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In development Reference number: GID-TA10089 Expected publication date:  15 November 2017

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Status

In development

In development Reference number: GID-TA11508 Expected publication date:  29 July 2026

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Status

In development

This document concerns the appeal process for the technology appraisal and highly specialised technologies programmes and provides an overview for organisations wishing to lodge an appeal

Our recommendations on the use of highly specialised technologies are made by an independent advisory committee

Our recommendations on the use of highly specialised technologies are made by an independent advisory committee

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

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 May 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on extracorporeal shockwave therapy for Peyronie's disease. This involves using vibrations caused by sound waves to treat the affected tissue.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

17 December 2003

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Biographies and registered interests for members of the Technology Appraisal Committee A

Biographies and registered interests for members of the Technology Appraisal Committee A

This guideline covers care for adults and young people (aged 10 years and older) with physical health problems that are completely or partly caused by an alcohol-use disorder. It aims to improve the health of people with alcohol-use disorders by providing recommendations on managing acute alcohol withdrawal and treating alcohol-related conditions.

Result type

Clinical guideline

Last updated

12 April 2017

NICE Listens is our programme of deliberative public engagement. It's used to give us an understanding of public opinion on moral, ethical and social value issues.

Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic laser foraminoplasty. This involves inserting a laser to remove portions of the disc that have protruded and are narrowing the foramen.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

17 December 2003

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Guide for lay members who we've invited to sit on one of NICE's committees, panels, or groups.

Guide for lay members who we've invited to sit on one of NICE's committees, panels, or groups.

Evidence-based recommendations on cetuximab (Erbitux) for treating locally advanced squamous cell cancer of the head and neck in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

25 June 2008

Read biographies of the members of our quality standards advisory committee.

Read biographies of the members of our quality standards advisory committee.

Biographies for each member of the highly specialised technologies evaluation committee.

Biographies for each member of the highly specialised technologies evaluation committee.

Membership details, terms of reference, future meeting dates and past meeting minutes for our interventional procedures advisory committee.

Membership details, terms of reference, future meeting dates and past meeting minutes for our interventional procedures advisory committee.

Evidence-based recommendations on intramural urethral bulking procedures for stress urinary incontinence in women. Intramural urethral bulking aims to augment the urethral wall and increase the urethral closure force.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 November 2005

This quality standard covers prevention, behavioural management, assessment, and treatment of overweight, obesity and central adiposity in children and young people aged over 2 years, and adults. This includes those with established comorbidities, and those with risk factors for other medical conditions. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

Result type

Quality standard

Published

5 August 2025

Evidence-based recommendations on metatarsophalangeal joint replacement of the hallux. This involves removing the problem joint and replacing it with an artificial one.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 November 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on magnetic resonance (MR) image-guided percutaneous laser ablation of uterine fibroids. This involves passing laser heat through needles inserted into the fibroid to destroy it.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

17 December 2003

Evidence-based recommendations on subfascial endoscopic perforator vein surgery. This involves cutting and closing off, or heating and sealing, perforator veins so that blood can no longer go through them.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 May 2004

In development Reference number: GID-TA11405 Expected publication date: TBC

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Status

In development

These are the main stages in the multiple technology appraisal process used before April 2018.

Evidence-based recommendations on sunitinib (Sutent) for untreated advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

25 March 2009

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:

Result type

Quality standard

Last updated

29 April 2025

Evidence-based recommendations on partial left ventriculectomy. This involves reducing the size of a part of the heart so it can pump blood more efficiently.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 February 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on endometrial cryotherapy for menorrhagia (heavy periods). This involves using cold temperatures to freeze and destroy the lining of the womb.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 March 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on cryotherapy for malignant endobronchial obstruction. This involves using cold temperatures to destroy the cancer tissue that’s causing a blockage.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 November 2005

Summaries of the best available evidence for selected medicines that are considered to be of significance to the NHS.

This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for adults with leg ulcer infection. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.

Result type

Antimicrobial prescribing guideline

Published

11 February 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic laser myomectomy. This involves passing a fine telescope (laparascope) through small cuts in the abdomen and uterus wall, and using a laser to destroy the fibroids.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

26 November 2003

This guideline covers preventing and controlling healthcare-associated infections in children, young people and adults in primary and community care settings. It provides a blueprint for the infection prevention and control precautions that should be applied by everyone involved in delivering NHS care and treatment.

Result type

Clinical guideline

Last updated

15 February 2017

Evidence-based recommendations on eculizumab (Soliris) for treating atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome in adults and children.

Result type

Highly specialised technologies guidance

Published

28 January 2015

This guideline covers providing integrated health and social care services for people experiencing homelessness. It aims to improve access to and engagement with health and social care, and ensure care is coordinated across different services.

Result type

NICE guideline

Published

16 March 2022

This interim process statement sets out to guide the development of 'Evidence summaries: unlicensed and off-label medicines' (ESUOMs). It provides an overview of the key process principles and describes all stages of development for ESUOMs

This quality standard covers investigating and managing symptoms of dyspepsia (indigestion) and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (heartburn or reflux) in adults (aged 18 and over). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

Result type

Quality standard

Published

23 July 2015

In development Reference number: GID-TA11203 Expected publication date:  08 April 2026

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Status

In development

Evidence-based recommendations on transilluminated powered phlebectomy for varicose veins. This involves using a special light passed underneath the skin to see the veins and removing them by suction.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

28 January 2004

This process and methods guide has been developed to help guidance‑producing centres make research recommendations. It describes a step-by-step approach to identifying uncertainties, formulating research recommendations and research questions, prioritising them and communicating them to the NICE Science Policy and Research (SP&R) team, researchers, and funders

This document contains advice to help you access treatments and care that NICE has recommended

In development Reference number: GID-HST10063 Expected publication date: TBC

Result type

Highly specialised technologies guidance

Status

In development

Evidence-based recommendations on intralesional photocoagulation of subcutaneous congenital vascular disorders. This involves inserting a laser fibre into the lesion to deliver the light deep within it.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 September 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on low dose rate brachytherapy for localised prostate cancer. This involves placing small radioactive seeds into the prostate that give off low doses of radiation to destroy cancer cells.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 July 2005