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This quality standard covers care for adults (aged 18 and over) who are approaching the end of their life. This includes people who are likely to die within 12 months, people with advanced, progressive, incurable conditions and people with life-threatening acute conditions. It also covers support for their families and carers. It includes care provided by health and social care staff in all settings. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
Bimekizumab for treating moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (TA723)
Evidence-based recommendations on bimekizumab (Bimzelx) for treating moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults.
Smoking: smoking status of people with long-term conditions (IND156)
This indicator covers the percentage of patients with any or any combination of the following conditions: CHD, PAD, stroke or TIA, hypertension, diabetes, COPD, CKD or asthma, whose notes record smoking status in the preceding 12 months. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as NM126
Babies, children and young people's experience of healthcare (NG204)
This guideline describes good patient experience for babies, children and young people, and makes recommendations on how it can be delivered. It aims to make sure that all babies, children and young people using NHS services have the best possible experience of care. It is recognised that parents and carers play a key role, and where appropriate, we took their views into account when developing the recommendations.
Evidence-based recommendations on pemigatinib (Pemaryze) for relapsed or refractory advanced cholangiocarcinoma with FGFR2 fusion or rearrangement in adults.
Evidence-based recommendations on continuous positive airway pressure for treating obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome in adults.
Community based approaches to addressing high blood pressure with black African and Caribbean men
or Caribbean heritage and that there is a higher incidence of stroke and end stage renal failure in black people of African or Caribbean...
improve outcomes for adults with COVID-19 thought to be approaching the end of their life? Any explanatory notes(if...
Quality standards: process guide
Evidence-based recommendations on nivolumab with ipilimumab for previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer with high microsatellite instability or mismatch repair deficiency in adults.
Clostridioides difficile infection: antimicrobial prescribing (NG199)
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for managing Clostridioides difficile infection in adults, young people and children aged 72 hours and over in community and hospital settings. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance. The recommendations do not cover diagnosis.
Patients with rare bile duct cancer set to benefit from life extending treatment
Some people who have a rare form of bile duct cancer are set to benefit from life-extending treatment
Evidence-based recommendations on adalimumab, etanercept, infliximab and abatacept for adults with moderate rheumatoid arthritis who have tried conventional DMARDs but they have not worked.
Enzalutamide for treating hormone-sensitive metastatic prostate cancer (TA712)
Evidence-based recommendations on enzalutamide (Xtandi) for treating hormone-sensitive metastatic prostate cancer in adults.
Nivolumab for advanced non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer after chemotherapy (TA713)
Evidence-based recommendations on nivolumab (Opdivo) for advanced non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer in adults after chemotherapy.
This novel approach involves people attending a group session on medicines, and then having the option of reviewing their medicines individually in a 3/4-hour session with two health professionals
Evidence-based recommendations on edoxaban (Lixiana) for preventing stroke and systemic embolism in adults with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
Evidence-based recommendations on apixaban (Eliquis) for preventing stroke and systemic embolism in adults with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
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Evidence-based recommendations on dabigatran etexilate (Pradaxa) for preventing stroke and systemic embolism in adults with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
Evidence-based recommendations on rivaroxaban (Xarelto) for preventing stroke and systemic embolism in adults with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
Using guideline NG86 to improve outcomes and experience of adult social care
through a new transformation programme taking place during the year. At the end of the Scholarship he was able to evaluate changes in...
Ravulizumab for treating atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (TA710)
Evidence-based recommendations on ravulizumab (Ultomiris) for treating atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome in people weighing 10 kg or more.
This guideline covers how to make shared decision making part of everyday care in all healthcare settings. It promotes ways for healthcare professionals and people using services to work together to make decisions about treatment and care. It includes recommendations on training, communicating risks, benefits and consequences, using decision aids, and how to embed shared decision making in organisational culture and practices.
This guideline covers the components of a good patient experience. It aims to make sure that all adults using NHS services have the best possible experience of care.
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Nivolumab for previously treated unresectable advanced or recurrent oesophageal cancer (TA707)
Evidence-based recommendations on Nivolumab (Opdivo) for previously treated unresectable advanced, recurrent or metastatic oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in adults.
