Studies have shown that people with dementia receive sub-optimal end-of-life care (McCarthy et al, 1997; Morrison and Siu 2000; Mitchell et al, 2004). The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) have highlighted the importance of palliative care for people with dementia (NICE 2006; NCPC 2007). This article explores the palliative care...

REFERENCES 1 Britton A. Comment on ‘What is the actual cost of providing the intrauterine system for contraception in a UK community sexual and reproductive health setting?’ J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2014;40:153. 2 Cook L, Fleming C. What is the actual cost of providing the intrauterine system for contraception in a UK community sexual and reproductive health setting? J Fam Plann Reprod He...

N Both the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) guidelines state that patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) should be managed in the primary care setting.1,2 Despite this, up to 50% of patients with a diagnosis of IBS are referred to secondary care for further investigations.3 Reasons for referral include diagnostic un...

conclusions the evidence in the discussed topics was limited and controversial. this report is important because it exposes the current knowledge gap in head trauma studies in iran. evidence acquisition the guidelines were appraised using the appraisal of guidelines for research and evaluation (agree) instrument. all key recommendations were reviewed by 14 prominent iranian neurosurgeons; level...

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE, 2011) recommends that clinical care for women with multiple pregnancies should be provided by a specialist multidisciplinary team involving specialist midwives with experience and knowledge of managing multiple pregnancies. It highlights that current evidence, based on observational studies is of low quality. This systematic revie...

BACKGROUND The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) was established in 1999 and provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care. Several steps in the research cycle have been identified that can support the reduction of waste that occurs in biomedical research. The first step in the process is ensuring appropriate research priority setting occurs so o...

Latent TB infection (LTBI) screening and treatment in HIV-positive individuals in the UK is advocated by the British HIV Association (BHIVA) and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), although each recommends differing strategies. We undertook an evaluation of UK practice, relating the responses to the local HIV/TB disease burden. 162 of 188 (86%) UK geographical areas respon...

‘COPD in Primary Care’ is a compilation of essential knowledge on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as a health condition and its treatment within the primary care setting in the UK. COPD is a chronic condition that causes progressive obstruction of the airflows increasing continuously shortness of breath and is, by definition, irreversible. Anita Sharma, an enthusiastic, practicing general...