National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) - latest published guidance
NICE is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health. The guidance is developed using the expertise of the NHS and the wider healthcare community including NHS staff, healthcare professionals, patients and carers, industry and the academic world. For more details on their guidance visit their website.
NICE has issued the following guidance to the NHS in England and Wales (May 2012):
- Atrial fibrillation (stroke prevention) - rivaroxaban
- Opioids in palliative care
- Percutaneous balloon cryoablation for pulmonary vein isolation in atrial fibrillation
- Pipeline embolisation device for the treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms
- Prostate cancer - cabazitaxel
Website: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence