NICE Pathways -the fast and easy way to access NICE ...

NICE Pathways covers the entire range of NICE guidance, including health technology appraisals, clinical guidelines, public health and social ... Overthepastdecade,guidelineshaveincreasinglybecomeafamiliarpartoftheclinicallandscape.Everyday,decisionsontreatmentsandmedicationsatGPsurgeriesacrossthecountryandcommissioningdecisionsatNHStrustsareinfluencedbyguidelines,manyofwhicharefromNICE. ReadingthroughalltherecommendationsfromNICEandidentifyingtheaccompanyingqualitystandardsorsupporttoolscanbearealchallenge. Andasthequantityandrangeoftheseproductsincreases,busyhealthcareprofessionalsrequirenewwaysofidentifying,accessingandusingthisguidance. HelpisnowathandintheformofNICEPathways,anonlinetoolforGPsandpracticenurses. Bringingitalltogether NICEPathwaysbringstogether-forthefirsttime-allrelatedNICEguidanceandassociatedproductsinasetofinteractivetopic-basedflowcharts. Itisavisualandinteractiveformatthatprovidesawaytoquicklyviewandnavigateguidance,includingqualitystandards,andothertoolsfromNICEonagiventopic. Previously,therehasbeennoeasywaytoseeataglanceeverythingNICEhassaidonaspecificconditionacrossallitsseparatepublishedguidance. NICEPathwayscoverstheentirerangeofNICEguidance,includinghealthtechnologyappraisals,clinicalguidelines,publichealthandsocialcareadvice,qualitystandardsandimplementationtools. PathwayscanbeviewedonsmartphonesandonIPadsallowingeasyaccesswhileonthemove.UsersarealsoabletoprintoutthePathwaysandsavethemforfuturereference. “NICEPathwaysisforanyonewhoneedstouseNICEguidance.StartingwithabroadoverviewallowstheusertoexploreinincreasingdetailNICErecommendationsandadvice,”explainsDrGillianLeng,NICEDeputyChiefExecutive. “Forexample,youmaybeinterestedinfindingoutwhatNICEhassaidonstroke.Theremightbetechnologyappraisalguidance,clinicalguidelinesandperhapsaqualitystandardaswell.NICEPathwayswillconnectallofthisadvicetogetherinoneplace. “NICEPathwayswillprovideausefulstartingpointforusersnewtoatopic,whilegivingspecialistsconfidencethattheyareuptodatewitheverythingNICEhasrecommended.” ThisnewresourcewillalsogreatlyfacilitateaccesstoNICEguidanceforcommissioners,whoneedtocommissioncareacrossawholepathway. UsersdonotneedtounderstandhowNICEclassifiesdifferenttypesofguidancetovieweverythingNICEhassaidonaparticulartopic. NICEPathwayswillsynthesiseallofthisguidancetogetherinoneplace. Fromalcoholdisorderstovenousthromboembolisms Atotalof75pathwayshavebeenproducedsofarthatcanbebrowsedbyAtoZorbythefollowingclinicalareas: Cancer Cardiovasculardisease Endocrinedisease Eyedisease Kidneydisease Mentaldisorders Infectionsandinfectiousdiseases Metabolicdiseases Nervoussystemdiseases Pregnancyandchildbirth Respiratorydiseases LatestPathwaysofinteresttoprimarycarehealthprofessionalsincludepreventingtype2diabetes,osteoporosisfragilityfractureandtheuseofantibioticsforearly-onsetneonatalinfection. ThereisalsoabackcatalogueofNICEPathwaysonahostofcommonconditionsthatGPsmayencounter,suchasdepression,COPD,chronickidneydisease,dementia,hypertensionandfoodallergies. Therearealsopublichealthtopicscoveringbehaviouralissuessuchasdiet,physicalactivityandsmoking,aswellasmaternalhealth,mentalhealthandpreventativemedicine. Individualpathwaysalsolinktootherrelatedpathways-forexamplethedietpathwaylinkswiththephysicalactivitypathway. NICEPathwayswillcontinuetodevelopbyincludingmorecontentandmoretopicsasnewNICEguidanceispublishedandbyaddingnewfeaturessuchaslinkingtotheevidencebehindNICErecommendations. WhatcliniciansaresayingaboutNICEPathways "NICEPathwaysfitsthebillwhenitcomestosupportingclinicalpracticeandcommissioning." "Logical,easytouseandthebestwaytoaccesseverythingNICErecommendsonagiventopic." "Pathwayswillbeagreathelptodemonstratetherelevanceofguidanceindecisionmaking." "Thesheervolumeofguidancecangenerate‘awhitenoise'andaccessingrelevantsectionsofguidancecanbetimeconsuming.NICEPathwaysseemstooffertheprospectofcuttingthroughallthis." "NICEpathwaysareareallyeasywaytoensurethatyouareaccessingtheuptodaterecommendationsfromNICEandnotmissinganything."