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Evidence-based recommendations on Laparoscopic augmentation cystoplasty (including clam cystoplasty). This involves sewing or stapling a tissue graft from a section of the small intestine (ileum), colon or other substitutes to the urinary bladder.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

16 December 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on balloon dilatation of pulmonary valve stenosis. This involves passing a small deflated balloon up through a blood vessel at the top of the leg and into the blocked area in the heart.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 June 2004

This quality standard covers managing symptoms of reflux (regurgitation or bringing up feeds) in babies, children and young people (under 18). It also covers diagnosing and managing gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (also called GORD), which is more severe reflux and heartburn. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

Result type

Quality standard

Published

28 January 2016

notes(if applicable) Why this is important:- We do not know the long-term clinical and cost effectiveness of adding a newer anti-anginal...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

9 June 2015

effective for managing stable angina. Research to date has looked at short-term outcomes, such as a change in diet or exercise levels,...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

9 June 2015

This would help to maximise women's emotional recovery in the short and long term, enable women and clinicians to decide the optimum...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

17 December 2021

NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on differential target multiplexed spinal cord stimulation for chronic lower back and leg pain .

Result type

Medtech innovation briefing

Published

30 August 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on tirzepatide (Mounjaro) for type 2 diabetes in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Last updated

1 September 2025

This guideline covers assessment and referral for anaphylaxis. It aims to improve the quality of care for people with suspected anaphylaxis by detailing the assessments that are needed and recommending referral to specialist allergy services.

Result type

Clinical guideline

Last updated

24 August 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on intranasal phototherapy for allergic rhinitis in adults. This involves using light to reduce inflammation inside the nose.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

13 June 2018

Evidence-based recommendations on transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the trigeminal nerve for ADHD. This involves a single-use electrode patch stuck to the forehead, which sends small electrical pulses through the skin during sleep.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

11 January 2023

this technique with long-term pharmacological therapy or more invasive surgical intervention would provide information on...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

14 November 2018

NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on ADXBLADDER for detecting bladder cancer .

Result type

Medtech innovation briefing

Published

12 April 2019

Evidence-based recommendations on infracoccygeal sacropexy using mesh to repair uterine prolapse in women. This involves attaching mesh from the buttocks to the top of the vagina to hold the uterus in place.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

28 June 2017

Evidence-based recommendations on insertion of metal rib reinforcements to stabilise a flail chest wall. This involves using metal (usually titanium) to stabilise the ‘flail’ segment of chest wall.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 October 2010

Evidence-based recommendations on living-donor lung transplantation for end-stage lung disease. This involves removing a lung from each of the two donors and replacing the recipient's lungs with the donor lungs.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

24 May 2006

underpowered, short-term trials, in people who have had this treatment before. Consequently, it is not clear what the...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

18 October 2018

This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing urinary tract infection in infants, children and young people (under 16). It includes new and recurrent infections of the upper or lower urinary tract. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

Result type

Quality standard

Last updated

27 July 2022

This guideline covers supporting the social and emotional wellbeing of vulnerable children under 5 through home visiting, childcare and early education. It aims to optimise care for young children who need extra support because they have or are at risk of social or emotional problems.

Result type

Public health guideline

Published

24 October 2012

This quality standard covers the general principles of blood transfusion in adults, young people and children over 1 year old. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement. It does not cover specific conditions that blood transfusion is used for.

Result type

Quality standard

Published

15 December 2016

This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing Lyme disease in people of all ages. It also includes raising public awareness about prevention. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

Result type

Quality standard

Published

10 July 2019

This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing common types of headache in adults and young people (aged 12 and over). It includes tension-type headache, migraine, cluster headache and medication overuse headache. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

Result type

Quality standard

Published

28 August 2013

Evidence-based recommendations on gefitinib (Iressa) for untreated locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

28 July 2010

Evidence-based recommendations on atezolizumab (Tecentriq) with nab-paclitaxel for triple-negative, unresectable, PD-L1-positive, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer in adults who have not had chemotherapy for metastatic disease.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

1 July 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on machine perfusion systems and cold static storage of kidneys from deceased donors.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

28 January 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on transcranial MRI-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for neuropathic pain in adults. This involves delivering focused ultrasound to a small part of the brain (in the thalamus) responsible for transmitting pain signals to destroy it.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

28 November 2018

Evidence-based recommendations on hypoglossal nerve stimulation for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea in adults. This involves implanting a device under the skin in the chest and connecting it to a nerve under the tongue (hypoglossal nerve).

