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Atrial fibrillation: DOACs and Vitamin K antagonists (IND247)
This indicator covers the percentage of patients with atrial fibrillation and a last recorded CHA2DS2-VASc score of 2 or more who are currently prescribed a direct-acting oral anticoagulant (DOAC) if eligible, or a vitamin K antagonist if not eligible for a DOAC or a DOAC is declined, clinically unsuitable or not indicated. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as NM231
145,000 people in England to have further treatment choice for preventing migraine attacks
NICE has for the first time recommended an oral treatment for preventing migraines.
New guidance recommends transplant with good bacteria taken from poo
Up to 500 people each year could be treated using faecal microbiota transplant for multiple recurrences of Clostridium difficile infections.
NICE recommended treatment for Parkinson's set to benefit hundreds
Around 900 adults with advanced Parkinson’s are set to benefit from new treatment foslevodopa–foscarbidopa after NICE approved it for NHS use in final draft guidance published today (26 October 2023).
More people are benefitting from NICE-recommended statins to reduce heart attacks and strokes
Around 5.3 million people in England were given a NICE-recommended statin or ezetimibe by their GP to help reduce their cholesterol during 2023/24, the largest number on record and almost 900,000 more than in 2022/23.
New life-extending drug treatment for children and teenagers with an aggressive form of brain cancer
Dabrafenib with trametinib is a targeted treatment that can be taken at home rather than hospital and improves the length and quality of life for patients..
170,000 people in England to have further treatment choice for preventing migraine attacks
In final draft guidance published today NICE has recommended atogepant, the first of a new type of oral treatment option for preventing both chronic and episodic migraines, opening the way for up to 170,000 people to choose it on the NHS in England.
We've updated our health inequalities web resource so that it maps NICE guidance to frameworks for children and young people.