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  1. NICE and health inequalities

    Our health inequalities guidance supports strategies that improve population health as a whole, while offering particular benefit to the most disadvantaged

  2. Dupilumab for treating moderate to severe prurigo nodularis (TA955)

    Evidence-based recommendations on dupilumab (Dupixent) for treating moderate to severe prurigo nodularis in adults when systemic treatment is suitable.

  3. Nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir, sotrovimab and tocilizumab for treating COVID-19 (TA878)

    Evidence-based recommendations on nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir (Paxlovid), sotrovimab (Xevudy) and tocilizumab (RoActemra) for treating COVID-19.

  4. Bipolar disorder: assessment and management (CG185)

    This guideline covers recognising, assessing and treating bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic depression) in children, young people and adults. The recommendations apply to bipolar I, bipolar II, mixed affective and rapid cycling disorders. It aims to improve access to treatment and quality of life in people with bipolar disorder.

  5. Using NICE guidance in social work

    A range of fictional scenarios which show how NICE's guidelines and quality standards could be used by social workers in different settings.

  6. Stroke rehabilitation in adults (NG236)

    This guideline covers rehabilitation after stroke for over 16s. It aims to ensure people are assessed for common problems and conditions linked to stroke, and get the care and therapy they need. It includes recommendations on the organisation and delivery of rehabilitation in hospital and the community.

  7. Daridorexant for treating long-term insomnia (TA922)

    Evidence-based recommendations on daridorexant (QUVIVIQ) for treating long-term insomnia in adults.

  8. Social care trainers' resource

    Training resources for those working in social care

  9. Depression in adults (QS8)

    This quality standard covers the clinical assessment and management of depression in adults aged 18 and over. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

  10. Tixagevimab plus cilgavimab for preventing COVID-19 (TA900)

    Evidence-based recommendations on tixagevimab plus cilgavimab (Evusheld) for preventing COVID-19 in adults.

  11. Cannabidiol for treating seizures caused by tuberous sclerosis complex (TA873)

    Evidence-based recommendations on cannabidiol (Epidyolex) for treating seizures caused by tuberous sclerosis complex.

  12. NICE says evidence that COVID-19 treatment Evusheld is effective in protecting vulnerable adults against current variants is lacking as it announces new rapid update process for COVID-19 medicines

    NICE has today (16 February 2023) issued draft guidance for public consultation which does not recommend Evusheld for preventing COVID-19 in adults who are unlikely to have an adequate immune response to COVID-19 vaccination, or who can’t be vaccinated.

  13. Disabled children and young people up to 25 with severe complex needs: integrated service delivery and organisation across health, social care and education (NG213)

    This guideline covers support for disabled children and young people with severe complex needs, from birth to 25 years. It aims to encourage education, health and social care services to work together and provide more coordinated support to children and young people, and their families and carers.

  14. Esketamine nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression (TA854)

    Evidence-based recommendations on esketamine (Spravato) for treatment-resistant depression in adults.

  15. NICE impact people with a learning disability

    factors. To help increase access to healthcare, our guideline on challenging behaviour and learning disabilities recommends that people...

  16. 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.

  17. Self-harm: assessment, management and preventing recurrence (NG225)

    This guideline covers assessment, management and preventing recurrence for children, young people and adults who have self-harmed. It includes those with a mental health problem, neurodevelopmental disorder or learning disability and applies to all sectors that work with people who have self-harmed.

  18. Evidence standards framework for digital health technologies (ECD7)

    This document describes an evidence standards framework (ESF) for digital health technologies (DHTs). It was developed by NICE between June 2018 and February 2019 in collaboration with NHS England, Public Health England and MedCity. The work was commissioned by NHS England.

  19. Melanoma: assessment and management (NG14)

    This guideline covers the assessment and management of melanoma (a type of skin cancer) in children, young people and adults. It aims to reduce variation in practice and improve survival.

  20. Setmelanotide for treating obesity caused by LEPR or POMC deficiency (HST21)

    Evidence-based recommendations on setmelanotide (Imcivree) for treating obesity caused by LEPR or POMC deficiency in people 6 years and over.

  21. Depression in adults: treatment and management (NG222)

    This guideline covers identifying, treating and managing depression in people aged 18 and over. It recommends treatments for first episodes of depression and further-line treatments, and provides advice on preventing relapse, and managing chronic depression, psychotic depression and depression with a coexisting diagnosis of personality disorder.

  22. NICE real-world evidence framework (ECD9)

    The NICE real-world evidence framework aims to improve the quality of real-world evidence informing our guidance. The framework does not set minimum standards for the acceptability of evidence. The framework is mainly targeted at those developing evidence to inform NICE guidance. It is also relevant to patients, those collecting data, and reviewers of evidence

  23. Reducing sexually transmitted infections (NG221)

    This guideline covers interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in people aged 16 and over. It aims to reduce the transmission of all STIs, including HIV, and includes ways to help increase the uptake of STI testing and vaccines for human papillomavirus (HPV) and hepatitis A and B.

  24. Social work with adults experiencing complex needs (NG216)

    This guideline covers the planning, delivery and review of social work interventions for adults who have complex needs. It promotes ways for social work professionals, other care staff and people with complex needs to work together to make decisions about care and support.

