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Nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir, sotrovimab and tocilizumab for treating COVID-19 (TA878)
Evidence-based recommendations on nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir (Paxlovid), sotrovimab (Xevudy) and tocilizumab (RoActemra) for treating COVID-19.
This guideline covers managing COVID-19 in babies, children, young people and adults in community and hospital settings. It includes recommendations on communication, assessment, therapeutics for COVID-19, non-invasive respiratory support, preventing and managing acute complications, and identifying and managing co-infections.
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.
This quality standard covers prevention of falls and assessment after a fall in people who are living in the community, in a residential care setting or staying in hospital and are:
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Sections for QS86
- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Asking people about falls
- Quality statement 2: Comprehensive falls assessment
- Quality statement 3: Interventions to reduce the risk of falls
- Quality statement 4: Checks for injury after an inpatient fall
- Quality statement 5: Safe manual handling after an inpatient fall
- Quality statement 6: Medical examination after an inpatient fall
- Quality statement 7: Multifactorial risk assessment for older people presenting for medical attention
Evidence-based recommendations on molnupiravir (Lagevrio) for treating mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults who have a positive SARS-CoV-2 test.
Relugolix–estradiol–norethisterone for treating symptoms of endometriosis (TA1057)
Evidence-based recommendations on relugolix–estradiol–norethisterone (Ryeqo) for treating symptoms of endometriosis in adults of reproductive age.
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Evidence-based recommendations on olipudase alfa (Xenpozyme) for treating acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (Niemann–Pick disease) in people with type AB or type B.
Evidence-based recommendations on efanesoctocog alfa (Altuvoct) for treating and preventing bleeding episodes in haemophilia A in people 2 years and over.
Changes approved to the routing criteria for highly specialised technologies
At its meeting on 19 March our Board approved changes to the criteria we use to decide which treatments should be evaluated, to ensure more consistent, predictable and transparent decisions.
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
Second consultation launched on NHS funding for Alzheimer's treatments
Cost and evidence gaps remain barriers to approving funding in the NHS for donanemab and lecanemab.
Evidence-based recommendations on 12 standard quality house dust mite sublingual lyophilisate (SQ-HDM SLIT; Acarizax) for treating allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma caused by house dust mites.
Evidence-based recommendations on exagamglogene autotemcel (Casgevy) for treating severe sickle cell disease in people 12 years and over.
Tobacco: preventing uptake, promoting quitting and treating dependence (NG209)
This guideline covers support to stop smoking for everyone aged 12 and over, and help to reduce people's harm from smoking if they are not ready to stop in one go. It also covers ways to prevent children, young people and young adults aged 24 and under from taking up smoking.
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing epilepsy in children, young people and adults in primary and secondary care, and referral to tertiary services. It aims to improve diagnosis and treatment for different seizure types and epilepsy syndromes, and reduce the risks for people with epilepsy.
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Sections for NG217
- Overview
- 1 Diagnosis and assessment of epilepsy
- 2 Information and support
- 3 Referral to tertiary specialist services
- 4 Principles of treatment, safety, monitoring and withdrawal
- 5 Treating epileptic seizures in children, young people and adults
- 6 Treating childhood-onset epilepsies
- 7 Treating status epilepticus, repeated or cluster seizures, and prolonged seizures
Gambling-related harms: identification, assessment and management (NG248)
This guideline covers identifying, assessing and treating gambling-related harms. This includes people aged 18 and over who are experiencing gambling that harms, and people of any age affected by someone close to them who is experiencing gambling that harms.
This guideline covers nutrition and weight management in pregnancy for anyone who may become pregnant, is planning to become pregnant or is already pregnant, and nutrition in children up to 5 years. Care of babies and children born preterm or with low birth weight is not covered. The guideline does not give detailed advice on what constitutes a healthy diet.
Evidence-based recommendations on transperineal laser ablation for treating lower urinary tract symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. This involves using laser energy to destroy some of the prostate tissue.
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NICE describes how weight loss drug tirzepatide will be rolled out
The medication will initially be offered only to those people with the highest clinical needs.
Home-testing devices for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome (HTG735)
Evidence-based recommendations on home-testing devices for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome.
Public consultation launched on changes to NICE's Highly Specialised Technologies routing criteria
NICE is proposing changes to its routing criteria for Highly Specialised Technologies (HST) to ensure more consistent, predictable and transparent decisions.
Direct skeletal fixation of limb prostheses using an intraosseous transcutaneous implant (HTG732)
Evidence-based recommendations on direct skeletal fixation of limb prostheses using an intraosseous transcutaneous implant. This involves inserting a metal implant through the skin and into the centre of the bone of the stump and attaching a prosthetic limb to it.
