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New guidelines should benefit stroke patients
An NHS workforce and resource impact statement highlights the work being done to make changes recommended by NICE in its updated stroke guideline part of routine NHS patient care.
Source: NHS Networks - July 18, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

NICE aims to prevent 8,000 strokes
NICE is calling for GPs and CCGs to focus on preventing 8,000 strokes a year. New NICE indicators will help GPs and CCGs improve the identification and management of atrial fibrillation (AF) – a common heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat and increases the risk of stroke.
Source: NHS Networks - August 2, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

NICE greenlights clot removal procedure for use on NHS
NICE has approved a procedure for use on the NHS that uses a mechanical device to remove clots from stroke patients.
Source: NHS Networks - March 1, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

NICE recommends anticoagulants over aspirin for stroke prevention
AF is a condition that affects the heart, causing it to beat irregularly and too fast. When this happens, blood does not flow properly through the heart and the rest of the body. NICE’s latest quality standard, which sets out advice on the treatment and management of AF,  recommends that people with AF who have a CHA2DS2-VASC stroke risk score of 2 or above are offered newer anticoagulants, such as apixaban, dabigatran etexilate, rivaroxaban or a vitamin K antagonist like warfarin.
Source: NHS Networks - July 10, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

Offer weight loss surgery to obese people with diabetes
A quarter of the UK population is now obese, fuelling a rise in cases of type 2 diabetes, as well as heart disease, fatty liver disease and cancer. One in 20 people in the UK has type 2 diabetes, a progressive disease that causes heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney failure and limb amputations. Updated NICE guidance focuses on identifying, assessing and treating people who are already obese.
Source: NHS Networks - December 1, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

Joined-up working required for effective stroke rehab services
Stroke is a major health problem in the UK. Each year an estimated 150,000 people have a stroke - equivalent to one person every five minutes. In its first clinical guideline on stroke rehabilitation, NICE says that people with disability after stroke should receive rehabilitation in a dedicated stroke inpatient unit, and subsequently from a specialist stroke team within the community.
Source: NHS Networks - June 20, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

Supporting the commissioning of anticoagulation therapy for adults
This resource supports commissioners to review how anticoagulation therapy is currently initiated, provided, monitored and reviewed in their local area with particular consideration to the introduction of the novel oral anticoagulants. NICE recommendations for rivaroxaban, dabigatran and apixaban for stroke prevention in people with atrial fibrillation and rivaroxaban for treatment of deep vein thrombosis provide people who have these conditions with more choices of medication. This will have an impact on the commissioning of anticoagulation services at a local level, with an anticipated reduction in vitamin K antagonist monitoring services.
Source: NHS Networks - May 23, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

New stroke prevention treatment recommended by NICE
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cause of irregular heart beat. It can cause the heart rhythm to become disorganised, and on occasion too fast, leading to the inefficient pumping of blood around the body.
Source: NHS Networks - February 28, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Karen Topping Source Type: news

NICE guidance supports new blood pressure device that can detect atrial fibrillation
The guidance backs use of WatchBP Home A, which could reduce the incidence of atrial fibrillation-related stroke by improving early detection. The guidance also recommends that WatchBP Home A should be considered for use in people with suspected hypertension (high blood pressure) or those being screened for hypertension in primary care.
Source: NHS Networks - January 21, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news