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  1. Air pollution: outdoor air quality and health (NG70)

    This guideline covers road-traffic-related air pollution and its links to ill health. It aims to improve air quality and so prevent a range of health conditions and deaths.

  2. Antimicrobial prescribing: oritavancin for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ES39)

    Summary of the evidence on oritavancin for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) in adults

  3. What is the impact of drug-related adverse effects on health economics and quality of life in neuropathic pain?

    is little evidence about how this affects cost of the quality of life of patients receiving treatment. Source guidance details Comes...

  4. New life-extending treatment given the green light for people with rare form of bile duct cancer

    A new targeted treatment for a rare and aggressive form of bile duct cancer has been recommended by NICE for routine use on the NHS in England, giving people more time with better quality of life.

  5. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: diagnosis and management (NG87)

    This guideline covers recognising, diagnosing and managing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve recognition and diagnosis, as well as the quality of care and support for people with ADHD.

  6. Hypertension in pregnancy: diagnosis and management (NG133)

    This guideline covers diagnosing and managing hypertension (high blood pressure), including pre-eclampsia, during pregnancy, labour and birth. It also includes advice for women with hypertension who wish to conceive and women who have had a pregnancy complicated by hypertension. It aims to improve care during pregnancy, labour and birth for women and their babies.

  7. Behaviour change methods and resources:- What behaviour change methods and resources (such as phone apps, leaflets and messaging) help dental teams to provide people with support to improve their oral health?

    range of materials and approaches are available to help dental teams advise patients on their oral health. But there is no evidence on...

  8. NICE encourages further research into micropressure therapy for refractory Ménière's disease. Research studies should report long-term outcomes, in particular the need for subsequent surgical treatment.

    There is some evidence of efficacy, but it is based on limited numbers of patients. Therefore this procedure should only be used with...

  9. Impact of drug-related adverse effects on cost effectiveness and quality of life:- What is the impact of drug-related adverse effects on health economics and quality of life in neuropathic pain?

    is little evidence about how this affects cost of the quality of life of patients receiving treatment. Further research should be...

  10. In moderate- to high-severity community-acquired pneumonia does using legionella and pneumococcal urinary antigen testing in addition to other routine tests improve outcomes?

    practice and evidence suggest that giving a combination of antibiotics to patients with moderate- to high-severity community-acquired...

  11. Further research on incisionless otoplasty should describe the precise surgical techniques used and should report both short- and long-term outcomes, including the need for further procedures.

    poorly described in the evidence, which includes a very small number of patients. The evidence on efficacy and safety is inadequate both...

  12. Integrated health and social care for people experiencing homelessness (NG214)

    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.

  13. Injection for more than a million people to help prevent heart attacks and strokes recommended

    People who have had a heart attack, stroke, or serious circulation problem in their legs, and who also carry excess weight, can now be offered a weekly injection to help protect them from a further life-threatening event, NICE has said.

  14. Glycated haemoglobin testing:- Does optimisation of HbA1c in people with poorly controlled diabetes improve surgical outcomes?

    costs. Evidence suggests that doctors often fail to identify high-risk patients before surgery and do not provide perioperative...

  15. Assessment and monitoring:- What is the incidence of complications during, and as a consequence of, IV fluid therapy?

    certainly under-reported in the ward setting with significant implications for patients, predominantly morbidity through to mortality....

  16. Motivating dental practice teams to take a preventive approach:- What would motivate dental practice teams to take a preventive approach to oral health – especially with high risk groups – and how does this fit into the dental practice business model?

    services. This is particularly the case in low socioeconomic areas, where patients attend irregularly (or cannot afford to attend) or do...

  17. Interventions to prevent endophthalmitis:- What is the effectiveness of postoperative antibiotic drops to reduce rates of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery?

    standard good clinical practice in the UK. In addition, it is recognised that patients are invariably receiving other drops (for...

  18. Imaging of ankle fractures:- Is CT scanning in addition to initial plain film X-ray clinically effective and cost effective for planning surgical treatment of unstable/displaced ankle fractures compared with plain film X-ray alone?

    number of people every year. Outcomes following surgery are important for patients' long-term function and quality of life, and may also...

  19. Is intravenous methylprednisolone more clinically and cost effective than oral methylprednisolone in people with relapsing–remitting Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and people with secondary progressive MS with continued relapses?

    relapses will occur each year in the UK, which place a burden on individual patients and the NHS. The primary treatment of acute...

  20. Monitoring adherence to treatment:- What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of using electronic alert systems designed to monitor and improve adherence with regular inhaled maintenance therapy in people with asthma?

    achieve control of asthma and prevent asthma attacks. Published evidence in patients with severe asthma suggests that at least 30% of...

  21. Audit:- What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of collecting long-term outcomes in a national trauma audit system?

    collected on clinical observations, timing and staffing in the acute phase in patients who are treated at a major trauma centre. Data on...

  22. The frequency and effects of biphasic reactions:- What are the frequency, timing, severity and predictors of biphasic reactions in people who have received emergency treatment for anaphylaxis?

    recommended that a UK-based prospective cohort study be conducted that follows patients up after emergency treatment for anaphylaxis....

  23. Safety and efficacy of carotid stenting: What is the safety and efficacy of carotid stenting compared with carotid endarterectomy when these procedures are carried out within 2 weeks of TIA or recovered stroke?

    invasive than carotid endarterectomy and might be safer, particularly for patients very soon after a TIA or stroke, for whom the risks...

