NICE Bites
Nice Bites: Fever in under 5s
This guideline covers the assessment and early management of fever (elevation of body temperature above the normal daily variation) with no obvious cause in children aged under 5 years. It aims to improve clinical assessment and diagnosis of serious illness among young children who present with fever in primary and secondary care.
Dec 2019
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NICE Bites: Cannabis-based medicinal products
This guideline covers prescribing of cannabis-based medicinal products for people with intractable nausea and vomiting, chronic pain, spasticity and severe treatment-resistant epilepsy.
Nov 2019
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NICE Bites: Cellulitis and erysipelas: antimicrobial prescribing
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for adults, young people, children and babies aged 72 hours and over with cellulitis and erysipelas. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.
Oct 2019
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Nice Bites: Community acquired pneumonia: antimicrobial prescribing
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for adults, young people, children and babies aged 72 hours and over with a confirmed diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.
Sep 2019
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Nice Bites: Hypertension in adults
This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of hypertension in adults, including people with type 2 diabetes. It aims to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks and strokes by helping healthcare professionals to diagnose hypertension accurately and treat it effectively.
Jul 2019
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NICE Bites: Ulcerative colitis: management
This guideline covers the management of ulcerative colitis (UC) in children, young people and adults. It aims to help professionals to provide consistent high-quality care and it highlights the importance of advice and support for people with UC.
Jun 2019
Issue: 119
NICE Bites: Crohn's disease: management
This guideline covers the management of Crohn’s disease in children, young people and adults. It aims to reduce people’s symptoms and maintain or improve their quality of life.
May 2019
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Nice Bites: Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in women
This guideline covers the assessment and management of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in women.
Apr 2019
Issue: 117
NICE Bites: Bronchiectasis (acute exacerbation): antimicrobial prescribing
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for managing and preventing acute exacerbations of bronchiectasis (non-cystic fibrosis). It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.
Mar 2019
Issue: 116
NICE Bites: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
This guideline covers diagnosis and management of COPD in people aged =16 years, which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. It covers stable COPD and exacerbations. It replaces NICE CG101 (June 2010) summarised in NICE Bites No.19.
Feb 2019
Issue: 115
NICE Bites: Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines
This edition includes four antimicrobial prescribing guidelines: 1.Pyelonephritis, 2. Lower urinary tract infection (UTI), 3. Recurrent UTI, 4. Catheter-associated UTI.
Feb 2019
Issue: 114
NICE Bites: Prostatitis (acute): antimicrobial prescribing
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for acute prostatitis. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.
Dec 2018
Issue: 113
NICE Bites: Chronic heart failure
This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of chronic HF in people aged =18 years.
Nov 2018
Issue: 112
NICE Bites: Dementia
This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of dementia including Alzheimer’s disease.
Oct 2018
Issue: 111
NICE Bites: Lyme disease
This guideline covers the management of Lyme disease in children (<12 years), young people (=12 years) and adults, including pregnant women.
Sep 2018
Issue: 110
NICE Bites: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
This guideline update covers diagnosing and managing peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in people aged 18 years and older.
Mar 2018
Issue: 104
NICE Bites: Asthma
This guideline covers diagnosing, monitoring and managing asthma in adults and young people/children. It does not cover managing severe asthma or acute asthma attacks.
Jan 2018
Issue: 103
NICE Bites: Glaucoma
This guideline covers diagnosis and management of chronic open-angle glaucoma (COAG) and ocular hypertension (OHT) in adults aged 18 years and older.
Dec 2017
Issue: 102
NICE Bites: Sinusitis (acute): antimicrobial prescribing
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for acute sinusitis. It aims to limit antibiotic use and reduce antimicrobial resistance.
Nov 2017
Issue: 101
NICE Bites: Osteoporosis: assessing the risk of fragility fracture
This guideline offers best practice advice on the assessment of fragility fracture risk in adults.
