The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have published new or updated guidance for the month of August 2022. This month there are two guidelines that impact upon primary care.
The Type 1 diabetes in adults: diagnosis and management guideline has been updated. It covers care and treatment for adults (aged 18 and over) with type 1 diabetes. The update amended recommendations on blood pressure targets to make them consistent with other guidance.
The Tobacco: preventing uptake, promoting quitting and treating dependence guideline has been updated. It covers support to stop smoking for everyone aged 12 and over, and help to reduce people's harm from smoking if they are not ready to stop. The update includes recommending an in-person group seminar as a stop-smoking intervention and also highlights that varenicline is currently unavailable in the UK.
Action: Clinicians should be aware of this month's new guidance and implement any necessary changes to practice.