Evidence-based recommendations on transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the trigeminal nerve for ADHD. This involves a single-use electrode patch stuck to the forehead, which sends small electrical pulses through the skin during sleep.
Is this guidance up to date?
Next review: 2026...
Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous image-guided cryoablation of peripheral neuroma for chronic pain. This involves using a needle-like probe to freeze and destroy small parts of nerves in neuromas to stop the pain signals.
Is this guidance up to date?
Next review: 2026...
Evidence-based recommendations on mobocertinib (EXKIVITY) for treating EGFR exon 20 insertion mutation-positive advanced non-small-cell lung cancer after platinum-based chemotherapy in adults.
Commercial arrangement
There is a simple discount patient access scheme for mobocertinib. NHS organisations ca...
Evidence-based recommendations on upadacitinib (Rinvoq) for treating moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in adults.
Commercial arrangement
There is a simple discount patient access scheme for upadacitinib. NHS organisations can get details on the Commercial Access and Pricing (CAP) Portal. ...
Now that the majority of people living with HIV take combination antiretroviral therapy (ART), the
spectrum of causes of pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) has changed compared with the pre-ART era.
In these guidelines, we focus on causes and evaluation of PUO among people living with HIV with
CD4 counts <3...
Intra-articular injections are sometimes used to relieve pain for people with osteoarthritis. These include injections with corticosteroids, hyaluronan and stem cells. Corticosteroid injections are undertaken to deliver this high dose anti-inflammatory agent within the joint to reduce inflammation of the...
Electrotherapy can be used to provide pain relief in a range of conditions including osteoarthritis. Although Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) was recommended as an intervention to consider in NICE Osteoarthritis guideline CG177 it is not thought to be widely used within the NHS. TENS i...
Black, Christopher;
Paine, Peter;
Agrawal, Anurag;
Aziz, Imran;
Eugenicos, Maria;
Houghton, Lesley;
Hungin, Pali;
Overshott, Ross;
Rudd, Sheryl;
Corsetti, Maura;
Ford, Alexander.
Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a common disorder of gut–brain interaction, affecting approximately 7% of individuals in the community, with most patients managed in primary care. The last British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) guideline for the management of dyspepsia was published in 1996. In the int...
This guideline covers the management of COVID-19 for children, young people and adults in all care settings. It brings together our existing recommendations on managing COVID-19, and new recommendations on therapeutics, so that healthcare staff and those planning and delivering services can find and use ...
COVID-19/tratamiento farmacológico,
Corticoesteroides/uso terapéutico,
Antivirales/uso terapéutico,
COVID-19/complicaciones,
Embolia Pulmonar/complicaciones,
Pulmón/patología,
Anticoagulantes/uso terapéutico,
Dabigatrán/uso terapéutico,
Heparina/uso terapéutico,
4-Hidroxicumarinas/uso terapéutico,
Aspirina/uso terapéutico
This guideline covers vitamin D use in the context of COVID‑19. It is for adults, young people and children in hospitals and community settings. Vitamin D is important for bone and muscle health. It may also have a role in the body's immune response to respiratory viruses. On 14 July 2022, we removed t...
