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Evidence-based recommendations on electrical stimulation to improve muscle strength in chronic respiratory conditions, chronic heart failure and chronic kidney disease. This involves delivering electrical impulses to weakened muscles using electrodes placed on the skin.
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This quality standard covers assessing and managing renal and ureteric stones in children, young people and adults. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
Ustekinumab for treating moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (TA633)
Evidence-based recommendations on ustekinumab (Stelara) for treating moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in adults.
Generalised anxiety disorder and panic disorder in adults: management (CG113)
This guideline covers the care and treatment of people aged 18 and over with generalised anxiety disorder (chronic anxiety) or panic disorder (with or without agoraphobia or panic attacks). It aims to help people achieve complete relief of symptoms (remission), which is associated with better functioning and a lower likelihood of relapse.
This guideline covers care before, during and after a planned knee, hip or shoulder replacement. It includes recommendations to ensure that people are given full information about their options for surgery, including anaesthesia. It offers advice for healthcare professionals on surgical procedures and ensuring safety during operations. It also offers guidance on providing support and rehabilitation before and after surgery.
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing abdominal aortic aneurysms. It aims to improve care by helping people who are at risk to get tested, specifying how often to monitor asymptomatic aneurysms, and identifying when aneurysm repair is needed and which procedure will work best.
they do the cause is likely to be from a condition that needs specialist management. Therefore, it was not appropriate to extrapolate...
Evidence-based recommendations on bilateral cervicosacropexy (CESA) or vaginosacropexy (VASA) using mesh for pelvic organ prolapse in adults. This involves replacing weakened or stretched ligaments that support the uterus and hold the pelvic organs in place with mesh tape.
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This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for adults with leg ulcer infection. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.
What is the most clinically and cost-effective treatment for diverticular disease?
knowledge to make recommendations on diet and lifestyle advice and how to manage pain and cramping. Bulk-forming laxatives are effective...
This quality standard covers care and support for adults with cerebral palsy (aged 25 and over). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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This guideline covers support for adults (aged 18 and over) who provide unpaid care for anyone aged 16 or over with health or social care needs. It aims to improve the lives of carers by helping health and social care practitioners identify people who are caring for someone and give them the right information and support. It covers carers’ assessments, practical, emotional and social support and training, and support for carers providing end of life care.
This quality standard covers assessing, diagnosing and managing rheumatoid arthritis in over 16s. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on LQD Spray for treating acute and chronic wounds .
This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing lung cancer in adults. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of diverticular disease in people aged 18 years and over. It aims to improve diagnosis and care and help people get timely information and advice, including advice about symptoms and when to seek help.
Workplace health: long-term sickness absence and capability to work (NG146)
This guideline covers how to help people return to work after long-term sickness absence, reduce recurring sickness absence, and help prevent people moving from short-term to long-term sickness absence.
interventional radiology, orthopaedic or vascular services, specialist pain management and specialist orthotics? Any explanatory...
Pentosan polysulfate sodium for treating bladder pain syndrome (TA610)
Evidence-based recommendations on pentosan polysulfate sodium (Elmiron) for bladder pain syndrome in adults.
Rapid tests for group A streptococcal infections in people with a sore throat (HTG531)
Evidence-based recommendations on rapid tests for group A streptococcal infections in people aged 5 and over with a sore throat.
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and dyspepsia in adults: investigation and management (CG184)
This guideline covers investigating and managing gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) and dyspepsia in people aged 18 and over. It aims to improve the treatment of GORD and dyspepsia by making detailed recommendations on Helicobacter pylori eradication, and specifying when to consider laparoscopic fundoplication and referral to specialist services.
This guideline covers organising and delivering end of life care services, which provide care and support in the final weeks and months of life (or for some conditions, years), and the planning and preparation for this. It aims to ensure that people have access to the care that they want and need in all care settings. It also includes advice on services for carers.
This guideline covers preventing and managing foot problems in children, young people and adults with diabetes. It aims to reduce variation in practice, including antibiotic prescribing for diabetic foot infections.
superDimension Navigation System to help diagnostic sampling of peripheral lung lesions (MIB194)
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on superDimension Navigation System to help diagnostic sampling of peripheral lung lesions .
Xeomin (botulinum neurotoxin type A) for treating chronic sialorrhoea (TA605)
Evidence-based recommendations on Xeomin (botulinum neurotoxin type A) for treating chronic sialorrhoea (excessive salivation and drooling) caused by neurological conditions in adults.
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in children and young people: diagnosis and management (NG1)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in children and young people (under 18s). It aims to raise awareness of symptoms that need investigating and treating, and to reassure parents and carers that regurgitation is common in infants under 1 year.
Evidence-based recommendations on EXOGEN ultrasound bone healing system for long bone fractures with non-union or delayed healing.
Cellulitis and erysipelas: antimicrobial prescribing (NG141)
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for adults, young people, children and babies aged 72 hours and over with cellulitis and erysipelas. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.
Evidence-based recommendations on high-intensity focused ultrasound for glaucoma in adults. This involves using high-intensity ultrasound to destroy a small amount of the tissue that makes fluid in the eye.