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This is the user guide for submission of evidence to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as part of the single technology appraisal and highly specialised technologies evaluations process. It explains what information NICE requires and the format in which it should be presented
NICE joins the shared commitment to public involvement in research
Working alongside people and communities is an essential tool in helping to improve?the impact of our guidance and continuing to get the best care to people and communities, fast, while ensuring value for the taxpayer.
This guideline covers identifying and managing menopause, including in people with premature ovarian insufficiency. It aims to improve the consistency of support and information provided to people experiencing menopause.
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.
Your voice is needed – my experience as a NICE committee member
Dr Raja discusses the vital role frontline NHS colleagues have on our independent committees, and how you can get involved.
Evidence-based recommendations on CorVue (Abbott Medical), HeartInsight (Biotronik), HeartLogic (Boston Scientific) and TriageHF (Medtronic) for algorithm-based remote monitoring in people with cardiac implantable electronic devices.
Digital technologies for assessing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (HTG729)
Evidence-based recommendations on digital technologies for assessing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Evidence-based recommendations on exagamglogene autotemcel (Casgevy) for transfusion-dependent beta-thalassaemia in people 12 years and over.
Benefits of new Alzheimer's treatment lecanemab are too small to justify the cost to the NHS
Our draft recommendation follows analysis of clinical trial evidence and reviewing the benefits of slowing disease progression, with the cost of treatment.
This guideline covers managing and monitoring diabetic retinopathy in people under the care of hospital eye services. This includes non-proliferative and proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic macular oedema.
Two new treatment options for incurable blood cancer assessed
We’ve recommended 2 new treatments for multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer that affects bone marrow, in draft guidance issued for public consultation.
This quality standard covers care after emergency treatment for suspected anaphylaxis, including assessment and referral to specialist allergy services. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS119
- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Initial education in adrenaline auto-injector use
- Quality statement 2: Referral to specialist allergy services after emergency treatment
- Quality statement 3: Specialist assessment for venom immunotherapy
- Quality statement 4: Ongoing training in adrenaline auto-injector use
- Update information
- About this quality standard
How NICE is ensuring its topic prioritisation decisions are grounded in lived experience
Simon Denegri discusses NICE’s commitment to involving the public voice in its work and decisions.
Daiichi Sankyo and partner company AstraZeneca have been unwilling to offer a price that would enable NICE to recommend Enhertu as cost effective for the NHS in final guidance published today.
Interim process and methods statement for bringing together NICE guidance (PMG47)
This interim process and methods statement sets out the general principles guiding NICE's approach to including NICE technology appraisal recommendations in guideline topic areas. It also describes what the key changes are to existing methods and processes
NICE and NHS England announce plan to enable innovative tech to be adopted quicker
NHS patients in England will benefit from faster access to the most innovative and cutting-edge medical technologies under new plans.
More than 20 pieces of draft and final guidance on a range of medicines and medical conditions were published during the pre-election period.
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.
Melanie explains how the update to our quality standard on the transition from children’s to adults’ services will benefit young people, their families and carers.
This International Women’s Day, we’re focusing on the invaluable contributions of 2 of the women who help shape our guidance through their independent voluntary committee roles. They talk to us about their involvement with NICE and what #InspireInclusion means to them.
Alemtuzumab for treating highly active relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (TA312)
Evidence-based recommendations on alemtuzumab (Lemtrada) for treating highly active relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis in adults.
Image-guided percutaneous laser ablation for primary and secondary liver tumours (HTG722)
Evidence-based recommendations on image-guided percutaneous laser ablation for primary and secondary liver tumours. This involves heating up liver tissue to destroy tumours.
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Tumour profiling tests to guide adjuvant chemotherapy decisions in early breast cancer (HTG719)
Evidence-based recommendations on tumour profiling tests (EndoPredict, ICH4+C, MammaPrint, Oncotype DX and Prosigna) to guide adjuvant chemotherapy decisions in early breast cancer.
Artificial intelligence (AI)-derived software to help clinical decision making in stroke (HTG708)
Evidence-based recommendations on artificial intelligence-derived software to help clinical decision making in stroke.
Evidence-based recommendations on pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma in people 3 years and over.
Evidence-based recommendations on lymphovenous anastomosis during axillary or inguinal node dissection for preventing secondary lymphoedema in adults. This involves diverting some of the lymphatic vessels around where lymph nodes have been removed to nearby veins.
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GaitSmart rehabilitation exercise programme for gait and mobility issues (HTG716)
Evidence-based recommendations on GaitSmart rehabilitation exercise programme for gait and mobility issues in adults.
Ovarian cancer: identifying and managing familial and genetic risk (NG241)
This guideline covers assessing the familial and genetic risk of having a pathogenic variant associated with ovarian cancer in adults.