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This guideline covers support for adults (aged 18 and over) who provide unpaid care for anyone aged 16 or over with health or social care needs. It aims to improve the lives of carers by helping health and social care practitioners identify people who are caring for someone and give them the right information and support. It covers carers’ assessments, practical, emotional and social support and training, and support for carers providing end of life care.
Fluorouracil chemotherapy: The My5‑FU assay for guiding dose adjustment (HTG360)
Evidence-based recommendations on the My5-FU assay for measuring levels of 5-flurouracil (5-FU) in patients having chemotherapy, to help guide changes to the dose of 5-FU.
Accelerating innovation: How NICE is opening pathways to digital health technologies for the NHS
Following her appearance at this year’s HETT Show, programme director Sarah Byron tells us why the government’s 10 Year Plan is a game changer for healthtech and how we’re driving the changes at NICE.
New AI tools could help save lives by spotting warning signs of bowel cancer earlier
Five smart technologies that act as a "second pair of eyes" during bowel examinations have been conditionally recommended by NICE for NHS use, potentially helping doctors spot harmful growths that could turn into cancer.
Dr Sarah Byron discusses how NICE is transforming to ensure more digital health technologies are adopted by the NHS.
HST routing criteria: encouraging innovation in the treatment of ultra-rare diseases
Our chief medical officer, Professor Jonathan Benger, explains the crucial role the HST programme plays in encouraging innovation in the treatment of ultra-rare diseases. He also highlights why effective routing is essential to getting the best care to patients across the NHS.
Decision aid to guide discussions on sleeping pill prescriptions
A patient decision aid on medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms has been published
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.
For the first time, the British Thoracic Society (BTS), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) have collaborated to develop a UK-wide asthma guideline.
NICE recommends digital technology to help diagnose ADHD in children and young people
A digital technology that will help healthcare professionals provide a quicker diagnosis to people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be used by the NHS, NICE has said in draft guidance.
How my experience as a patient helped shape NICE guidelines for colorectal cancer
Following my surgery and treatment for colorectal cancer in 2014, I wanted to contribute to research in the cancer field and hopefully improve things for patients in the future.
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