Safety, Quality and Standards
NICE (The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence)
NICE is a Special Health Authority tasked with providing guidance on current best practice in health treatment and care, including public health, to the NHS in England and Wales. The Department has a formal link with the Institute under which all NICE guidance, published from 1 July 2006, is reviewed locally for its applicability to Northern Ireland and, where found to be applicable, is endorsed by the Department for implementation in the HPSS. Further details are available in the circulars below.
- Implementation of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Guidance in the HPSS
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) The Interventional Procedures Programme
NICE Guidance
NICE Guidance endorsed to date is set out below:
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) NICE Clinical Guideline No 52 – Drug Misuse: Opioid Detoxification
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) NICE Clinical Guideline No 51 – Drug Misuse: Psychosocial Interventions
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) NICE Clinical Guideline No 43 - Obesity
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)Technology Appraisal No 139 – Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea/Hypopnoea Syndrome (OSAHS)
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) NICE Technology Appraisal No137 – Rituximab for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Stage iii or Stage iv Follicular Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) NICE Clinical Guidline No 62 - Antenatal Care
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) NICE Technology Appraisal No 156 - Pregnancy - Routine Antenatal Anti-D Prophylaxis for Women who are Rhesus D Negative
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) NICE Technology Appraisal No 155 - Pegaptanib and Ranibizumab for Age-related Macular Degeneration
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) NICE Clinical Guideline No 45 Antenatal & Postnatal Mental Health
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) NICE Clinical Guideline No 64 - Antibiotic Prophylaxis Against Infective Endocarditis
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) NICE Clinical Guideline No 55 - Intrapartum Care
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) NICE-Clinical Guideline No 41 - Familial Breast Cancer
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) NICE Public Health Intervention Guideline No PH 5 - Workplace Smoking
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) NICE Public Health Intervention Guideline No PH 4 - Substance Misuse
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) NICE Public Health Programme Guidelines No PHG 6 - Behaviour Change
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical Guideline No 57 Atopic Eczema in Children
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical Guideline No 56 -Head Injury
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal TA 136 Structural Neuroimaging in first onset Psychosis
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal TA 134 Infliximab for the treatment of Adults with psoriasis
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal TA 131 Inhaled Corticosteroids for the treatment of chronic Asthma in Children Under the Age of 12 Years
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal TA 130 Adalimumab, Etanercept and Infliximab for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical Guidelines CG 48 - MI: Secondary Prevention
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical Guidlines CG23 - Depression (amended)
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical Guideline CG 22 - Anxiety (amended)
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal TA 126 - Rituximab for Rheumatoid Arthritis (refractory)
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal TA 124 - Pemetrexed for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal TA 123 - Varenicline for Smoking Cessation
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical Guideline 49 - Faecal Incontinence
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical Guideline 47 - Feverish Illness in Children
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Routine Postnatal care of Women and their Babies - NICE Clinical Guidlines
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)Technology Appraisal 133 - Omalizumab for severe persistent Allergic Asthma
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal 132 - Ezetimibe for the Treatment of Hypercholesterolaemia
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal 128 - Stapled Haemorroidopexy for the treatment of Haemorrhoids
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal 125 - Adalimumab for the treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal No TA 102 Parent-Training/Education Programmes in the management of Children with conduct Disorders
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal No TA 135 - Pemetrexed Disodium for the Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal No TA 129 - Multiple Myeloma - Bortezomib Monotherapy
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal No TA 121 - Carmustine Implants and Temolozomide for Glioma
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal No TA 120 - Heart Failure - Cardiac Resynchronisation
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal No TA 127 - Multiple Sclerosis - Natalizumab
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical Guideline No CG 53 - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encepalomyelitis
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical Guideline No CG 20 - Epilepsy in Children and Adults
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal No TA 122 - Alteplase for the Treatment of Acute Ischaemic Stroke
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal No TA 117 - Cinacalcet for the Treatment Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease on Maintenance Dialysis
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal No TA 119 - Fludarabine Monotherapy for the First-line Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL)
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal No TA 116 - Breast Cancer - Gemcitabine
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal No TA 112 - Breast Cancer (Early) - Hormonal Treatments
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal No TA 106 - Peginterferon alfa and ribavirin for the treatment of mild chronic hepatitis C
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) No CG 44 - Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) No CG 39 - Anaemia Management in Chronic Kidney Disease
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) No CG 38 - Bipolar Disorder - The Management of bipolar disorder in adults, children and adolescents, in Primary and Secondary care.
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) No CG 35 - Parkinson's Disease - Diagnosis and Management in Primary and Secondary Care
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal for Implementation in the HSC - The Management of Urinary Incontinence in Women
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal for Implementation in the HSC - Colorectal Cancer - Bevacizumab and Cetuximab
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal for Implementation in the HSC - Drug Misuse - Naltrexone
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal for Implementation in the HSC - Drug Misuse - Methadone and Buprenorphine
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal for Implementation in the HSC - Inhaled Insulin for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Types 1 & 2
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal for Implementation in the HSC - Follicular Lymphoma
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal for Implementation in the HSC - Psoriasis – Efalizumab and Etanercept
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal for Implementation in the HPSS - Cardiovascular Disease - Statins
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal for Implementation in the HPSS - Breast Cancer (early) Paclitaxel
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal for Implementation in the HPSS - Breast Cancer (early) Docetaxal
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal for Implementation in the HPSS - Prostate Cancer (Hormone Refractory) Docetaxal
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal for Implementation in the HPSS - Colorectal Cancer - Laparoscopic Surgery
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal for Implementation in the HPSS - Breast Cancer (early) Trastuzumab (Herceptin)
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Technology Appraisal for Implementation in the HPSS - Psoriatic Arthritis - Etanercept & Infliximab

