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Evidence-based recommendations on telemetric adjustable pulmonary artery banding for reducing pulmonary hypertension in infants with congenital heart defects. This involves placing a remote-controlled band around the pulmonary artery that can be tightened or loosened to control blood flow.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 November 2014

Evidence-based recommendations on open reduction of slipped capital femoral epiphysis. This involves fixxing a slipped capital femoral epiphysis back into its correct position to reduce the risk of avascular necrosis.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 January 2015

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic insertion of an inactive implant for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. This involves placing an implant on the outside of the upper part of the stomach wall using keyhole surgery.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

3 June 2025

Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for primary facial blushing. This involves cutting off nerve signals to stop the blushing.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 February 2014

Evidence-based recommendations on platelet-rich plasma injections for knee osteoarthritis in adults. This involves taking plasma from a small amount of the person’s own blood and injecting it into the knee.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 January 2019

NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on Proov Confirm for ovulation confirmation .

Result type

Medtech innovation briefing

Published

6 June 2023

Evidence-based recommendations on needle fasciotomy for Dupuytren's contracture. This involves cutting one or more fibrous bands using a blade or a bevel of a needle.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

25 February 2004

NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on RT300 for spinal cord injury rehabilitation .

Result type

Medtech innovation briefing

Published

16 January 2019

Evidence-based recommendations on implantation of a shock or load absorber for mild to moderate symptomatic medial knee osteoarthritis.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 January 2015

Evidence-based recommendations on permanent His-bundle pacemaker implantation for treating heart failure. This involves attaching a wire connected to a pacemaker to the heart’s electrical conduction pathway (through a vein).

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

5 May 2021

This quality standard covers care for adults (aged 18 and over) who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition in hospital or in the community. It includes identifying people at risk of malnutrition and providing nutrition support, including dietary changes and artificial nutrition support given through feeding tubes (enteral nutrition) or directly into a vein (parenteral nutrition). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

Result type

Quality standard

Published

30 November 2012

Evidence-based recommendations on insertion of an epiretinal prosthesis for retinitis pigmentosa. This involves inserting an implant into the eye that receives data from a small camera on the person's glasses and then stimulates healthy cells in the retina to see basic images.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

26 June 2015

Evidence-based recommendations on SEM Scanner 200 for preventing pressure ulcers.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

14 October 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous image-guided cryoablation of peripheral neuroma for chronic pain. This involves using a needle-like probe to freeze and destroy small parts of nerves in neuromas to stop the pain signals.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

4 January 2023

Evidence-based recommendations on selective dorsal rhizotomy for spasticity in cerebral palsy. This involves cutting nerves in the lower spine that are responsible for muscle rigidity.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

15 December 2010

NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on QuickChange Incontinence Wrap for urinary incontinence in men .

Result type

Medtech innovation briefing

Published

24 November 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) for severe acute heart failure in adults. This involves using an artificial lung to oxygenate the blood outside the body.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

22 October 2025

comparing the procedure with placebo. It should report patient selection and treatment protocols, including the number of sessions and...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

30 September 2021

NICE has developed a Medtech Innovation Briefing (MIB) on the Space GlucoseControl system for managing blood-glucose in critically ill patients in intensive care

Result type

Medtech innovation briefing

Published

16 December 2014

This quality standard covers the health and wellbeing of looked-after children and young people (from birth to 18 years) and care leavers (including young people planning to leave care or under leaving care provisions). It is for all settings and services that work with and care for looked-after children and young people, wherever they are living (for example, with family or friends, with foster families or in residential care). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

Result type

Quality standard

Published

3 April 2013

Evidence-based recommendations on peripheral nerve-field stimulation for chronic low back pain. This involves implanting electrodes in the back, connected to a neurostimulator under the skin to mask the back pain by modulating the transmission of pain signals to the brain.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 March 2013

Evidence-based recommendations on autologous blood injection for tendinopathy. This involves supplying the tendon with growth factors that start the healing process.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 January 2013

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Evidence-based recommendations on tissue-cultured limbal stem cell allograft transplantation for regrowth of corneal epithelium. This involves taking limbal stem cells from a living or deceased donor, growing them in the laboratory and transplanting them onto the patient’s affected eye(s).

