News
Life-saving cholesterol jab recommended on NHS
As reported by BBC news, expensive but “game-changing” anti-cholesterol drug could soon be offered to hundreds of thousands of people in England and Wales on keep reading
NICE
News
NICE, SIGN and RCGP give further details about management of long-COVID
NICE, the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) have today given more details about the forthcoming guideline on keep reading
Health Tech
Draft NICE guidelines demonstrate that apps can support behavioural change
Draft guidelines from the National Institute of Clinical Institute (NICE) have advised that apps and online programmes that support behavioural change could aid people in keep reading
Features
NICE encourages use of greener asthma inhalers
People with asthma will be helped to choose the inhaler that is best for them, and best for the environment, using a new patient-decision aid keep reading
Editors choice
Spotlight on sepsis
Sepsis is a condition that many doctors dread, with the common symptoms the condition presents making a firm diagnosis a challenge. To support clinicians, Health keep reading
Long-term conditions
Medicines optimisation: why it’s important
Karen O’Brien, controlled drug accountable officer (CDAO), Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership, describes why medicines optimisation – a key focus for the NHS keep reading
News
Abortion services in England must be more consistent, NICE says
As reported by the BBC, NICE has stated that abortion services in England must be more consistent The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence keep reading
Features
New hypertension guidance consultation
Thousands more people are likely to be offered blood pressure-lowering drugs as part of a drive to prevent heart attacks and strokes. The new guidance keep reading
Policy
Asthma advice from Dr Andy Whittamore
New NICE guidelines on asthma treatment weren’t that well-received when they were launched in early 2018, but treating the condition remains a priority for the keep reading
Features
MPS works with NICE to revise cauda equina syndrome red flags
MPS and NICE revise cauda equina syndrome establishing the red flag symptoms – changes which should help GPs and other healthcare professionals make more effective referrals in keep reading