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Evidence-based recommendations on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for treating catatonia, prolonged or severe manic episodes or schizophrenia in adults.
Esketamine nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression (TA854)
Evidence-based recommendations on esketamine (Spravato) for treatment-resistant depression in adults.
Summary of the evidence on oral glycopyrronium bromide for severe sialorrhoea (drooling) in children and young people with chronic neurological disorders
Suspected sepsis in people aged 16 or over: recognition, assessment and early management (NG253)
This guideline covers the recognition, diagnosis and early management of suspected sepsis in people aged 16 or over who are not and have not recently been pregnant. It includes recommendations on recognition and early assessment, initial treatment, escalating care, finding and controlling the source of infection, early monitoring, information and support, and training and education.
In virtual wards, patients remain at home to receive hospital-level care. Our guidance can help you determine if patients are suitable for admission to the virtual wards system.
This quality standard covers managing medicines safely and effectively in care homes. It includes processes for prescribing, handling and administering medicines for adults, young people, and children living in care homes. It also includes providing care and support relating to medicines. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Virtual ward platform technologies for acute respiratory infections: early value assessment (HTG697)
Early value assessment (EVA) guidance on virtual ward platform technologies for acute respiratory infections.
Human growth hormone (somatropin) for the treatment of growth failure in children (TA188)
Evidence-based recommendations on human growth hormone (somatropin; Genotropin, Humatrope, Norditropin, NutropinAq, Omnitrope, Saizen, Zomacton) for treating growth failure in children.
This guideline covers the routine antenatal care that women and their babies should receive. It aims to ensure that pregnant women are offered regular check-ups, information and support.
In development Reference number: GID-TA11220 Expected publication date: TBC
Peristeen Plus transanal irrigation system for managing bowel dysfunction (HTG462)
Evidence-based recommendations on Peristeen Plus transanal irrigation system for managing bowel dysfunction.
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on The Vest for delivering high-frequency chest wall oscillation in people with complex neurological needs .
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing gallstone disease in adults. It aims to reduce variation in care by promoting the most effective treatments, and to improve the advice given to people with gallstone disease before and after treatment.
Question Incentives aimed at individuals, family members and carers: What is the effectiveness and acceptability of incentives to...
NICE work with the NHS, patients and carers, healthcare professionals and organisations to help put our guidance into practice.
This quality standard covers recognising, diagnosing and managing bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease in babies, children, young people and adults. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Evidence-based recommendations on risdiplam (Evrysdi) for 5q spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in people of all ages.
This guideline covers preventing and treating surgical site infections in adults, young people and children who are having a surgical procedure involving a cut through the skin. It focuses on methods used before, during and after surgery to minimise the risk of infection.
This indicator covers the percentage of patients newly diagnosed with diabetes, on the register, in the preceding 1 April to 31 March who have a record of being referred to a structured education programme within 9 months after entry on to the diabetes register. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as NM27
Cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract: assessment and management in people aged 16 or over (NG36)
This guideline covers assessing and managing cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract in people aged 16 or over. These are cancers of the airways of the head and neck, including the mouth, throat, larynx (voicebox) and sinuses. The guideline aims to reduce variation in practice and improve survival.
children and young people with severe complex needs and their families and carers? Any explanatory notes(if applicable) For a short...
People's experience using adult social care services (QS182)
This quality standard covers the experience of adults using social care services. It applies to all settings where people use social care services, including people's own homes, residential care and community settings. Its aim is to help people understand what care they can expect and to improve their experience by supporting them to make decisions about their care. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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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.
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- Quality statement 1: Recording BMI and waist-to-height ratio in adults
- Quality statement 2: Recording BMI in children and young people aged over 2 years
- Quality statement 3: Access to services for people with a learning disability
- Quality statement 4: Maintaining details of local and national overweight and obesity management interventions and services
- Quality statement 5: Providing information about local and national weight management interventions and services
- Quality statement 6: Wraparound care alongside medicines for weight management
- Quality statement 7: Advice and support after stopping medicines for weight management or completing behavioural interventions
Cenobamate for treating focal onset seizures in epilepsy (TA753)
Evidence-based recommendations on cenobamate (Ontozry) for treating focal onset seizures with or without secondary generalised seizures in adults with drug-resistant epilepsy that has not been adequately controlled with at least 2 antiseizure medicines.
This guideline covers the diagnosing and managing of myeloma (including smouldering myeloma and primary plasma cell leukaemia) in people aged 16 and over. It aims to improve care for people with myeloma by promoting the most effective tests and treatments for myeloma and its complications.