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

25 April 2007

Highly specialised technology (HST) evaluations are recommendations on the use of new and existing highly specialised medicines and treatments within the NHS in England.

with the potential to improve patient outcomes, patient experience of treatment and recovery and efficient use of resources. NICE...

Evidence-based recommendations on gastroelectrical stimulation for gastroparesis. This involves using a stimulating device to send electrical impulses to the stomach muscles to help them work normally.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

28 May 2014

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic surgery for people with colorectal cancer.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

23 August 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on radiofrequency ablation for gastric antral vascular ectasia. This involves using radiofrequency (heat) energy to stop the bleeding by destroying the enlarged blood vessels.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

26 June 2015

Evidence-based recommendations endobronchial nerve ablation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This involves destroying (ablating) the nerves on the outside of the airway (endobronchial nerves) to improve breathing.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

15 December 2021

Awaiting development Reference number: GID-TA11705 Expected publication date: TBC

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Status

Awaiting development

Topic prioritisation

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Status

Topic prioritisation

Awaiting development Reference number: GID-TA11867 Expected publication date: TBC

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Status

Awaiting development

Topic prioritisation

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Status

Topic prioritisation

Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of non-ampullary duodenal lesions. This involves using a long camera inserted through the mouth to view the area and removing the abnormal parts of the lining with special instruments.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 October 2010

Evidence-based recommendations on arteriovenous crossing sheathotomy for branch retinal vein occlusion. This involves cutting the sheath around the vessels and physically separating them where they cross to improve blood flow through the vein.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

24 March 2010

people with complex needs because of multiple diagnoses and resistance to treatment during transition between inpatient mental health...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

17 October 2016

Evidence-based recommendations on trabeculectomy with a biodegradable collagen matrix implant for glaucoma. This involves cutting a small flap in the white of the eye and putting a patch over the flap to help healing and prevent scarring. Fluid slowly drains out of the flap and the patch dissolves over time. The aim is to reduce pressure in the eye and slow or stop damage to sight.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

17 January 2023

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

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

25 March 2009

Early value assessment (EVA) guidance on digital technologies to deliver pulmonary rehabilitation programmes for adults with COPD.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Last updated

17 September 2025

This indicator covers the percentage of patients with moderate or severe frailty and/or multimorbidity who have received a medication review in the last 12 months which is structured, has considered the use of a recognised tool and taken place as a shared discussion. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as NM186

Result type

General practice indicators suitable for use in QOF

Published

31 July 2019

This guidance has been updated and replaced by NICE guideline NG125.

Result type

Clinical guideline

Published

22 October 2008

Evidence-based recommendations on biodegradable spacer insertion to reduce rectal toxicity during radiotherapy for prostate cancer. This involves pushing the rectum slightly away from the prostate by inserting a balloon or injecting a gel (spacer) between them.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

7 February 2023

Evidence-based recommendations on artificial anal sphincter implantation. This involves placing a circular cuff under the skin around the anus.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 June 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on faecal microbiota transplant for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. This involves introducing enteric bacteria from the faeces of healthy donors to restore a healthy balance of bacteria in the gut.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 March 2014

Evidence-based recommendations on total distal radioulnar joint replacement for symptomatic joint instability or arthritis in adults. This involves removing the wrist end of the ulna and replacing it with a metal prosthesis that also attaches to the wrist end of the radius.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

8 November 2017

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous laser coronary angioplasty. This involves using a laser to burn away the deposits blocking the blood vessels of the heart.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

26 January 2011

Evidence-based recommendations on deep brain stimulation for intractable trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias. This involves delivering electrical impulses to a precise area of the brain using an electrode to mask the pain.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 March 2011

Evidence-based recommendations on transcutaneous electrical neuromuscular stimulation for urinary incontinence in adults. This involves stimulating nerves and muscles in the pelvic floor to strengthen the muscles and reduce urine leaks.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

24 August 2022

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

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

31 March 2021