New drug could reduce alcohol consumption A new pill set to reduce alcohol consumption among problem drinkers could now be made available to NHS patients across England and Wales. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have advised that the drug – Nalmefene – should be made available to people who regularly drink high … [Read more…]
New medication is deemed too expensive A revolutionary new drug called Kadcyla, used to treat very aggressive breast cancer, will not be available in England, as advisory body NICE declares it too expensive. Kadcyla is said to add an average of six months on to the life of a woman dying from HER2-positive breast cancer … [Read more…]
Staffing level advice issued to stop compromised care The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released new guidelines on safe nursing staffing levels, suggesting that having more than eight patients per nurse on a ward during the course of the day should act as a trigger to investigate patient safety. If one … [Read more…]