NICE publishes three new pieces of guidance

The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued three new pieces of guidance to help doctors manage chronic heart failure, blackouts and hypertension in pregnancy.

The first publication provides guidance on the management of chronic heart failure in adults in primary and secondary care. It contains evidence-based advice on how to care for and treat patients with chronic heart failure, with updated recommendations on diagnosis, pharmacological treatment, monitoring and rehabilitation. This guidance updates and replaces NICE clinical guideline 5, which was published in July 2003. Read the full document to find out more.

The second piece of guidance advises doctors on how to manage transient loss of consciousness in adults. This document advises on how to assess and diagnose adults and young people over 16 who have experienced transient loss of consciousness ('blackouts’), and when they should be referred to a specialist. Read the full guidance here. 

The third piece of guidance provides evidence-based advice on the care and treatment of women at high risk of developing hypertension during pregnancy. It also offers guidance for women who suffer from chronic hypertension and are trying to conceive. Find out more here.