Sep 2017
Issue: 100
NICE Bites: Parkinson’s disease in adults
This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of Parkinson’s disease in people aged 18 years and older.
Jul 2017
Issue: 99
NICE Bites: Eating disorders: recognition and treatment
This guideline covers recognition and treatment of eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, binge eating and bulimia nervosa for children, young people and adults.
Jun 2017
Issue: 98
NICE Bites: Cerebral palsy in under 25s
This guideline covers the assessment and management of cerebral palsy in under 25s.
May 2017
Issue: 97
NICE Bites: Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community
This guideline has been developed to help ensure that adults aged 18 years and olderwho receive social care in the community get the support needed to manage their medicines safely and effectively.
Apr 2017
Issue: 96
NICE Bites: Spondyloarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management
This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of suspected or confirmed spondyloarthritis in adults 16 years and older.
Mar 2017
Issue: 95
NICE Bites: Antimicrobial stewardship: changing risk-related behaviours in the general population
This guideline aims to change people’s behaviour to reduce antimicrobial resistance and the spread of resistant microbes. It
Feb 2017
Issue: 94
NICE Bites: Low back pain and sciatica in over 16’s
This guideline covers the assessment and management of low back pain with or without sciatica in people aged 16 years and older.
Jan 2017
Issue: 93
NICE Bites: NICE Bites User Survey 2016
In 2016 we carried out a user survey to find out,Who uses NICE Bites, how they access it and what it is used for,What is the value/impact for users?,Is the content and format useful?,How can NICE Bites be improved?
Dec 2016
Issue: 92
NICE Bites: Mental health problems in people with learning disabilities
This guideline covers preventing, assessing and managing mental health problems in people with learning disabilities in all settings and should be used in conjunction with NICE guidelines on specific mental health problems.
Oct 2016
Issue: 91
NICE Bites: Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and management
This guideline covers optimising care for adults with multimorbidity, by reducing treatment burden (polypharmacy and multiple appointments) and unplanned care.
Sep 2016
Issue: 90
NICE Bites: Sepsis
This guideline covers recognition, diagnosis and early management of sepsis for all populations. It should be used together with: algorithms organised by age group and treatment location and risk stratification tools.
Aug 2016
Issue: 89
NICE Bites: Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
This guideline covers identifying, assessing and managing NAFLD in children (1 to 15 years), young people (16 to 17 years) and adults (18 years and older).
Jul 2016
Issue: 88
NICE Bites: Controlled drugs: safe use and management
This guideline covers systems and processes for using and managing CDs safely in all NHS settings except care homes.
May 2016
Issue: 87
NICE Bites: Motor Neurone Disease
This guideline includes recommendations on assessing and managing MND, a neurodegenerative condition affecting the brain and spinal cord. The most common type of MND is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Apr 2016
Issue: 86
NICE Bites: Care of dying adults in the last days of life
This guideline includes recommendations intended to help healthcare professionals recognise when a person may be entering the last days of their life, or if they may be deteriorating, stabilising or improving even temporarily.
Mar 2016
Issue: 85
NICE Bites: Tuberculosis
This guideline offers advice on the care of people with, or at risk of contracting TB. It updates and replaces NICE CG117/PH37.
Feb 2016
Issue: 84
NICE Bites: Type 2 diabetes
This guideline discusses the management of type 2 diabetes in adults.
Jan 2016
Issue: 83
NICE Bites: Menopause
This guideline covers diagnosis and management of menopause, including premature ovarian insufficiency.
Dec 2015
Issue: 82
NICE Bites: Diabetes (type 1 and 2) in children and young people
This guideline discusses the management of type 1 and 2 diabetes in children and young people. Recommendations throughout this bulletin may refer to type 1 or 2 diabetes or both. This is clearly stated in each section.
Nov 2015
Issue: 81
NICE Bites: Type 1 diabetes
This guideline discusses the management of type 1 diabetes in adults.
