11 June 2009

NICE

Chest pain: draft guideline consultation (26th May)
A clinical practice guideline on Chest pain/discomfort of recent onset is being developed for use in the NHS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Registered stakeholders for this guideline are invited to comment on the provisional recommendations via this website. Closing date for comments is 21st July 2009.
Consultation


Extracorporeal albumin dialysis for acute liver failure: interventional procedures consultation (27th May 2009)
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is examining extracorporeal albumin dialysis for acute liver failure and will publish guidance on its safety and efficacy to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. NICE’s Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee has considered the available evidence and the views of Specialist Advisers, who are consultants with knowledge of the procedure. The Advisory Committee has made provisional recommendations about extracorporeal albumin dialysis for acute liver failure.

This document summarises the procedure and sets out the provisional recommendations made by the Advisory Committee. It has been prepared for public consultation. Closing date for comments is 24th June 2009.
Consultation


Gastrointestinal stromal tumours - sunitinib: final appraisal determination (28th May 2009)
After considering the feedback from consultation, the Appraisal Committee has prepared a Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) on Sunitinib for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumours and 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 for comments is 10th June 2009.
FAD


Preventing children's unintentional injuries outside the home: draft scope consultation (28th May 2009)
NICE is developing public health intervention guidance preventing unintentional injuries outside the home among children and young people aged under 15.
All registered stakeholders are invited to comment on the draft scope. Closing date for comments is 25th June 2009.
Consultation


Resources and environmental changes to prevent skin cancer: draft scope consultation (28th May 2009)
NICE is developing public health intervention guidance on sun protection resources and environmental changes to prevent skin cancer for NHS and local authorities.
All registered stakeholders are invited to comment on the draft scope. Closing date for comments is 25th June 2009.
Consultation


Colorectal cancer (first line) - cetuximab: final appraisal determination (1st June 2009)
After considering the feedback from consultation, the Appraisal Committee has prepared a Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) on cetuximab for the first line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer and submitted it to the Institute.

The FAD has been sent to the formal consultees for this appraisal who, for this appraisal, have 20 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 for comments is 19th June 2009.
FAD


Autism spectrum disorders in children and young people: draft scope consultation (9th June 2009)
NICE have been asked to develop a clinical practice guideline on Autism spectrum disorders in children and young people 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 this 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 9th June 2009.
Consultation


Latest Implementation Tools (10th June 2009)
Tools to aid implementation of recently published guidance.

Low back pain: Costing Tool and Slide Set

Coeliac disease: Costing Tool and Slide Set

Critical illness rehabilitation: Rehabilitation Checklist and Audit Support

Personality disorders antisocial: Audit Support-Adults and Audit Support-Children and Young People

Schizophrenia: Audit Support-Primary Care, Audit Support-Pharmacological, Audit Support-Organisational Criteria and Audit Support-Clinical Criteria

Type 2 diabetes - the management of type 2 diabetes (partial update): Slide Set

Tenotomy of horizontal eye muscles for nystagmus (with reattachment at their original insertions: Audit Support

Percutaneous endoscopic laser lumbar discectomy: Audit Support

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