  25. Arranging services for people with a learning disability and behaviour that challenges

    People with a learning disability (or autism and a learning disability) and behaviour that challenges should have the support they need...

  26. Epilepsies in children, young people and adults (NG217)

    This guideline covers diagnosing and managing epilepsy in children, young people and adults in primary and secondary care, and referral to tertiary services. It aims to improve diagnosis and treatment for different seizure types and epilepsy syndromes, and reduce the risks for people with epilepsy.

  27. Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults (NG215)

    This guideline covers general principles for prescribing and managing withdrawal from opioids, benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids, Z-drugs and antidepressants in primary and secondary care.

  28. 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.

  29. Enabling positive lives for autistic adults

    A quick guide to enabling positive lives for autistic adults for social workers.

  30. NICE health technology evaluation topic selection: the manual (PMG37)

    This manual sets out the process for deciding how topics are identified, selected and routed for NICE guidance developed by the Centre for Health Technology Evaluation (CHTE). This includes diagnostics, highly specialised technologies, interventional procedures, medical technologies and technology appraisal guidance

  31. Rehabilitation after traumatic injury (NG211)

    This guideline covers complex rehabilitation needs after traumatic injury, including assessment and goal setting, rehabilitation plans and programmes, physical, psychological and cognitive rehabilitation, rehabilitation for specific injuries, coordination of rehabilitation in hospital, at discharge and in the community, and commissioning and organising rehabilitation services.

  32. 24/7 EEG SubQ for epilepsy (MIB277)

    NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on 24/7 EEG SubQ for epilepsy .

  33. Myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome: diagnosis and management (NG206)

    This guideline covers diagnosing and managing myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve awareness and understanding about ME/CFS and when to suspect it, so that people are diagnosed earlier. It includes recommendations on diagnosis, assessment and care planning, safeguarding, access to care and managing ME/CFS and its symptoms.

  34. Sapropterin for treating hyperphenylalaninaemia in phenylketonuria (TA729)

    Evidence-based recommendations on sapropterin for treating hyperphenylalaninaemia in phenylketonuria.

  35. Antenatal care (NG201)

    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. We have also published a guideline on postnatal care , which covers the topics of emotional attachment and baby feeding.

  36. 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.

  37. Autism spectrum disorder in adults: diagnosis and management (CG142)

    This guideline covers diagnosing and managing suspected or confirmed autism spectrum disorder (autism, Asperger’s syndrome and atypical autism) in people aged 18 and over. It aims to improve access and engagement with interventions and services, and the experience of care, for people with autism.

  38. Impact of multi-disciplinary involvement to improve smoking cessation in the acute admissions unit (AMU)

    Smoking is a risky, costly behaviour. Cessation as 'treatment' can lead to lower drug doses, fewer complications

  39. Sun Safe Schools Accreditation – National intervention programme

    community; and educating pupils on the importance of sun safety, to influence behaviour and prevent skin cancer. The accreditation is...

  40. Postnatal care (NG194)

    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.

  41. Brain tumours (primary) and brain metastases in over 16s (NG99)

    This guideline covers diagnosing, monitoring and managing any type of primary brain tumour or brain metastases in people aged 16 or over. It aims to improve diagnosis and care, including standardising the care people have, how information and support are provided, and palliative care.

  42. Eating disorders: recognition and treatment (NG69)

    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.

  43. Human and animal bites: antimicrobial prescribing (NG184)

    This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for human and animal bites (excluding insect bites) in adults, young people and children aged 72 hours and over. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.

  44. Behaviour change: digital and mobile health interventions (NG183)

    This guideline covers interventions that use a digital or mobile platform to help people eat more healthily, become more active, stop smoking, reduce their alcohol intake or practise safer sex. The interventions include those delivered by text message, apps, wearable devices or the internet. The guideline only includes those that are delivered by the technology itself and not by healthcare professionals using technology to deliver interventions.

  45. Virtual care coordination for people diagnosed with intellectual disability and comorbidities: improving patient safety and health care outcomes

    changes in medication, significant changes in support needs and changes in behaviours. There may be further questions asked/information...

  46. Rehabilitation for adults with complex psychosis (NG181)

    This guideline covers mental health rehabilitation for adults with complex psychosis. It aims to ensure people can have rehabilitation when they need it and promotes a positive approach to long-term recovery. It includes recommendations on organising rehabilitation services, assessment and care planning, delivering programmes and interventions, and meeting people’s physical healthcare needs.

  47. Lambeth ADHD, an inner city multi-agency collaborative

    ADHD knowledge and understand that taking a neurodevelopmental view on behaviour can be constructive and reduce stigma. 3. Information...

  48. Implementing NICE within a Learning Disability service: A service wide journey

    large numbers of un-registered staff, the range of clinical need (Challenging Behaviour, Mental Health & Complex Physical Health). A...

  49. Supporting adult carers (NG150)

    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.

  50. NHS Scotland's Caring for Smiles: improving the oral health of adults in care settings in line with NICE Guidance and Quality Standards

    age. As a result, the oral care needs of residents are becoming more challenging for those staff who are given the responsibility for...