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This International Women’s Day, we’re specifically focusing on the invaluable contributions of two of the women who help shape our guidance through their independent / voluntary committee roles. Hear from them, as they talk about their involvement with NICE and what #InspireInclusion means to them.
Up to 14,000 people could benefit from the first treatment for severe alopecia recommended by NICE
New one-a-day tablet for people with severe hair loss due to alopecia areata recommended by NICE
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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
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could be offered apps to help them manage their condition after seven digital technologies were recommended by NICE in draft guidance.
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.
NICE draft guidance recommends novel treatment for debilitating inherited skin condition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.
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.
Updated tuberculosis guidelines will help target most vulnerable
Updated tuberculosis (TB) guidelines call for greater education and prevention to help target people from socially deprived backgrounds who are most vulnerable to contracting the infection.
Toni Gasse explains how user-needs are being placed front and centre to develop a multi-agency advisory service for artificial intelligence and data-driven technologies.
Celebrating the people who support NICE: International Volunteer Day
Applauding the members of the public who donate their valuable experience and insight to NICE
NICE's strategy on sustainability: current progress and next steps
Fizzah Ali, NICE clinical fellow, outlines the key steps towards a sustainability strategy at NICE
Innovative approach that gets patients back into their own homes after hospital stay honoured
Newly introduced programme allowed those in hospital to reduce their length of stay by an average of six days
New drugs 'a major benefit' for patients with chronic hepatitis C
NICE has recommended the use of boceprevir (Victrelis) and telaprevir (Incivo), both in combination with peginterferon alfa and ribavirin, as options for the treatment of the most common strain of hepatitis C in adults, in latest guidance.
The NHS is being urged to tackle the rise in antibiotic resistance by cutting back on unnecessary use of the drugs.
NICE announces details of health technology evaluation methods review
Following approval at its recent Board meeting NICE has confirmed the details of its review of the methods it uses to develop guidance on drugs, medical devices and diagnostics.
NICE consults on changes to Interventional Procedures guidance programme
Proposals now out for consultation seek to formalise the involvement of medical device manufacturers
Today (Thursday 29 November), NICE opens a public consultation on its preliminary recommendations on the NHS use of the drug, pirfenidone (known commercially as Esbriet). The draft guidance assesses whether it should be recommended for use in people who have the lung condition, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
NICE does not recommend elusulfase alfa for NHS use following evaluation of new evidence
NICE has today (12 November 2021) published draft guidance for public consultation which does not recommend elosulfase alfa (also called Vimizin and made by BioMarin) for the treatment of mucopolysaccharidosis type 4A (also known as MPS 4A and Morquio A syndrome).
Nasal spray medicine for treatment-resistant depression not recommended by NICE
Consultation open on draft guidance until Friday 25 September 2020
Dr Roberts, who is a qualified doctor, has 20 years’ experience in clinical and management posts in healthcare both in the private and public sector.
Dr Sam Roberts welcomes Dr Michael Borowitz as new NICE non-executive director
New NICE non-executive director appointment approved by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Leading experts have dismissed claims that the formula used by NICE to recommend which drugs are funded on the NHS is 'flawed' and say that it is still the best available method for assessing drugs.
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Children with a rare, fatal, genetic disorder will be able to benefit from a new one-off treatment under new NICE guidance.
Broader types of data to be used in development of NICE guidance
An expanded evidence base could allow NICE to address evidence gaps and enhance reviews of the impact of our guidance
Children and young people need accurate, accessible information about their healthcare
New draft guidance from NICE published today recommends ensuring children and young people are fully informed about their health so that they are empowered to take an active role in their healthcare.
Cetuximab is not value for money says NICE in new draft guidance
Hundreds of people with cervical cancer are set to receive the first immunotherapy drug for an advanced form of the disease as NICE publishes final draft guidance today (Wednesday 29 March 2023) recommending its use in the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF).
Antibiotics should not be issued as first line of treatment for a cough, says NICE and PHE
People should take honey or cough medicines instead but speak to their GP if it persists for longer than three weeks
Antibiotics should not be used to treat the majority of sinus infections, NICE says
NICE is advising healthcare professionals to tell their patients that a sinus infection will likely clear-up without antibiotics and that there is little evidence oral decongestants will help to relieve their symptoms.
NICE has produced a guide for commissioners on hip fracture services, which provides advice on commissioning services for people with fragility fracture of the hip or fracture of the hip due to osteoporosis or osteopenia.
A number of commonly used drug treatments for chronic primary pain have little or no evidence that they work and shouldn’t be prescribed, NICE has said in its draft clinical guideline published today (3 August 2020) on the assessment and management of chronic pain in over 16s.
Diagnose and treat Lyme disease if bull's eye rash is present, says NICE
People presenting erythema migrans, the characteristic skin rash associated with Lyme disease, can be diagnosed and treated without the need for blood tests, NICE has said in a final quality standard published today.
Health professionals can consider digital and mobile interventions as a supplement to regular services to support behaviour change in people at risk of developing chronic conditions.
A magnetic marker liquid injected into people with invasive breast cancer will help surgeons discover if the cancer has spread, after the technology was recommended in draft NICE guidance.
NICE has today (16 February 2023) issued draft guidance for public consultation which does not recommend Evusheld for preventing COVID-19 in adults who are unlikely to have an adequate immune response to COVID-19 vaccination, or who can’t be vaccinated.
NICE reaches important milestone in the UK's efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance.
Two new antimicrobial drugs - cefiderocol and ceftazidime–avibactam - are close to becoming the first to be made available as part of the UK’s innovative subscription-style payment model after NICE today (Tuesday, 12 April 2022) published draft guidance estimating their value to the NHS.
NICE recommends 3 treatments for COVID-19 in final draft guidance
Everyone with COVID-19 at highest risk of developing severe disease will have access to clinically and cost-effective treatments, under final draft guidance published by NICE today.
NICE local formularies guide will 'reduce variation in prescribing'
NICE has produced a good practice guide to help trusts develop and update local formularies, as part of a move to ensure that all patients in England have access to clinically and cost-effective drugs.
NICE proposes simplifying how medicines and medical devices are selected for evaluation.
As part of the work underway to review the methods and processes NICE uses to develop guidance on medicines, medical devices and diagnostics, NICE has launched a public consultation on proposals for changing how it selects the topics it will develop guidance on.
NICE has today (25 February 2021) issued draft guidance for public consultation which recommends sapropterin (also called Kuvan and made by BioMarin) for treating phenylketonuria (PKU) in children aged up to 18.
NICE seeks to support new mothers with mental health problems
NICE is calling on general practice staff to assess the mental health of all women who have recently given birth, as fears some may be left unsupported.
NICE's methods of technology evaluation - presenting a case for change
NICE has today (6 November 2020) launched a public consultation on proposals for changes to the methods it uses to develop its guidance on medicines, medical devices and diagnostics.
NICE's new symptom–based approach will help to save thousands of lives from cancer
Thousands of lives in England could be saved each year if the NHS follows updated guidance to help it diagnose cancer earlier, NICE says.
NICE's processes of technology evaluation - presenting a case for change
NICE has today (4 February 2021) launched a public consultation on proposals for changes to the processes it uses to develop its guidance on medicines, medical devices, diagnostics and digital health technologies.
NICE is delighted with today’s (15 March) announcement from the Department of Health & Social Care appointing six new non-executive directors to its Board following their approval by the Secretary of State.
Improving the uptake of hepatitis B vaccination among at risk groups, developing tools to make evidence-based medicine more accessible, and carrying out a clinical outcome assessment in hand surgery are just some of the projects planned by the latest group of fellows and scholars.