  24. What is the effectiveness and safety of a treatment dose with a low molecular weight heparin (LMWHs) compared with a standard prophylactic dose for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in young people under 18 years with COVID-19?

    Suggested PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome) P: patients 18 years and under who have COVID-19 pneumonia I:...

  25. What are the frequency, timing, severity and predictors of biphasic reactions in people who have received emergency treatment for anaphylaxis?

    recommended that a UK-based prospective cohort study be conducted that follows patients up after emergency treatment for anaphylaxis....

  26. Monitoring inhaler technique:- What is the current frequency and the current method being used to check the inhaler technique of people with asthma? What is the optimal frequency and the best method of checking inhaler technique to improve clinical outcomes for people with asthma?

    on their own and in a combination of 2 drugs. It is therefore vital for patients to learn the proper inhaler technique for their device...

  27. Changes to NICE's cost-effectiveness thresholds take effect

    NICE has implemented new measures to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of medicines, following a policy change that aims to give patients improved access to treatments.

  28. What is the effectiveness and safety of extended pharmacological venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis for people who have been discharged after treatment for COVID-19?

    Suggested PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome) P: patients 16 years and over who have been discharged after treatment...

  29. Diarrhoea and vomiting caused by gastroenteritis in under 5s: diagnosis and management (CG84)

    This guideline covers diagnosing, managing and referring infants and young children younger than 5 years who present with acute diarrhoea (lasting up to 14 days) with or without vomiting. It aims to improve the diagnosis and management of infective gastroenteritis and appropriate escalation of care.

  30. Constipation in children and young people: diagnosis and management (CG99)

    This guideline covers diagnosing and managing constipation in children and young people up to 18. It provides strategies to support the early identification and timely, effective treatment of constipation which will help improve outcomes for patients. It does not cover constipation caused by a specific condition.

  31. Intra-aortic balloon counter‑pulsation: In people with acute heart failure and hypoperfusion syndrome, is the use of intra‑aortic balloon counter‑pulsation pump (IABP) better than the use of intravenous inotropes?

    uncertain whether it can provide clinical benefit in the critically unwell patients with acute heart failure due to left ventricular...

  32. Long-term effects of IVF with or without intracytoplasmic sperm injection in children:- What are the long-term (over 20 years) effects of IVF with or without intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in children in the UK?

    applicable) Why this is important:- This topic is important in informing patients, service providers and society at large about the...

  33. Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab for persistent, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer (TA939)

    Evidence-based recommendations on pembrolizumab (Keytruda) plus chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab for persistent, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer in adults.

  34. Compression as a management option:- What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of compression hosiery versus no compression for the management of symptomatic varicose veins?

    multicentre trial randomising compression hosiery versus no compression in patients with symptomatic varicose veins is needed. The trial...

  35. Using GP practice lists to identify people at high risk:- What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of using GP practice lists to identify people at high risk of fracture, leading to formal risk assessment and possible treatment?

    computerised and contain information that may be useful in identifying patients at high risk of fracture (for example, age, record of...

  36. Oral health promotion advice:- For groups at high risk of poor oral health, how effective and cost effective is it to extend an existing appointment by a few minutes, or to offer separate sessions on oral health advice?

    general dental practices already give some advice about self-care during a patient's dental check-up or treatment. The economic...

  37. Access to medicines:- Does the use of directly observed supply of named high-risk medicines (that is, not supplying the medicines to people to hold in-possession), reduce diversion, abuse and non-adherence?

    observed administration is reserved for high-risk medicines and vulnerable patients. But different medicines are categorised as high...

  38. Managing glioma: early detection of recurrence after treatment:- Does early detection of recurrence after treatment improve overall survival/outcomes inmolecularly stratified glioma?

    identifying recurrence early is outweighed by the harms of increasing burden to patients.To find out why the committee made the research...

  39. What is the effectiveness and safety of standard-dose compared with intermediate-dose pharmacological venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis for people with COVID-19, with or without additional risk factors for VTE?

    Suggested PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome) P: patients 16 years and over being treated for COVID-19 pneumonia in...

  40. What are the appropriate indications, effectiveness and safety of LDL apheresis in people with heterozygous FH?

    there is limited published evidence on the cardiovascular outcome of such patients treated with LDL apheresis. Evidence on the value of...

  41. Negative pressure wound therapy:- Does negative pressure wound therapy (with appropriate dressing) improve the healing of pressure ulcers, compared with the use of dressing alone in adults with pressure ulcers?

    hired negative pressure wound therapy pumps. There would be benefits to patients and the NHS in establishing whether negative pressure...

  42. Avoidance of aspiration pneumonia: Does the withdrawal of oral liquids or the use of modified (thickened) oral fluids prevent the development of aspiration pneumonia after an acute stroke?

    litres/day) may be infected as a result. Medications are not given orally, and patients may be distressed by the withholding of oral...

  43. Seroprevalence of Lyme disease-specific antibodies and other tick-borne infections in the UK population:- What is the current seroprevalence of Lyme disease-specific antibodies and other tick-borne infections in people in the UK?

    disease is spreading and becoming more common. This will be of benefit to patients affected by Lyme disease and healthcare workers...