Guidance
We use the best available evidence to develop recommendations that guide decisions in health, public health and social care.
NICE advice
Critical assessment of evidence to help you make decisions. Advice, rather than formal NICE guidance.
Published advice on this topic (13)
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Quality standards
Set out priority areas for quality improvement in health and social care.
Published quality standards on this topic (5)
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Guidance by programme
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NICE guidelines (9)
Review the evidence across broad health and social care topics.
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Technology appraisal guidance (37)
Reviews the clinical and cost-effectiveness of new treatments.
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Diagnostics guidance (1)
Review new diagnostic technologies for adoption in the NHS.
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Interventional procedures guidance (4)
Assessments of whether procedures are safe enough and work well enough for wider use in the NHS.
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Medical technologies guidance (4)
Reviews new medical devices for adoption in the NHS.
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NICE Hub (1)
Advice by programme
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Evidence summaries (4)
Review the best available evidence for selected medicines.
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Medtech innovation briefings (9)
Review the evidence and likely costs of medical devices and technologies.
Products being developed or updated
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In consultation (1)
Guidance and quality standards open for consultation.
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In development (10)
Guidance, quality standards and advice being developed.
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Awaiting development (7)
Guidance and quality standards awaiting development.
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Topic selection (6)
Guidance in topic selection.
Get involved
Comment on guidance in development
Current guidance in consultation
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Our committees and working groups help to develop our guidance, standards, advice and other resources.
Putting guidance into practice
Shared learning
Examples of how our guidance and standards have been put into practice in the NHS, local authorities, voluntary sector and a range of other organisations.
Showing 3 of 13 shared learning examples for this topic:
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Community based approaches to addressing high blood pressure with black African and Caribbean men
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Help to Care Mobile App: Supporting care workers and carers to identify and prevent deterioration
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Ambulatory Acute Foot Service - Royal Free London NHS FT
Podcasts
Diabetes and weight loss, how do we get it right?
In this episode, we look at type 2 diabetes prevention. Pav Kalsi, a clinical adviser from diabetes UK debunks some lifestyle tips and explains some of the NICE recommendations for prevention.
Di, a patient expert from NICE and Bob talk about their personal experiences and give us advice for the future.