI-based technologies for assessing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (HTG655)
Evidence-based recommendations on MRI-based technologies for assessing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
QuickChange Incontinence Wrap for urinary incontinence in men (MIB237)
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on QuickChange Incontinence Wrap for urinary incontinence in men .
Sacral nerve stimulation for idiopathic chronic non-obstructive urinary retention (HTG391)
Evidence-based recommendations on sacral nerve stimulation for idiopathic chronic non-obstructive urinary retention. This involves implanting a stimulator device into the upper buttock to restore the ability to empty the bladder voluntarily.
This process and methods guide has been developed to help guidance‑producing centres make research recommendations. It describes a step-by-step approach to identifying uncertainties, formulating research recommendations and research questions, prioritising them and communicating them to the NICE Science Policy and Research (SP&R) team, researchers, and funders
Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management (NG101)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing early and locally advanced breast cancer. It aims to help healthcare professionals offer the right treatments to people, taking into account the person's individual preferences.
Brain tumours (primary) and brain metastases in over 16s (QS203)
This quality standard covers diagnosing, monitoring and managing any type of primary brain tumour or brain metastases in adults (aged 16 or over). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: GP direct access to MRI
- Quality statement 2: Named healthcare professional
- Quality statement 3: 5-aminolevulinic acid-guided resection
- Quality statement 4: Risk of late effects of treatment
- Quality statement 5: Neurological rehabilitation
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Meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal disease: recognition, diagnosis and management (NG240)
This guideline covers recognising, diagnosing and managing bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease in babies, children, young people and adults. It aims to reduce death and disability by helping healthcare professionals recognise meningitis and treat it quickly and effectively.
Interim methods guide for developing service guidance 2014 (PMG8)
This manual provides information additional to that in Developing NICE guidelines: the manual to guide developers on how to approach developing service guidance, and also to inform stakeholders about the steps that NICE will take in developing this guidance
Percutaneous transluminal renal sympathetic denervation for resistant hypertension (HTG662)
Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous transluminal renal sympathetic denervation for resistant hypertension. This involves inserting a device through the skin (percutaneous) into an artery in the thigh and then into the renal arteries (transluminal). It sends radio or sound waves to destroy the nerves in the renal arteries (sympathetic denervation). The aim is to lower blood pressure.
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Glecaprevir–pibrentasvir for treating chronic hepatitis C (TA499)
Evidence-based recommendations on glecaprevir–pibrentasvir (Maviret) for treating chronic hepatitis C in adults.
Suspected neurological conditions: recognition and referral (NG127)
This guideline covers the initial assessment of symptoms and signs that might indicate a neurological condition. It helps non-specialist healthcare professionals to identify people who should be offered referral for specialist investigation.
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Direct skeletal fixation of limb prostheses using an intraosseous transcutaneous implant (HTG732)
Evidence-based recommendations on direct skeletal fixation of limb prostheses using an intraosseous transcutaneous implant. This involves inserting a metal implant through the skin and into the centre of the bone of the stump and attaching a prosthetic limb to it.
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Sedation in under 19s: using sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures (CG112)
This guideline covers the assessment, preparation, training and monitoring needed when using sedation in people aged under 19. It aims to help healthcare professionals decide when sedation is the most clinically and cost effective option for reducing pain and anxiety during operations for children and young people.
Subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm: diagnosis and management (NG228)
This guideline covers diagnosing and treating an aneurysmal (caused by a ruptured aneurysm) subarachnoid haemorrhage and its complications. It provides recommendations to improve diagnosis and ensure that the most effective treatments are offered. It includes guidance on follow-up care and information for people (aged 16 and over) who have had an aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage, their families and carers.
Sophie Cooper, senior scientific adviser in NICE’s science policy team, explains the importance of the recently published EQ-5D-5L value set and how it has the potential to help us decide if new treatments offer good value for money for the NHS.
Evidence-based recommendations on vorasidenib (Voranigo) for treating grade 2 astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma in people 12 years and over.
