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This guideline covers improving oral health by developing and implementing a strategy that meets the needs of people in the local community. It aims to promote and protect people’s oral health by improving their diet and oral hygiene, and by encouraging them to visit the dentist regularly.
This guideline covers assessing, diagnosing and managing physical health problems of people in prison. It aims to improve health and wellbeing in the prison population by promoting more coordinated care and more effective approaches to prescribing, dispensing and supervising medicines.
This guideline covers the transition between inpatient hospital settings and community or care homes for adults with social care needs. It aims to improve people's experience of admission to, and discharge from, hospital by better coordination of health and social care services.
Evidence-based recommendations on sofosbuvir (Sovaldi) for treating some types of chronic hepatitis C (HCV)
This guideline covers targeted interventions to prevent misuse of drugs, including illegal drugs, ‘legal highs’ and prescription-only medicines. It aims to prevent or delay harmful use of drugs in children, young people and adults who are most likely to start using drugs or who are already experimenting or using drugs occasionally.
Developing a medications policy and procedures for use in social care
own individual processes for ensuring that patients had access to their prescribed medication. For patients in hospital an...
Find out about the progress made by the health and care system in implementing NICE guidance on children and young people's healthcare
This guideline covers using psychosocial interventions to treat adults and young people over 16 who have a problem with or are dependent on opioids, stimulants or cannabis. It aims to reduce illicit drug use and improve people’s physical and mental health, relationships and employment.
Ultrasound‑enhanced, catheter‑directed thrombolysis for deep vein thrombosis (IPG523)
Evidence-based recommendations on ultrasound enhanced catheter-directed thrombolysis for deep vein thrombosis. This involves using ultrasound waves and a drug to break up the clot.
Ultrasound‑enhanced, catheter‑directed thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism (IPG524)
Evidence-based recommendations on ultrasound enhanced catheter-directed thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism. This involves using ultrasound waves and a drug to break up the clot.
Information for journalists including contact details, FAQS and NICE's stance on key topics.
Interim process and methods guide for the clinical guideline updates using standing committees pilot programme 2013
Improving foot care outcomes for people with diabetes in Wessex
with a wide range of clinicians, operational managers, commissioners and patients. The Wessex Foot Care standards were jointly developed...
influential factor in quality of life. If bowel management is unpredictable, patients can often spend hours on the toilet making sure...
Roflumilast for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (TA461)
Evidence-based recommendations on roflumilast (Daxas) for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults with chronic bronchitis.
This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing lower limb peripheral arterial disease in adults (aged 18 and over). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS52
- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Identification and assessment of peripheral arterial disease
- Quality statement 2: Comorbidity assessment
- Quality statement 3: Supervised exercise programmes
- Quality statement 4: Imaging
- Quality statement 5: Angioplasty for intermittent claudication
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Remsima (infliximab biosimilar) for subcutaneous injection for managing rheumatoid arthritis (ES29)
Summary of the evidence on remsima (infliximab biosimilar) for subcutaneous injection for managing rheumatoid arthritis
Type 2 diabetes: insulin degludec/liraglutide (Xultophy) (ESNM60)
Summary of the evidence on insulin degludec/liraglutide (Xultophy) for treating type 2 diabetes to inform local NHS planning and decision-making
The North Yorkshire Winter Health Project - Warm and Well - Implementing the NICE guideline NG6
began in 2014/5 to raise awareness among leaders, professionals and the public about how to 'keep well, keep warm and keep safe' in...
Radiation dose monitoring software for medical imaging with ionising radiation (MIB127)
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on radiation dose monitoring software for medical imaging with ionising radiation .
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.
to February 2021. This example describes how our GP practice supported patients who had received a positive test result for COVID-19 and...
Find out about the progress made by the health and care system in implementing NICE guidance on prostate cancer
This guideline covers assessing and managing chronic hepatitis B in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve care for people with hepatitis B by specifying which tests and treatments to use for people of different ages and with different disease severities.
health behaviours and postnatal weight loss. Our practitioners monitor patient wellness carefully and regularly to ensure women are...
successful in most areas of the country. An analysis was carried out by public health locally that showed that the current recorded...
social care services and their carers, the public, NHS organisations, local authorities, health professionals, public...
Insertion of a magnetic bead band for faecal incontinence (IPG483)
Evidence-based recommendations on insertion of a magnetic-bead band for faecal incontinence. This involves placing a ring of magnetic beads into a tunnel made around the anus to prevent incontinence.
This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of gout. It includes recommendations on diagnosing gout, managing flares, long-term management of gout 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 quality standard covers diagnosing and managing lung cancer in adults. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Evidence-based recommendations on palbociclib (Ibrance) with fulvestrant for treating hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer after endocrine therapy.
Evidence-based recommendations on bevacizumab (Avastin), with other drugs, for treating metastatic colorectal cancer in adults.
Biographies of the NICE executive team and minutes of their meetings
Depression in children and young people: identification and management (NG134)
This guideline covers identifying and managing depression in children and young people aged 5 to 18 years. Based on the stepped-care model, it aims to improve recognition and assessment and promote effective treatments for mild and moderate to severe depression.
This quality standard covers the assessment and management of chronic kidney disease in adults (aged 18 and over). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
Prevention of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting in adults: netupitant/palonosetron (ESNM69)
Summary of the evidence on netupitant/palonosetron to prevent chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting to inform local NHS planning and decision-making
Contrast-enhanced spectral mammography for breast cancer (MIB304)
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on contrast-enhanced spectral mammography for breast cancer .
Evidence-based recommendations on lenalidomide (Revlimid) for treating myelodysplastic syndromes associated with an isolated deletion 5q cytogenetic abnormality in adults.
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GaitSmart rehabilitation exercise programme for gait and mobility issues (MTG78)
Evidence-based recommendations on GaitSmart rehabilitation exercise programme for gait and mobility issues in adults.
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Depth of anaesthesia monitors – Bispectral Index (BIS), E-Entropy and Narcotrend-Compact M (DG6)
Evidence-based recommendations on 3 electroencephalography (EEG)-based depth of anaesthesia monitors for assessing a patient’s response to anaesthetic drugs during surgery. The monitors are Bispectral Index (BIS), E-Entrophy and Narcotrend-Compact M
Birch bark extract for treating epidermolysis bullosa (HST28)
Evidence-based recommendations on birch bark extract (Filsuvez) for treating partial thickness wounds associated with dystrophic and junctional epidermolysis bullosa in people aged 6 months and over.
Summary of the evidence on topical timolol for treating infantile haemangioma (strawberry marks) to inform local NHS planning and decision-making
better than average rates in two years and creation of services to help both patients and carers following an early diagnosis....
This guideline covers assessment, treatment, monitoring and inpatient care for children, young people and adults with eating disorders. It aims to improve the care people receive by detailing the most effective treatments for anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa.
The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) issued a patient safety alert (2009) that suggested lithium therapy is
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
Vitamin D: supplement use in specific population groups (PH56)
This guideline covers vitamin D supplement use. It aims to prevent vitamin D deficiency among specific population groups including infants and children aged under 4, pregnant and breastfeeding women, particularly teenagers and young women, people over 65, people who have low or no exposure to the sun and people with dark skin.
Learning disability: care and support of people growing older (QS187)
This quality standard covers identifying, assessing and regularly reviewing the care and support needs of people with a learning disability as they grow older. People with a learning disability have many of the same age-related health and social care needs as other people, but this quality standard focuses on the specific challenges associated with their learning disability. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Total distal radioulnar joint replacement for symptomatic joint instability or arthritis (IPG595)
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.