All National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) articles – Page 27
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NewsNICE publishes first quality standards
Trusts should screen all stroke patients for cognitive impairment within six weeks of diagnosis, according to the first set of quality standards to be published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
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NewsMP accuses NICE of encroaching on policy debates
The public health watchdog is in danger of becoming a “nanny state monster” as it increasingly makes pronouncements that encroach on other areas of public policy, an MP has claimed.
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NewsNICE calls to slash transfat levels
Small changes to people’s diets that make them more healthy could prevent tens of thousands of deaths each year from heart disease and stroke, experts have claimed.
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NewsNHS arm’s length bodies in rush to cut spending
Arm’s length bodies, such as the NHS Information Centre, are reducing costs as uncertainty hangs over their future.
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NewsNICE calls for minimum alcohol pricing
A minimum price should be introduced for alcohol and the government should consider a complete ban on alcohol advertising, health experts said today.
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NewsChild asthma drug 'too expensive'
An asthma drug for children will not be made available on the NHS after the regulator ruled that it was too expensive to justify.
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HSJ KnowledgeWaiting times in glaucoma care
There are approximately 500,000 patients in England with glaucoma or a related condition (for example, ocular hypertension) who require 1 million hospital eye service appointments each year. Indeed, it has been calculated that one third of all HES appointments relate to glaucoma.
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NewsCancer patients request early access to Cancer Drug Fund
Liver cancer patients are lobbying the government to grant them access to the Cancer Drug Fund before its planned introduction in 2011.
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NewsReform of NICE, value-based drug pricing and a 'cancer drugs fund' confirmed
The coaltion government has announced the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence will face “reform”.
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NewsCoalition document sets out raft of NHS reforms
The government has published a detailed blueprint of its plans for the NHS, bringing together previous policy commitments from the Lib Dems and Conservatives.
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NewsNew drug approval guidance issued
Guidance on when new drugs should be used could benefit patients and their families in Scotland, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said.
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LeaderNational GP referral guidelines are needed to reduce inequalities
HSJ’s analysis of the first national collection of patient reported quality measures confirms what has long been suspected: better off patients undergo surgical procedures sooner after they develop health problems than poorer patients.
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NewsExperts issue cancer care election challenge
A group of cancer experts have challenged political parties to explain how they would cut waits for diagnosis and treatment of the disease, which they said offered the greatest hope of saving lives and improving life expectancy.
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NewsLabour pledges personalised care revolution
Personalised healthcare tailored to the needs of individual patients is a centrepiece of Labour’s general election manifesto.
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NewsKing's Fund accuses Tories over cancer drug promise
The Tories have been challenged over their promise to fund new cancer drugs.
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CommentAndy McKeon: why money could not unravel the NHS red tape
Whoever wins the forthcoming election will have some unfinished business on health policy to attend to, even if it is possible to declare victory over waiting lists.
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NewsSpecialised commissioning advisory body to be created
A national advisory body is to be created for commissioning specialised services and treatments for extremely rare conditions.
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HSJ KnowledgeNICE completes the commissioning cycle
Embedding clinical guidance into the full commissioning cycle offers support at all levels, from planning to procurement to public involvement, says Jennifer Taylor
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HSJ KnowledgeNICE guidance: support for commissioners
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence supports commissioners in both preparing for and implementing its guidance, explains Jennifer Taylor
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to use NICE guidance to improve commissioning
Helpful guidance now explains how to make the best use of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence recommendations. In the first in a three part series Jennifer Taylor looks at how it is helping to improve commissioning