This quality standard covers the diagnosis and initial management of ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage in women in their first trimester (up to 13 completed weeks of pregnancy). It includes assessment and diagnosis for women with suspected early pregnancy loss. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Early value assessment (EVA) guidance on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to help detect fractures on X-rays in urgent care.
Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers (NG97)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease). It aims to improve care by making recommendations on training staff and helping carers to support people living with dementia.
Evidence-based recommendations on reducing the risk of transmission of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) from surgical instruments used for interventional procedures on high-risk tissues. These procedures on high-risk tissues are intradural surgery on the brain (including the pituitary gland) and spinal cord, neuroendoscopy, and surgery on the retina or optic nerve.
Virtual chromoendoscopy to assess colorectal polyps during colonoscopy (HTG438)
Evidence-based recommendations on virtual chromoendoscopy (VCE) using NBI, FICE or i-scan to assess colorectal polyps of 5 mm or less during colonoscopy.
Excess winter deaths and illness and the health risks associated with cold homes (NG6)
This guideline covers reducing the health risks (including preventable deaths) associated with living in a cold home. It aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people vulnerable to the cold. Improving the temperature in homes, by improving energy efficiency, may also help reduce unnecessary fuel consumption.
Evidence-based recommendations on SEM Scanner 200 for preventing pressure ulcers.
Evidence-based recommendations on botulinum toxin type A injections into the urethral sphincter for idiopathic chronic non-obstructive urinary retention. This involves injecting botulinum toxin type A into the urethral sphincter.
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Tests in secondary care to identify people at high risk of ovarian cancer (HTG453)
Evidence-based recommendations on tests in secondary care to identify people at high risk of ovarian cancer. The tests are the IOTA ADNEX model, Overa (MIA2G), RMI I (at thresholds other than 250), ROMA and IOTA Simple Rules.
Evidence-based recommendations on Sleepio to treat insomnia and insomnia symptoms.
Leadless cardiac pacemaker implantation for bradyarrhythmias (HTG770)
Evidence-based recommendations on leadless cardiac pacemaker implantation for bradyarrhythmias. This involves implanting a cardiac pacemaker that does not have leads directly into the internal wall of the heart.
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Early value assessment (EVA) guidance on digital front door technologies to gather service user information for NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression assessments.
This guideline covers interventions to maintain and improve the mental wellbeing and independence of people aged 65 or older and how to identify those most at risk of a decline.
Discontinued Reference number: GID-PHG0
This quality standard covers preventing, detecting and managing acute kidney injury in adults, young people and children. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Raising awareness in people at risk
- Quality statement 2: Identifying acute kidney injury in people admitted to hospital
- Quality statement 3: Response to acute kidney injury warning stage 2 test result
- Quality statement 4: Response to acute kidney injury warning stage 3 test result
- Quality statement 5: Referral for renal replacement therapy
- Quality statement 6: Clinical review after hospital discharge
- Update information
Evidence-based recommendations on point-of-care creatinine devices to assess kidney function before CT imaging with intravenous contrast. The tests are ABL800 FLEX, i-STAT Alinity and StatSensor, ABL90 FLEX PLUS, Dri chem NX500, epoc Blood Analysis System, and Piccolo Xpress.
High-sensitivity troponin tests for the early rule out of NSTEMI (HTG552)
Evidence-based recommendations on high-sensitivity troponin tests for the early rule out of NSTEMI (non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction).
This guideline covers the care of pregnant women and pregnant trans and non-binary people and their babies during labour and immediately after birth. It focuses on women and pregnant people who give birth between 37 and 42 weeks of pregnancy (‘term’). The guideline helps women and pregnant people to make informed choices about where to have their baby and about their care in labour. It also aims to reduce variation in aspects of care.
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- Overview
- Recommendations
- Recommendations for research
- Rationale and impact
- Context
- Appendix A: Adverse outcomes for different places of birth
- Appendix B: Outcomes for different places of birth – by BMI at booking
- Appendix C: Outcomes for intravenous remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) compared with intramuscular pethidine
Evidence-based recommendations on Zio XT for detecting cardiac arrhythmias.