The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)* today (Wednesday 24 February) published its guideline on MND.
Sally Light, Chief Executive of the Association said: ?The MND Association strongly welcomes the publication of the NICE guideline on MND. This long awaited guideline has come about after more than four years of campaigning by the Association and our supporters.
?It is a hugely significant document that sets out in detail what good care looks like and how it should be delivered. It will shape future care and have a huge influence over the quality of life for people living with MND and their families and carers.
?We look forward to working with our members and supporters to ensure the NICE guideline on MND has a positive impact on the care and support available to people with MND, their families and carers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.?
There are four main NICE documents published today, see below:
- The full guideline?[319 pages, PDF (2.20MB)]
- The short guideline [47 pages, PDF (189KB)]
- Appendices to the full guidance [468 pages, PDF (4.62MB)]
- Responses to comments received during the consultation [187 pages, PDF (1.76MB)]
The short guide is likely to be the main reference tool for professionals. It focuses on recommendations to clinicians and practitioners about what they should do when caring for people with MND.
The full NICE guideline discusses some of the reasoning and rationale behind recommendations in full and will be a hugely influential reference tool.
You can read our review of the NICE guideline?and how it?affects people with MND here.
About NICE
*NICE is an independent body with an aim to improve outcomes for people using the NHS and other public health and social care services. Since 1999, it has provided the NHS, and those who rely on it for their care, with an increasing range of advice on effective, good value healthcare, and since 2013 it gained new responsibilities for providing guidance for those working in social care too. It produces evidence based guidance and advice for health, public health and social care practitioners.
Guidance from NICE is directly applicable in England, and guidelines are also routinely adopted in Wales and Northern Ireland.
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