Early-onset neonatal infection (EONI) refers to an infection arising within first 72 h after birth. In August 2012, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guideline on the use of antibiotics to prevent and treat early-onset bacterial infection in newborn babies. Key recommendations included treating suspected EONI as quickly as possible and minimise antibiotic exp...

OBJECTIVES The UK's National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has an explicit cost-effectiveness threshold for deciding whether or not services are to be provided in the National Health Service (NHS), but there is currently little evidence to support the level at which it is set. This study examines whether it is possible to obtain such evidence by examining decision making el...

BACKGROUND The anticipated increase in uptake of intrauterine system (IUS) fittings is slower than predicted by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). There is evidence to suggest that this is because of a high perceived cost of providing this contraceptive method. Whereas studies to date have all guessed at these costs, we calculated the actual costs of providing the...

BACKGROUND Bipolar disorder is a common long-term mental health condition characterised by episodes of mania or hypomania and depression resulting in disability, early death, and high health and society costs. Public money funds the National Institute of Healthcare and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to produce clinical guidelines by systematically identifying the most up to date research evidence a...

De nombreux pansements pour les plaies du pied diabétique sont sur le marché. Le TLC-NOSF est seul recommandé par groupe d’experts indépendants international (IWGDF) et National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Royaume-Uni. Il a en effet démontré son efficacité dans une étude contrôlée randomisée (EXPLORER) : 60 % de neuro-ischémiques cicatrisées plus au terme 20 semaines, réduct...

The resuscitation status of oncology patients plays an essential part patients' care, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Local Guy's and St Thomas’ National Institute for Health Care Excellence guidelines advise cardiopulmonary (CPR) in adult inpatients with COVID

http://msj.sagepub.com 1 Past generations of neurologists frequently took the approach of ‘diagnose and adios’ to managing patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). It is now generally accepted that MS is a chronic but treatable illness that requires long-term care from a neurologist. A recent study examining healthcare utilization in the United States found that although routine neurological care...

Depression is common in thepostpartumperiod. It can be severe and may have serious consequences for the woman and her child. The term postnatal depression, however, is often applied indiscriminately to all occurrences of psychological distress after childbirth. It is important to identify and to treat postnatal depression—recently published National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence ...

Introduction The New Treatment Fund (NTF), launched in January 2017, aims to support the faster introduction of new medicines recommended by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG). NTF requires seven health boards one trust make available within 60 days any positive recommendation decision. project goal was develop a system demonstrat...