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Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous interlaminar endoscopic lumbar discectomy for sciatica in adults. This involves removing part of the damaged spinal disc to relieve the symptoms of sciatica.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 April 2016

Evidence-based recommendations on minimally invasive total hip replacement. This involves replacing the damaged hip joint (the top part of the upper leg bone and the socket in the hip bone that it fits into) with an artificial one.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 October 2010

Evidence-based recommendations on total prosthetic replacement of the temporomandibular joint. This involves replacing the joint with an artificial one.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 August 2014

Evidence-based recommendations on aripiprazole for treating moderate to severe manic episodes in young people with bipolar I disorder.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

24 July 2013

Evidence-based recommendations on open reduction of slipped capital femoral epiphysis. This involves fixxing a slipped capital femoral epiphysis back into its correct position to reduce the risk of avascular necrosis.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 January 2015

Evidence-based recommendations on transabdominal artifical bowel sphincter implantation for faecal incontinence. This involves inserting an artificial sphincter through a cut in the abdomen.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

26 November 2008

This indicator covers the percentage of patients aged between 25 and 84 years with schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and other psychoses (excluding those with pre-existing cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, familial hypercholesterolaemia or type 1 diabetes) who have had a full formal cardiovascular disease risk assessment performed in the preceding 12 months. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as NM120

Result type

General practice indicators suitable for use in QOF

Published

3 August 2015

Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic radiofrequency therapy of the anal sphincter for faecal incontinence. This involves applying radiofrequency energy to the anal wall, with the aim of inducing muscle changes to improve muscle tone and help control bowel movement.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 May 2011

Evidence-based recommendations on joint distraction for knee osteoarthritis without alignment correction. This involves fixing a metal frame around the knee to take weight off the joint and encourage the cartilage to repair itself.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 July 2015

Evidence-based recommendations on bulevirtide (Hepcludex) for chronic hepatitis D in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

7 June 2023

Evidence-based recommendations on upadacitinib (Rinvoq) for treating moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

4 January 2023

Evidence-based recommendations on guselkumab (Tremfya) for active psoriatic arthritis after inadequate response to DMARDs in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

10 August 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous mitral valve annuloplasty. This involves inserting a catheter into a large vein in the groin or neck and passing through to the heart. A device is placed into a large vein that sits next to the mitral valve to constrict the valve, with the aim of making it close properly.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

28 July 2010

Evidence-based recommendations on scleral expansion surgery for presbyopia. This involves making small incisions in the eye and inserting bands to stretch part of the sclera.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

28 July 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on nivolumab (Opdivo) with ipilimumab (Yervoy) for untreated unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

17 August 2022