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• New treatment option recommended for people with type 2 diabetes

  Around 180,000 people with difficult to manage type 2 diabetes could benefit from tirzepatide as new treatment option for type 2 diabetes.

• More people could be treated out of hospital in the NHS’s new respiratory hubs and virtual wards

  Consultation launched on draft guidance for the assessment and management of acute respiratory infections in people over 16

• Around 100,000 fewer colonoscopies expected to take place each year

  Tens of thousands of people a year could be spared the need for a colonoscopy following new guidance from NICE.

• International health technology assessment collaboration expands

  The international collaboration between six health technology assessment (HTA) bodies from across the UK, Australia and Canada has welcomed two further HTA bodies.

• People with an acute respiratory infection offered monitoring from home

  People with an acute respiratory infection (ARI) could be monitored from their own homes using technology platforms that will feedback vital information on their condition to clinical staff

• NICE recommends novel treatment for debilitating inherited skin condition

  Around 670 people in England with skin wounds caused by a rare inherited disorder to benefit from a new treatment to help the healing process.