Endocarditis prevention: time for a review of NICE guidance

M Thornhill, B Prendergast, M Dayer… - The Lancet Regional …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Summary In 2023, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) updated its infective
endocarditis (IE) guidelines strongly endorsing antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) before invasive …

Is NICE losing its standing as a trusted source of guidance?

JA Michaels - bmj, 2023 - bmj.com
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) develops healthcare guidance
for the NHS, aiming to provide “the best care for patients, while ensuring value for the …

We need to talk about values: a proposed framework for the articulation of normative reasoning in health technology assessment

V Charlton, M DiStefano, P Mitchell… - … Economics, Policy and …, 2024 - cambridge.org
It is acknowledged that health technology assessment (HTA) is an inherently value-based
activity that makes use of normative reasoning alongside empirical evidence. But the …

Reforming EU and national orphan drug regulations to improve outcomes for patients with rare diseases

P Kranz, N McGauran, R Banzi, C Ünal, F Lotz… - bmj, 2023 - bmj.com
Reforming EU and national orphan drug regulations to improve outcomes for patients with
rare diseases Page 1 Reforming EU and national orphan drug regulations to improve …

New evidence calls into question NICE's endocarditis prevention guidance

M Thornhill, B Prendergast, M Dayer, A Frisby… - British dental …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract In 2008, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines
recommended against the use of antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) before invasive dental …

Evidence Following Conditional NICE Technology Appraisal Recommendations: A Critical Analysis of Methods, Quality and Risk of Bias

Y Pijeira Perez, DA Hughes - PharmacoEconomics, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) may
approve health technologies on condition of more evidence generated only in research …

[HTML][HTML] The evolving nature of Health Technology Assessment: A critical appraisal of NICE's new methods manual

A Angelis, M Harker, J Cairns, MK Seo, R Legood… - Value in Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recently
completed a review of its methods for health technology assessment, involving a 2-stage …

[HTML][HTML] Conflicting perspectives during guidelines development are an important source of implementation failure

JA Michaels, R Maheswaran - Health Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years many countries have created national bodies that provide evidence-based
guidance and policy relating to the commissioning and provision of healthcare services …

Prioritising patients in negotiations over drug pricing

R Forrest, H Naci - bmj, 2023 - bmj.com
For over six decades, an agreement has been brokered every five years or so between the
UK government and the drug industry, shaping the pricing and reimbursement landscape for …

All health is not equal: the use of modifiers in NICE technology appraisal

V Charlton - BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 2023 - ebm.bmj.com
In 2004, former BMJ editor Richard Smith described the UK's National Institute for Health
and Care Excellence (NICE) as potentially 'one of Britain's greatest cultural exports, along …