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in people aged 16 years and over. It aims to improve care for people with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma by promoting the best tests for diagnosis and staging and the most effective treatments for 6 of the subtypes. Tests and treatments covered include excision biopsy, radiotherapy, immunochemotherapy and stem cell transplantation.
Depression in adults with a chronic physical health problem: recognition and management (CG91)
This guideline covers identifying, treating and managing depression in people aged 18 and over who also have a chronic physical health problem such as cancer, heart disease or diabetes. It aims to improve the care of people with a long-term physical health problem, which can cause or exacerbate depression. This has the potential to increase their quality of life and life expectancy.
Question Relative effectiveness of interventions to support foster carers:- What is the relative effectiveness and cost effectiveness of...
Chronic heart failure in adults: diagnosis and management (NG106)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing chronic heart failure in people aged 18 and over. It aims to improve diagnosis and treatment to increase the length and quality of life for people with heart failure.
Cerliponase alfa for treating neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (MA review of HST12) [ID6145]
In development Reference number: GID-HST10061 Expected publication date: TBC
This guideline covers managing acute and chronic pancreatitis in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve quality of life by ensuring that people have the right treatment and follow-up, and get timely information and support after diagnosis.
This quality standard covers identifying and supporting adults and young people (aged 10 and over) who may have an alcohol-use disorder and caring for people with alcohol-related health problems, as well as support for their families and carers. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Use of validated alcohol questionnaires
- Quality statement 2: Community support networks and self-help groups
- Quality statement 3: Triage assessment in specialist alcohol services
- Quality statement 4: Acute alcohol withdrawal
- Quality statement 5: Interventions to prevent relapse after unplanned withdrawal from alcohol in hospital
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This quality standard covers identifying and managing atrial fibrillation (including paroxysmal, persistent and permanent atrial fibrillation, and atrial flutter) in adults (aged 18 and over). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS93
- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Anticoagulation to reduce stroke risk
- Quality statement 2: Use of aspirin
- Quality statement 3: Discussing options for anticoagulation
- Quality statement 4: Anticoagulation control
- Quality statement 5: Referral for specialised management
- Quality statement 6 (developmental): Self-monitoring of anticoagulation
- Update information
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.
Excess winter deaths and illness and the health risks associated with cold homes (NG6)
This guideline covers reducing the health risks (including preventable deaths) associated with living in a cold home. It aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people vulnerable to the cold. Improving the temperature in homes, by improving energy efficiency, may also help reduce unnecessary fuel consumption.
help secondary schools and providers to effectively engage with parents and carers as part of a whole-school approach to promote and...
This guideline covers optimising care for adults with multimorbidity (multiple long-term conditions) by reducing treatment burden (polypharmacy and multiple appointments) and unplanned care. It aims to improve quality of life by promoting shared decisions based on what is important to each person in terms of treatments, health priorities, lifestyle and goals. The guideline sets out which people are most likely to benefit from an approach to care that takes account of multimorbidity, how they can be identified and what the care involves.
Advocacy services for adults with health and social care needs (NG227)
This guideline covers advocacy for people using health and social care services in all adult settings (including young people under 18 using adult services). It describes how to commission and deliver effective advocacy, as well as identifying who should be offered advocacy (including who is legally entitled to it). It also covers monitoring and improving advocacy services, and training and skills for advocates and practitioners.
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
COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA), and their families or carers, on:• available tests for diagnosing CAPA• available...
Rifaximin for preventing episodes of overt hepatic encephalopathy (TA337)
Evidence-based recommendations on rifaximin (Targaxan) for preventing episodes of hepatic encephalopathy in adults.
This guideline covers prescribing of cannabis-based medicinal products for people with intractable nausea and vomiting, chronic pain, spasticity and severe treatment-resistant epilepsy.
In development Reference number: GID-HTE10011 Expected publication date: TBC
This guideline covers medicines adherence in people aged 18 and over. It recommends how to encourage adherence to medicines by supporting and involving people in decisions about their prescribed medicines. It aims to ensure that a person’s decision to use a medicine is an informed choice.
CKD stage 4 or 5: What are people with CKD and their family members and carers views and beliefs about taking oral phosphate binders?...
Evidence-based recommendations on trifluridine–tipiracil (Lonsurf) for treating metastatic gastric cancer or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma in adults after 2 or more treatments.
In development Reference number: GID-TA11674 Expected publication date: 07 May 2026
Fezolinetant for treating vasomotor symptoms associated with the menopause [ID5071]
In development Reference number: GID-TA11058 Expected publication date: TBC
Regorafenib for treating advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumours [ID1056]
In development Reference number: GID-TA10089 Expected publication date: 15 November 2017
This manual explains how NICE develops and updates social care guidance. It provides advice on the technical aspects of guidance development and the methods used