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appraisals, clinical guidelines and selected interventional. procedures and public health guidance. Tailor for general practice by...
NHS-commissioned care in England. The individual must be working directly with NHS patients (B) Examples: independent, private,...
Health Technology Assessment Innovation Laboratory (HTA Lab)
NICE's HTA Lab enables us to develop creative solutions to complex problems in health technology assessment.
Intravascular lithotripsy for calcified arteries in peripheral arterial disease (IPG780)
Evidence-based recommendations on intravascular lithotripsy for calcified arteries in peripheral arterial disease. This involves using pressure waves to soften arterial plaque and widen the artery to improve blood flow.
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things like: making a cut or a hole to gain access to the inside of a patient's body, for example an operation or inserting a tube into...
podcasts bring you the real life experiences of people working within the NHS, public health and social care. Hear the stories behind...
Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee members
Melanie explains how the update to NICE’s quality standard on the transition from children’s to adults’ services will benefit young people, their families and carers
Cardiovascular disease: risk assessment and reduction, including lipid modification (NG238)
This guideline covers identifying and assessing risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults without established CVD. It covers lifestyle changes and lipid-lowering treatment (including statins) for primary and secondary prevention of CVD, and includes guidance for people who also have diabetes or chronic kidney disease.
Agenda and papers of the NICE public board meeting on 21 September 2023
This guideline covers management of acne vulgaris in primary and specialist care. It includes advice on topical and oral treatments (including antibiotics and retinoids), treatment using physical modalities, and the impact of acne vulgaris on mental health and wellbeing.
Percutaneous thrombectomy for intermediate-risk or high-risk pulmonary embolism (IPG778)
Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous thrombectomy for intermediate-risk or high-risk pulmonary embolism. This involves removing the clot through a catheter inserted into a vein.
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leukaemia, at the Hammersmith Hospital in London. He treated the first UK patients to receive imatinib and continues to be closely...
Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous transarterial carotid artery stent placement for asymptomatic extracranial carotid stenosis. This involves using a wire mesh tube called a stent to widen the narrowed carotid artery.
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This guideline covers identifying and treating primary hypertension (high blood pressure) in people aged 18 and over, including people with type 2 diabetes. It aims to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks and strokes by helping healthcare professionals to diagnose hypertension accurately and treat it effectively.
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NICE priority methodological research areas.
Support for voluntary and community sector organisations using NICE guidance
Early value assessment (EVA) guidance on virtual reality technologies for treating agoraphobia or agoraphobic avoidance....
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NICE is committed to supporting the national agenda for achieving a sustainable health and care system.
This guideline covers care for people with a family history of breast, ovarian or another related (prostate or pancreatic) cancer. It aims to improve the long-term health of these families by describing strategies to reduce the risk of and promote early detection of breast cancer (including genetic testing and mammography). It also includes advice on treatments (tamoxifen, raloxifene) and surgery (mastectomy).
This indicator covers the proportion of eligible people aged 60 to 74 years whose record shows a bowel screening test has been performed within the last 2.5 years. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as CCG83
This guide describes the methods and processes, including expected timescales, that NICE follows when carrying out health technology evaluations. The methods and processes are designed to produce robust guidance for the NHS in an open, transparent and timely way, with appropriate contribution from stakeholders. Organisations invited to contribute to health technology evaluation development should read this manual in conjunction with the NICE health technology evaluation topic selection: the manual. All documents are available on the NICE website.
Evidence-based recommendations on ranibizumab (Lucentis) for treating diabetic macular oedema in adults.
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Evidence-based recommendations on vaginal transluminal endoscopic hysterectomy and adnexal surgery for benign gynaecological conditions. This involves removing the uterus (womb), and sometimes the fallopian tubes and ovaries, through the vagina.
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Percutaneous deep venous arterialisation for chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (IPG773)
Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous deep venous arterialisation for chronic limb-threatening ischaemia. This involves making a hole between a blocked artery and a vein, allowing the blood to flow into the leg beyond the blockage.
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Evidence-based recommendations on rimegepant (Vydura) for the acute treatment of migraine in adults.
Seven technologies recommended to help people with non-specific low back pain
People with low back pain could be offered apps to help them manage their condition after seven digital technologies were recommended by NICE in draft guidance.
Virtual ward platform technologies for acute respiratory infections (HTE13)
Early value assessment (EVA) guidance on virtual ward platform technologies for acute respiratory infections....
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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.
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This guideline covers some aspects of assessing and managing hearing loss in primary, community and secondary care. It aims to improve the quality of life for adults with hearing loss by advising healthcare staff on assessing hearing difficulties, managing earwax and referring people for audiological or specialist assessment and management.
This indicator covers the proportion of women aged 50 to 70 years whose record shows a breast screening test has been performed within the last 3 years. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as CCG84
Birch bark extract for treating epidermolysis bullosa (HST28)
Evidence-based recommendations on birch bark extract (Filsuvez) for treating partial thickness wounds associated with dystrophic and junctional epidermolysis bullosa in people aged 6 months and over.
enough to be used for a specific condition and for a specific group of patients, and that they can manufacture the medicine to the...
Patient safety and surgical innovation – why new isn't always better
Jane Blazeby, Professor of Surgery, University of Bristol, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston and the NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, talks about the research she’s led to explore and address optimism bias and other issues in surgical innovation.
A new draft NICE guideline for inherited ovarian cancer published today (15 September 2023), recommends more people are tested for genes linked to ovarian cancer.
Spinal metastases and metastatic spinal cord compression (NG234)
This guideline covers recognition, referral, investigation and management of spinal metastases and metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC). It is also relevant for direct malignant infiltration of the spine and associated cord compression. It aims to improve early diagnosis and treatment to prevent neurological injury and improve prognosis.
Find out more about quality standards advisory committee 2 members at NICE
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This indicator covers the percentage of patients on the CKD register and with an albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR) of 70 mg/mmol or more, without diabetes, who are currently treated with an ARB or an ACE inhibitor. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as NM247
This indicator covers the percentage of patients on the CKD register and currently treated with an ARB or an ACE inhibitor who are also currently treated with an SGLT2 inhibitor if they have either: no type 2 diabetes and a urine ACR of 22.6 mg/mmol or more, or type 2 diabetes and a urine ACR 3 mg/mmol or more. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as NM246
NICE draft guidance recommends novel treatment for debilitating inherited skin condition
Around 670 people in England with painful and debilitating skin wounds caused by a rare inherited disorder are set to benefit from a new treatment to help the skin wounds heal faster.
use services, carers, members of the public and organisations who represent their interests across NICE. Our public...
How voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations can help us develop guidance
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professional societies and royal colleges national organisations representing patients and carers health professionals statutory...
covered in the evaluation, or who treat patients identified by the diagnostic technologies. A national patient or carer...
How NICE manages the potential conflicts of interests of patient experts
People with lived experience provide valuable insight into the impact of NICE’s’ guidance and advice.
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