For the first time you can access guidance from NICE whilst on the move through NICE’s new official app. It is aimed at doctors nurses medical students and other healthcare professionals as well as those with public health responsibilities including in local government.

It is the first ever app to contain public health guidance including topics such as smoking cessation promoting physical activity behaviour change and preventing diabetes. It contains all of NICE’s clinical guidelines including those on COPD hypertension stroke chronic heart failure atrial fibrillation head injury depression ovarian cancer UTI in children anxiety and autism. It also contains all NICE’s technology appraisals interventional procedures guidance medical technology and diagnostics guidance.

Features

* Search browse and explore all of NICE’s current guidance
* Bookmark sections for easy access
* Email sections to yourself or colleagues

NICE provides authoritative evidence-based guidance on the most effective way to diagnose treat and prevent disease and ill health. Our guidance is for the UK National Health Service (NHS) local authorities charities and anyone with a responsibility for commissioning or providing healthcare. NICE is government-funded through the UK’s Department of Health.

The NICE Guidance app covers:

Conditions and diseases
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* Blood and immune system
* Cancer
* Cardiovascular
* Central nervous system
* Digestive system
* Ear and nose
* Endocrine nutritional and metabolic
* Eye
* Gynaecology pregnancy and birth
* Infectious diseases
* Injuries accidents and wounds
* Mental health and behavioural conditions
* Mouth and dental
* Musculoskeletal
* Respiratory
* Skin
* Urogenital

Public health
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* Accidents and injuries
* Alcohol
* Behaviour change
* Cancer
* Cardiovascular disease
* Child health
* Child social care
* Chronic illness
* Diabetes
* Drugs
* Environmental health
* Infectious diseases
* Maternal health
* Mental health
* Non-communicable diseases
* Obesity and diet
* Occupational health
* Older people
* Physical activity
* Sexual health
* Smoking and tobacco
* Transport
* Vaccine preventable diseases
* Working with and involving communities

NOTE: This app is primarily aimed at healthcare and other professionals. For information on resources available from NICE for patients and the public visit our website at http://www.nice.org.uk/getinvolved/patientsandpublic