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Cardiovascular disease: identifying and supporting people most at risk of dying early (PH15)
This guideline covers the risk of early death from heart disease and other smoking-related illnesses. It aims to reduce the number of people who are disadvantaged dying prematurely by ensuring people have better access to flexible, well-coordinated treatment and support.
This quality standard covers the effective use of antimicrobial medicines (including antibiotics) to reduce the risk of antimicrobial resistance, which is when antimicrobial medicines lose their effectiveness. It covers all settings and all types of antimicrobials for treating bacterial, fungal, viral and parasitic infections. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Advice on self-limiting conditions
- Quality statement 2: Back-up (delayed) prescribing
- Quality statement 3: Recording information
- Quality statement 4: Microbiological samples
- Quality statement 5: Data collection and feedback
- Quality statement 6 (developmental statement): electronic prescribing systems
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Highly specialised technology (HST) evaluations are recommendations on the use of new and existing highly specialised medicines and treatments within the NHS in England.
In development Reference number: GID-HTE10065 Expected publication date: 02 April 2026
This quality standard covers preventing, assessing, diagnosing and managing skin cancer (melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for acute sinusitis. It aims to limit antibiotic use and reduce antimicrobial resistance. Acute sinusitis is usually caused by a virus, lasts for about 2 to 3 weeks, and most people get better without antibiotics. Withholding antibiotics rarely leads to complications.
A step-by-step summary about how we develop our technology appraisal guidance.
Laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer (HTG102)
Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer. This involves using smaller openings in the skin (keyhole surgery) to remove the lymph nodes.
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Therapeutic percutaneous image-guided aspiration of spinal cysts (HTG143)
Evidence-based recommendations on therapeutic percutaneous image-guided aspiration of spinal cord cysts. This involves using a needle to drain the cyst and remove pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots.
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NICE priority methodological research areas.
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for acute cough associated with an upper respiratory tract infection or acute bronchitis in adults, young people and children. It aims to limit antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.
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Evidence-based recommendations on falloposcopy with coaxial catheter. This involves using a small camera passed through a narrow tube to look inside a woman’s fallopian tubes and see if there are any problems that may be affecting her ability to become pregnant.
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