Oct 2015
Issue: 80
NICE Bites: Antimicrobial stewardship
This guideline provides good practice recommendations on systems and processes for effective use of antimicrobials.
Sep 2015
Issue: 79
NICE Bites: Anaemia management in people with CKD
This guideline covers the management of anaemia associated with CKD in adults, children and young people.
Aug 2015
Issue: 78
NICE Bites: Diabetes in pregnancy
This guideline covers the management of diabetes and its complications in women who are planning pregnancy and those already pregnant.
Jul 2015
Issue: 77
NICE Bites: Depression in children and young people
This guideline covers the identification and treatment of depression in children (aged 5 to 11 years) and young people (12 to 18 years) in primary, community and secondary care.
Jun 2015
Issue: 76
NICE Bites: Irritable bowel syndrome in adults
This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of adults with IBS in primary care.
May 2015
Issue: 75
NICE Bites: Medicines optimisation
This guideline offers best practice advice on the care of all people who are using medicines and also those who are receiving suboptimal benefit from medicinesa
Apr 2015
Issue: 74
NICE Bites: GORD: children and young people
This guideline covers the recognition, diagnosis and management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in infants, children and young people.
Mar 2015
Issue: 73
NICE Bites: Multiple sclerosis
This guideline covers diagnosis and management of MS- related symptoms and treatment of relapse. Also see Box 1: NICE technology appraisals for disease-modifying treatments.
Feb 2015
Issue: 72
NICE Bites: Pneumonia
This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia in adults.
Jan 2015
Issue: 71
NICE Bites: Bipolar disorder
This guideline covers the recognition, assessment and management of bipolar disorder in children, young people and adults. It applies to people with bipolar I, bipolar II, mixed affective and rapid cycling disorders.
Nov 2014
Issue: 70
NICE Bites: Long-acting reversible contraception (update)
This guideline gives recommendations on long-acting reversible contraception.
Nov 2014
Issue: 69
NICE Bites: Dyspepsia and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
This guideline covers the management of dyspepsia and GORD in adults (>18 years). It also covers endoscopic surveillance for adults with a diagnosis of Barrett’s oesophagus, but does not include details on management of Barrett’s oesophagus.
Oct 2014
Issue: 68
NICE Bites: Chronic kidney disease
This guideline covers the identification and management of CKD in adults in primary and secondary care.
Sep 2014
Issue: 67
NICE Bites: Atrial Fibrillation
This guideline covers the management of AF in adults (18 years and older) and includes people with paroxysmal (recurrent), persistent and permanent AF and atrial flutter, but does not apply to people with congenital heart disease precipitating AF.
Aug 2014
Issue: 66
NICE Bites: Lipid modification
This guideline includes recommendations on risk assessment for CVD and on the use of lipid-lowering drugs in adults.
Jul 2014
Issue: 65
NICE Bites: Pressure ulcers: prevention and management
This guideline covers people of all ages at risk of, or who have, a pressure ulcer.
Jun 2014
Issue: 64
NICE Bites: Managing medicines in care homes
This social care guideline provides recommendations for good practice on the systems and processes for managing medicines in care homes.
Apr 2014
Issue: 63
NICE Bites: Psychosis and schizophrenia in adults
This guideline covers the treatment and management of psychosis and schizophrenia and related disorders in adults (18 years and older) with onset before 60 years. There is a separate NICE pathway on psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people.
Mar 2014
Issue: 62
NICE Bites: Prostate cancer
Recommendations in this guideline apply to men referred to secondary care with suspected or diagnosed prostate cancer, including follow-up in primary care once diagnosed.
Feb 2014
Issue: 61
NICE Bites: MI: secondary prevention
This guideline covers secondary prevention after a myocardial infarction for patients in primary and secondary care. The guideline updates and replaces NICE CG48.
Jan 2014
Issue: 60
Last updated: 19/12/2019