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This quality standard covers diagnosing, assessing and treating community-acquired and hospital-acquired pneumonia in babies over 1 month (corrected gestational age), children, young people and adults. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement. It does not cover ventilator associated pneumonia or COVID-19 pneumonia.
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Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for Achilles tendinopathy (HTG426)
Evidence-based recommendations on extracorporeal shockwave therapy for treating Achilles tendinopathy in adults. This involves passing shockwaves through the skin to the affected area.
This guideline covers assessing and managing suspected or confirmed cirrhosis in people who are 16 years or older. It aims to improve how cirrhosis is identified and diagnosed, and gives advice on the monitoring, prevention and early management of complications.
Evidence-based recommendations on testing for epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase (EGFR–TK) mutations in untreated, locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell-lung cancer.
The PressureWire fractional flow reserve measurement system for coronary artery disease (MIB2)
NICE has developed a Medtech Innovation Briefing (MIB) on the PressureWire fractional flow reserve measurement system
AcQMap for mapping the heart atria to target ablation treatment for arrhythmias (MIB246)
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on AcQMap for mapping the heart atria to target ablation treatment for arrhythmias .
FibroScan for assessing liver fibrosis and cirrhosis outside secondary and specialist care (HTG682)
Evidence-based recommendations on FibroScan for assessing liver fibrosis and cirrhosis outside secondary and specialist care.
Evidence-based recommendations on Memokath 051 Ureter stent for ureteric obstruction.
New age-based blood test thresholds recommended by NICE will help GPs catch ovarian cancer earlier
More women with ovarian cancer could be diagnosed earlier under proposed new NICE guidance that replaces a one-size-fits-all blood test threshold with personalised, age-based criteria.
This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing lower urinary tract symptoms in men (aged 18 and over). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Initial assessment – physical examination
- Quality statement 2: Initial assessment – urinary frequency and volume chart
- Quality statement 3: Initial assessment – advice on lifestyle interventions
- Quality statement 4: Conservative management – temporary containment products
- Quality statement 5: Conservative management – urethral milking
- Quality statement 6: Medication review
- Quality statement 7: Specialist assessment – flow rate and post-void residual volume
Ovarian cancer: identifying and managing familial and genetic risk (NG241)
This guideline covers assessing the familial and genetic risk of having a pathogenic variant associated with ovarian cancer in adults.
We have moved interventional procedures guidance 657 to become HealthTech guidance 523. This is to better reflect the NICE HealthTech programme which combines the former NICE Diagnostics Assessment programme, Interventional Procedures programme and Medical Technologies Evaluation programme and to help you find relevant content more quickly. The guidance itself has not changed.
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on Airglove air warming system for venous access .
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on Aquablation robotic therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia .
Developmental follow-up of children and young people born preterm (NG72)
This guideline covers the developmental follow-up of babies, children and young people under 18 years who were born preterm (before 37+0 weeks of pregnancy). It explains the risk of different developmental problems and disorders, and specifies what extra assessments and support children born preterm might need during their growth and development.