The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have published new or updated guidance for the month of January 2023. This month there are three Guidelines that impact upon primary care.
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 in one go. It also covers ways to prevent children, young people and young adults aged 24 and under from taking up smoking. This update amended recommendations for carbon monoxide testing at antenatal appointments.
The Diabetic foot problems: prevention and management guideline has been updated. It covers preventing and managing foot problems in children, young people and adults with diabetes. This update reviewed the evidence on risk assessment tools for diabetic foot problems and frequency of diabetic foot reviews.
The Delirium: prevention, diagnosis and management in hospital and long-term care guideline has been updated. It covers diagnosing and treating delirium in people aged 18 and over in hospital and in long-term residential care or a nursing home. It also covers identifying people at risk of developing delirium in these settings and preventing onset. This update contains new recommendations on assessing and diagnosing delirium.
Action: Clinicians should be aware of this month's new guidance and implement any necessary changes to practice.