We included details of scopes for topic suites, added additional details on NICE's updated approach to considering health inequalities, information on consultation time of scopes was changed to 2 to 4 ...

A new editorial study on Gout, Urate, and Crystal Deposition Disease discusses the 2022 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines for the management of gout. Study: Crystal ...

The current NICE guideline, first issued in 2018, advised that most common ear infections should not be treated with antibiotics, as most children and young people improve without them within 3 days ...

NICE has published new draft recommendations to guide clinicians on the safe prescribing of medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms. The guideline focuses on benzodiazepines, ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is a body which reviews latest evidence based on clinical trials, in order to provide robust guidelines and recommendations which will help ...

Thousands of men in the UK face unnecessary prostate cancer treatments. Current guidelines lag behind research. A study shows active monitoring is as effective as surgery or radiotherapy. Many men ...

As NICE consults on draft guidance to offer statins to millions more adults in England, Emma Wilkinson considers the implications for GPs Up to 15 million more people could be eligible for statins to ...

New research indicates that individuals living with dementia are being treated with potent antipsychotic medications for periods exceeding recommended guidelines. The study further suggests that ...

GP and respiratory expert Dr Andrew Whittamore outlines the key updates in new joint NICE/BTS/SIGN asthma guidelines and advises on how best to implement the changes NICE has worked with BTS and SIGN ...

This chapter describes how guidelines link to other NICE guidance in the topic area and to guidance from other developers. When a guideline topic covers guidance on health technologies that is ...