NICE Guidance - February 2017
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have published new or updated guidance for the month of February 2017. This month there are two guidelines that impact upon primary care.
The Drug misuse prevention guideline covers targeted interventions to prevent misuse of drugs, including illegal drugs, 'legal highs' and prescription-only medicines. It aims to prevent or delay harmful use of drugs in children, young people and adults who are most likely to start using drugs or who are already experimenting or using drugs occasionally.
The Osteoporosis: assessing the risk of fragility fracture clinical guideline has been updated and covers assessing the risk of fragility fracture in people aged 18 and over with osteoporosis. It aims to provide guidance on the selection and use of risk assessment tools in the care of adults at risk of fragility fractures in all NHS settings. The update corrects the reference to the WHO in relation to the FRAX tool.
Action: Clinicians should be aware of this month's new guidance and implement any necessary changes to practice.
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