Autism spectrum disorder in under 19s: support and management (CG170)
This guideline covers children and young people with autism spectrum disorder (across the full range of intellectual ability) from birth until their 19th birthday. It covers the different ways that health and social care professionals can provide support, treatment and help for children and young people with autism, and their families and carers, from the early years through to their transition into young adult life.
NICE draft guidance does not recommend risdiplam for treating spinal muscular atrophy
NICE has today (2 June 2021) published draft guidance for public consultation which does not recommend risdiplam (also called Evrysdi and made by Roche) for treating the rare genetic disorder spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
giving the best outcomes for the majority of women and their babies at the end of an uncomplicated pregnancy. However, even after a...
Evidence-based recommendations on ex-situ machine perfusion for extracorporeal preservation of lungs for transplant. This involves using a machine to deliver an oxygenated solution to a donor lung and keep it at normal body temperature until it can be transplanted.
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Evidence-based recommendations on trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu) for treating HER2-positive unresectable or metastatic breast cancer in adults after 2 or more anti-HER2 therapies.
HeartFlow FFRCT for estimating fractional flow reserve from coronary CT angiography (MTG32)
Evidence-based recommendations on HeartFlow FFRCT for estimating fractional flow reserve from coronary CT angiography.
Andexanet alfa for reversing anticoagulation from apixaban or rivaroxaban (TA697)
Evidence-based recommendations on andexanet alfa (Ondexxya) for reversing anticoagulation form apixaban or rivaroxaban in adults with life-threatening or uncontrolled bleeding.
policy was accelerated to deliver appropriate care to patients at the end of life during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK during Spring...
Managing COVID symptoms (including at the end of life) in a prison setting
support patients in receiving COVID-19 care and treatment - including end of life (Eol) care - within the prison establishment in the...
providers of end of life care services, we anticipated considerable challenges in the delivery of effective care to patients receiving...
Axonics sacral neuromodulation system for faecal incontinence (MIB259)
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on Axonics sacral neuromodulation system for faecal incontinence .
Carfilzomib with dexamethasone and lenalidomide for previously treated multiple myeloma (TA695)
Evidence-based recommendations on carfilzomib (Kyprolis) with dexamethasone and lenalidomide (Revlimid) for previously treated multiple myeloma in adults.
Evidence-based recommendations on pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for treating locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma after platinum-containing chemotherapy in adults.
Acalabrutinib for treating chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (TA689)
Evidence-based recommendations on acalabrutinib (Calquence) for treating chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in adults.
Avelumab for untreated metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (TA691)
Evidence-based recommendations on avelumab (Bavencio) for untreated metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma in adults.
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Avelumab for treating metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (TA517)
Evidence-based recommendations on avelumab (Bavencio) for metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma in adults.
This guideline covers the routine postnatal care that women and their babies should receive in the first 8 weeks after the birth. It includes the organisation and delivery of postnatal care, identifying and managing common and serious health problems in women and their babies, how to help parents form strong relationships with their babies, and baby feeding. The recommendations on emotional attachment and baby feeding also cover the antenatal period.
This guideline covers assessing all chronic pain (chronic primary pain, chronic secondary pain, or both) and managing chronic primary pain in people aged 16 years and over. Chronic primary pain is pain with no clear underlying cause, or pain (or its impact) that is out of proportion to any observable injury or disease.
Evidence-based recommendations on ribociclib (Kisqali) for treating hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer in adults who have had previous endocrine therapy.
Selective internal radiation therapies for treating hepatocellular carcinoma (TA688)
Evidence-based recommendations on selective internal radiation therapies SIR-Spheres (Sirtex), TheraSphere (BTG) and QuiremSphere (Quirem Medical) for treating hepatocellular carcinoma in adults.
This quality standard covers the provision of support for adults aged 18 or over who provide unpaid care for 1 or more people aged 16 or over with health and social care needs. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
Evidence-based recommendations on nivolumab (Opdivo) for adjuvant treatment of completely resected melanoma with lymph node involvement or metastatic disease in adults.
solely on rehabilitation and enhancing independence and future quality of life. This ranged from simple activities of living such as...
Evidence-based recommendations on erenumab (Aimovig) for preventing migraine in adults.
Evidence-based recommendations on pembrolizumab (Keytruda) with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy for untreated, metastatic, non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in adults whose tumours have no epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)- or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive mutations.