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

22 November 2017

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic mesh pectopexy for apical prolapse of the uterus or vagina. This involves inserting mesh to hold the uterus or the top of the vagina in place.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

14 March 2018

Evidence-based recommendations on balloon dilation for chronic eustachian tube dysfunction in adults and children. This involves using a balloon filled with saline to widen the eustachian tube.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

18 December 2019

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic cystectomy. This involves removing the bladder using small cuts in the abdomen (keyhole surgery).

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

25 February 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous endoscopic laser thoracic discectomy. This involves using a laser to heat and destroy some of the inside of the disc and shrink the part that is sticking out.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 May 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on stent placement for vena caval obstruction. This involves using a catheter to position a stent, which may be self-expanding or balloon-dilated, across the area of narrowing to relieve it.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

28 July 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on electrical stimulation to improve muscle strength in chronic respiratory conditions, chronic heart failure and chronic kidney disease. This involves delivering electrical impulses to weakened muscles using electrodes placed on the skin.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

5 August 2020

NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on Accuro for guiding epidural or spinal anaesthesia .

Result type

Medtech innovation briefing

Published

26 January 2021

Evidence-based recommendations on microwave ablation for primary or metastatic cancer in the lung in adults. This involves inserting a probe into the lung, through the skin of the chest, to send microwaves into the cancer cells. This produces heat, aiming to destroy the cancer (ablation).

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

2 February 2022

intermediate care:- How effective and cost effective are different approaches, in terms of duration and intensity, to providing...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

15 October 2018

Evidence-based recommendations on avacopan (Tavneos) for treating severe active granulomatosis with polyangiitis or microscopic polyangiitis in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

21 September 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on larotrectinib (Vitrakvi) for treating neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase (NTRK) fusion-positive solid tumours in adults and children.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

27 May 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on single-anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy for treating morbid obesity. This involves reducing the size of the stomach and small intestine to reduce the amount of food absorbed.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 November 2016

This guideline covers how to communicate the risks and benefits of natural sunlight exposure (specifically, the ultraviolet rays UVA and UVB) to help people understand why they may need to modify their behaviour to reduce their risk of skin cancer and vitamin D deficiency.

Result type

NICE guideline

Published

9 February 2016

This guideline covers the planning and management of end of life and palliative care for infants, children and young people (aged 0 to 17 years) with life-limiting conditions. It aims to involve children, young people and their families in decisions about their care, and improve the support that is available to them throughout their lives.

Result type

NICE guideline

Last updated

25 July 2019

This quality standard covers treating and managing psychosis and schizophrenia in adults (aged 18 and over) in primary, secondary and community care. It also includes support for the families and carers of people with psychosis or schizophrenia. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

Result type

Quality standard

Published

12 February 2015

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.

Result type

Quality standard

Last updated

24 January 2024

suggested that radioactive iodine produced better long-term outcomes than antithyroid drugs in terms of thyroid status, but...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

10 February 2020

suggested that radioactive iodine produced better long-term outcomes than antithyroid drugs in terms of thyroid status, but...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

10 February 2020

young people with long-term conditions who are leaving care, and who are therefore less likely to have consistent and...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

21 March 2016

Evidence-based recommendations on transcutaneous microwave ablation for severe primary axillary hyperhidrosis in adults. This involves using microwaves to destroy sweat glands in the armpit.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

20 December 2017

Evidence-based recommendations on photodynamic therapy for Barrett's oesophagus. This involves using a light-activated drug (called a photosensitising agent) with a laser to destroy the abnormal cells and to promote the growth of healthy cells.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 June 2010

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic hysterectomy (including laparoscopic total hysterectomy and laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy) for endometrial cancer. This involves removing the uterus through several small cuts in the abdomen (keyhole surgery), with the aid of an internal telescope and camera.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

22 September 2010

Evidence-based recommendations on single-port laparoscopic nephrectomy. This involves removing the kidney using several small incisions (laparoscopy).

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 November 2011