12 August 2009

NICE

Online Educational Tools (August 2009)
In collaboration with BMJ Learning, NICE offers a series of free educational modules suitable for all clinical staff in the healthcare team, as well as doctors. You do not have to be a BMA member or a BMJ subscriber.
Tools

NICE publishes first menu of potential indicators for 2010/11 QOF (10th August 2009)

On 10 August the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published the first menu of potential indicators for the 2010/11 Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) together with recommendations on indicators to be considered for retirement.
QOF Indicators

Lung cancer (non-small-cell, first line treatment) - pemetrexed: final appraisal determination (6th August 2009)
After considering the feedback from consultation, the Appraisal Committee has prepared a Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) on Lung cancer (non-small-cell, first line treatment) - pemetrexedand submitted it to the Institute.

The FAD has been sent to the formal consultees for this appraisal who have 15 working days to consider whether they wish to appeal against it. Subject to any appeal by consultees, the FAD may be used as the basis for the Institute's guidance on the use of the appraised technology in the NHS in England and Wales.

Closing date of the appeal is 21st August 2009.
FAD

Self-harm (longer term management): scope consultation (7th August 2009)
NICE have been asked to develop a clinical practice guideline on Self-harm (longer term management) for use in the NHS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The draft scope defines what aspects of care the guideline will cover and to whom it will apply. Registered stakeholders for the Self-harm (longer term management) guideline are invited to submit comments on the scope and may suggest clinical questions that could be answered in the guideline.

Closing date for comments is 4th September 2009.
Consultation

Latest Implementation Tools (12th August 2009)
Tools to aid implementation of recently published NICE guidance.

When to suspect child maltreatment: Costing Statement

Low back pain: Audit Support and Commissioning Fact Sheet

Diabetes Type 2 (new drugs) update: Audit Support - Organisational Criteria and Audit Support - Clinical Criteria

Coeliac Disease: Audit Support, Commissioning Factsheet and Guide to Resources

Hepatitis B - Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate: Audit Support and Costing Tools

Leukaemia (Chronic Lymphocystic, first line) - Rituximab: Audit Support and Costing Tools

Image-guided Radiofrequency Excision Biopsy of Breast Lesion: Audit Support

Sinus Tarsi Implant Insertion for Mobile Flatfoot: Audit Support


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