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Showing 16 to 30 of 155 results for medicines optimisation

  1. Falls: assessment and prevention in older people and in people 50 and over at higher risk (NG249)

    This guideline covers assessing risk of falling and interventions to prevent falls in all people aged 65 and over, and people aged 50 to 64 who are at higher risk of falls. It aims to reduce the risk and incidence of falls, and the associated distress, pain, injury, loss of confidence, loss of independence and mortality.

  2. Psoriasis: assessment and management (CG153)

    This guideline covers assessing and managing psoriasis in adults, young people and children. It aims to improve long-term disease control and quality of life for people with psoriasis.

  3. Multiple long-term conditions: medication review (IND207)

    This indicator covers the percentage of patients with moderate or severe frailty and/or multimorbidity who have received a medication review in the last 12 months which is structured, has considered the use of a recognised tool and taken place as a shared discussion. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as NM186

  4. Developing and updating local formularies (MPG1)

    This guideline covers good practice for developing and updating local formularies in line with statutory requirements. It supports developing formularies that reflect local needs, reduce variation in prescribing, and allow rapid adoption of new medicines and treatments.

  5. Delirium: prevention, diagnosis and management in hospital and long-term care (CG103)

    This guideline covers diagnosing and treating delirium in people aged 18 and over in hospital and in long-term residential care or a nursing home. It also covers identifying people at risk of developing delirium in these settings and preventing onset. It aims to improve diagnosis of delirium and reduce hospital stays and complications.

  6. Physical health of people in prison (NG57)

    This guideline covers assessing, diagnosing and managing physical health problems of people in prison. It aims to improve health and wellbeing in the prison population by promoting more coordinated care and more effective approaches to prescribing, dispensing and supervising medicines.

  7. Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults (NG215)

    This guideline covers general principles for prescribing and managing withdrawal from opioids, benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids, Z-drugs and antidepressants in primary and secondary care.

  8. NICE visualisation of treatment options incorporating technology appraisals: interim process guide (PMG38)

    This process guide explains how treatment option summaries for multiple guidelines were developed in an open, transparent, and timely way, with appropriate expert input

  9. Multiple sclerosis in adults: management (NG220)

    This guideline covers diagnosing and managing multiple sclerosis in people aged 18 and over. It aims to improve the quality of life for people with multiple sclerosis by promoting prompt and effective symptom management and relapse treatment, and comprehensive reviews.

  10. Asthma: MART (higher risk patients) (IND316)

    This indicator covers the percentage of patients with asthma on the register aged 12 years or over with a risk factor for poor outcomes who are prescribed maintenance and reliever therapy (MART) in the preceding 12 months. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes

  11. Implementation help and advice

    NICE work with the NHS, patients and carers, healthcare professionals and organisations to help put our guidance into practice.

  12. Evidence summaries: process guide (PMG31)

    This guide gives an overview of the process for developing evidence summaries. Evidence summaries provide advice but do not include recommendations and are not formal NICE guidance

  13. About shared decision making

    Information and benefits about shared decision making. Includes links to patient decision aids.

  14. Key question: responsive

    This resource is intended to demonstrate how our guidance can be used in the Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment process.

  15. Peripheral arterial disease: diagnosis and management (CG147)

    This guideline covers diagnosing and managing peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in people aged 18 and over. Rapid changes in diagnostic methods, endovascular treatments and vascular services associated with new specialties in surgery and interventional radiology have resulted in considerable uncertainty and variation in practice. This guideline aims to resolve that uncertainty and variation.