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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.
This quality standard covers ways to reduce suicide and help people bereaved or affected by suicide. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Multi-agency suicide prevention partnerships
- Quality statement 2: Reducing access to methods of suicide
- Quality statement 3: Media reporting
- Quality statement 4: Involving family, carers or friends
- Quality statement 5: Supporting people bereaved or affected by a suspected suicide
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NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on InterDry for intertrigo .
This quality standard covers the additional antenatal care for women who are pregnant with twins or triplets that is offered alongside routine antenatal care. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Determining chorionicity and amnionicity
- Quality statement 2: Labelling the fetuses
- Quality statement 3: Composition of the multidisciplinary core team
- Quality statement 4: Care planning
- Quality statement 5: Monitoring for fetal complications
- Quality statement 6: Involving a consultant from a tertiary level fetal medicine centre
- Quality statement 7: Advice and preparation for preterm birth
Patisiran for treating hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (HST10)
Evidence-based recommendations on patisiran (Onpattro) for treating hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis in adults with stage 1 and stage 2 polyneuropathy.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in over 16s: diagnosis and management (NG115)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD (which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis) in people aged 16 and older. It aims to help people with COPD to receive a diagnosis earlier so that they can benefit from treatments to reduce symptoms, improve quality of life and keep them healthy for longer.
This guideline covers the planning and management of end of life and palliative care for infants, children and young people (aged 0 to 17 years) with life-limiting conditions. It aims to involve children, young people and their families in decisions about their care, and improve the support that is available to them throughout their lives.
Evidence-based recommendations on nusinersen (Spinraza) for treating spinal muscular atrophy in children and adults.
This quality standard covers care and support and services for children, young people and adults with a learning disability (or a learning disability and autism) and behaviour that challenges, and their families and carers. It describes high quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS101
- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Lead commissioner
- Quality statement 2: Annual health check
- Quality statement 3: Initial assessment of behaviour that challenges
- Quality statement 4: Named lead practitioner
- Quality statement 5: Involving families and carers
- Quality statement 6: Parent-training programmes
- Quality statement 7: Personalised daily activities
Transurethral laser ablation for recurrent non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (HTG522)
Evidence-based recommendations on transurethral laser ablation for recurrent non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer in adults. This involves using a laser inserted into the bladder to destroy the cancer cells.
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This guideline covers assessing and managing motor neurone disease (MND). It aims to improve care from the time of diagnosis, and covers information and support, organisation of care, managing symptoms and preparing for end of life care.
This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing hypertension (high blood pressure) and pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, labour and birth. It also covers advice for women with hypertension who may become pregnant and postnatal care for women who have had hypertension or pre-eclampsia. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS35
- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Pre-pregnancy advice for women with treated hypertension
- Quality statement 2: Antenatal assessment of pre-eclampsia risk
- Quality statement 3: Antenatal blood pressure targets
- Quality statement 4: Assessing women with severe hypertension in pregnancy
- Quality statement 5: Admission to hospital for women with pre-eclampsia
- Quality statement 6: Timing of birth for women with pre-eclampsia
- Quality statement 7: Transfer of information about ongoing management
Therapeutic monitoring of TNF-alpha inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis (HTG521)
Evidence-based recommendations on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests for therapeutic monitoring of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis. The tests are Promonitor, IDKmonitor, LISA-tracker, RIDASCREEN, MabTrack, and those used by Sanquin Diagnostic Services.
This quality standard covers preventing dementia, and assessment, management and health and social care support for people with dementia. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS184
- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Raising awareness – health promotion interventions
- Quality statement 2: Diagnosis
- Quality statement 3: Advance care planning
- Quality statement 4: Coordinating care
- Quality statement 5: Activities to promote wellbeing
- Quality statement 6: Managing distress
- Quality statement 7: Supporting carers
Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in women: management (NG123)
This guideline covers assessing and managing urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in women aged 18 and over. It also covers complications associated with mesh surgery for these conditions.
Question What is the effectiveness of pain management for women who present with chronic pain 3 months after mesh surgery...
Hyperparathyroidism (primary): diagnosis, assessment and initial management (NG132)
This guideline covers diagnosing, assessing and managing primary hyperparathyroidism. It aims to improve recognition and treatment of this condition, reducing long-term complications and improving quality of life.
Inotersen for treating hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (HST9)
Evidence-based recommendations on inotersen (Tegsedi) for stage 1 and stage 2 polyneuropathy in adults with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis.
Enzalutamide for hormone-relapsed non-metastatic prostate cancer (TA580)
Evidence-based recommendations on enzalutamide (Xtandi) for treating high-risk hormone-relapsed non-metastatic prostate cancer in adults.
This guideline covers managing Crohn’s disease in children, young people and adults. It aims to reduce people’s symptoms and maintain or improve their quality of life.
This guideline covers managing ulcerative colitis in children, young people and adults. It aims to help professionals to provide consistent high-quality care and it highlights the importance of advice and support for people with ulcerative colitis.