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This guideline covers how to help people return to work after long-term sickness absence, reduce recurring sickness absence, and help prevent people moving from short-term to long-term sickness absence.

Result type

NICE guideline

Published

20 November 2019

Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic ablation for a pilonidal sinus in adults. This involves applying heat to the pilonidal sinus.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

17 April 2019

Evidence-based recommendations on transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the trigeminal nerve for ADHD. This involves a single-use electrode patch stuck to the forehead, which sends small electrical pulses through the skin during sleep.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

11 January 2023

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous venoplasty for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in people with multiple sclerosis. This involves inserting an inflatable balloon into veins in the neck and chest in an attempt to widen them.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

30 January 2019

should document what happens to all patients presenting with acute chest pain in the chosen clinical settings, to allow investigation of...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

9 June 2015

Evidence-based recommendations on non-surgical reduction of myocardial septum. This involves inserting a catheter into the femoral artery and passing it up into the heart under X-ray control.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

25 February 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on fallopian tube recanalisation by guidewire. This involves injecting dye through a narrow tube inserted into the fallopian tube and if this does not unblock it, using a guidewire.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

28 July 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on catheterless oesophageal pH monitoring. This involves placing a small wireless capsule in the gullet to check the level of acid.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

26 July 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory tennis elbow. This involves using a machine to deliver sound waves to the painful area to stimulate healing.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

26 August 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on insertion of metal rib reinforcements to stabilise a flail chest wall. This involves using metal (usually titanium) to stabilise the ‘flail’ segment of chest wall.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 October 2010

This guideline covers diagnosing and managing venous thromboembolic diseases in adults. It aims to support rapid diagnosis and effective treatment for people who develop deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE). It also covers testing for conditions that can make a DVT or PE more likely, such as thrombophilia (a blood clotting disorder) and cancer.

Result type

NICE guideline

Last updated

2 August 2023

This guideline covers assessing, diagnosing and managing mental health problems in adults (aged 18 and over) who are in contact with the criminal justice system. It aims to improve mental health and wellbeing in this population by establishing principles for assessment and management, and promoting more coordinated care planning and service organisation across the criminal justice system.

Result type

NICE guideline

Published

21 March 2017

form of pain relief over another for women with a previous caesarean section. There was also no evidence that the use of the birthing...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

16 August 2019

Evidence-based recommendations on avacopan (Tavneos) for treating severe active granulomatosis with polyangiitis or microscopic polyangiitis in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

21 September 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on superior rectal artery embolisation for haemorrhoids in adults. This involves blocking the blood vessels supplying the haemorrhoids with tiny plastic particles or metal coils.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

29 August 2018