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Evidence-based recommendations on lateral elbow resurfacing for arthritis. This involves inserting an implant into the 2 bones that form the joint at the outer part of the elbow, under general anaesthetic.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 September 2021

Evidence-based recommendations on sinus tarsi implant insertion for mobile flatfoot. This involves surgery to insert an implant just above the heel bone, with the aim of correcting the condition and improving symptoms.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 July 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on implantation of an opaque intraocular lens for intractable double vision. This involves replacing the clear lens of one eye with a non-transparent one to block out one of the double images.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 March 2009

In development Reference number: GID-TA10575 Expected publication date: TBC

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Status

In development

This guideline covers interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in people aged 16 and over. It aims to reduce the transmission of all STIs, including HIV, and includes ways to help increase the uptake of STI testing and vaccines for human papillomavirus (HPV) and hepatitis A and B.

Result type

NICE guideline

Published

15 June 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on radiofrequency valvotomy for pulmonary atresia. This involves making a hole in the blocked valve, and inserting and inflating a small balloon to widen it.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 October 2004

This manual sets out the process for how new guidance topics and updates to existing NICE guidance are identified, prioritised and routed at NICE, and the decision-making framework used by the NICE prioritisation board

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous insertion of a cerebral protection device to prevent cerebral embolism during TAVI in adults. This involves placing a device inside an artery near the heart.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

12 June 2019

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) for faecal incontinence. This involves inserting a fine needle into a nerve just above the ankle and passing a mild electric current through the needle to the nerves that control bowel function.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 May 2011

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic pyeloplasty. This involves refashioning the pelviureteric junction (PUJ), operating through several small incisions (keyhole surgery).

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

24 March 2004

This guideline covers vitamin D supplement use. It aims to prevent vitamin D deficiency among specific population groups including infants and children aged under 4, pregnant and breastfeeding women, particularly teenagers and young women, people over 65, people who have low or no exposure to the sun and people with dark skin.

Result type

Public health guideline

Last updated

30 August 2017

Evidence-based recommendations on transcervical ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation for symptomatic uterine fibroids in adults. This involves inserting a device through the cervix into the womb to destroy the fibroid using radiofrequency energy.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

31 March 2021

Evidence-based recommendations on transurethral laser ablation for recurrent non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer in adults. This involves using a laser inserted into the bladder to destroy the cancer cells.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

24 July 2019

Evidence-based recommendations on circular stapled haemorrhoidectomy. This involves cutting out a circular strip of the lining of the rectum (the rectal mucosa) above the haemorrhoids to reduce the blood supply to the haemorrhoids, so that they shrink.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

17 December 2003

Evidence-based recommendations on retrobulbar irradiation for thyroid eye disease. This involves using radiation to target the tissue behind the eyeball and reduce inflammation.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

14 December 2005