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We may also update them during the year in response to major developments or new innovations in the life sciences, health and care.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="full-bleed__image-container image-container-teal" style="background-image: url('/Media/Default/About/what-we-do/forward-view/forward-view.jpg');"></div> </div> <div class="grid grid--loose"> <div data-g="12 md:7"> <h2>The topics we're prioritising</h2> <p>Our mission is to get the best treatments to patients fast at value to the taxpayer.</p> <p>Through this forward view, we will highlight the topics we are focusing on, and that matter most to you in the health and care system.</p> </div> </div> <div class="grid grid--loose"> <div data-g="12 sm:7"> <h2>Our priorities for 2024 to 2025</h2> </div> </div> <div class="grid "> <div data-g="12 md:4" class="panel"> <div class="text-center"><img style="width: 100px; height: auto;" alt="An icon of a thought cloud, representing mental health" src="/Media/Default/images/icons/mental-health.png" /></div> <h4>Mental health</h4> <details class="accordion"> <summary class="accordion-toggle">Topics in development</summary> <div class="accordion-inner"> <div class="accordion-inner"> <h6>Diagnostics guidance</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/topic-selection/gid-hte10055">Digital front door for people accessing NHS Talking Therapies</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </details> <p>Why:</p> <ul> <li>Significant unmet clinical need across multiple conditions and populations, exacerbated by the pandemic.</li> <li>Long-standing workforce and service constraints.</li> <li>New opportunities emerging in digital technologies and medical devices that have the potential to help address some of these challenges with the promise of significant population benefits.</li> </ul> </div> <div data-g="12 md:4" class="panel"> <div class="text-center"><img style="width: 100px; height: auto;" alt="An icon of a calendar, representing early cancer detection and diagnosis" src="/Media/Default/images/icons/early-cancer-diagnosis.png" /></div> <h4>Early cancer detection/diagnosis</h4> <details class="accordion"> <summary class="accordion-toggle">Topics in development</summary> <div class="accordion-inner"> <div class="accordion-inner"> <h6>Diagnostics guidance</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-dg10075">Tumour profiling tests to guide adjuvant chemotherapy decisions in early breast cancer</a>.</li> </ul> <h6>Health technology evaluation</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-hte10011">COLOFIT algorithm to guide colorectal cancer pathway referral in primary care: early value assessment</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </details> <p>Why:</p> <ul> <li>Growing demand across cancer pathways and multiple cancer types.</li> <li>Emergence of novel diagnostics including digital and AI technologies that may support earlier detection of cancer.</li> <li>The budget implications for these technologies and downstream treatment pathways could be significant.</li> </ul> </div> <div data-g="12 md:4" class="panel"> <div class="text-center"><img style="width: 100px; height: auto;" alt="An icon of a syringe, representing diabetes" src="/Media/Default/images/icons/diabetes.png" /></div> <h4>Diabetes </h4> <details class="accordion"> <summary class="accordion-toggle">Topics in development</summary> <div class="accordion-inner"> <div class="accordion-inner"> <h6>Technology appraisal</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/awaiting-development/gid-ta10981">Teplizumab for delaying the onset of type 1 diabetes in people 8 years and over at risk of developing the condition [ID6259]</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/awaiting-development/gid-ta11104">Insulin icodec for treating type 2 diabetes TS [ID6175]</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </details> <p>Why:</p> <ul> <li>Growing diabetes population with a high likelihood of undiagnosed groups.</li> <li>Digital health technologies becoming available for behavioural change in diabetes to support treatment and monitoring.</li> </ul> </div> <div data-g="12 md:4" class="panel"> <div class="text-center"><img style="width: 100px; height: auto;" alt="An icon of a spine, representing musculoskeletal conditions" src="/Media/Default/images/icons/musculoskeletal.png" /></div> <h4>Musculoskeletal conditions</h4> <details class="accordion"> <summary class="accordion-toggle">Topics in development</summary> <div class="accordion-inner"> <div class="accordion-inner"> <h6><span>Medical technologies</span></h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/awaiting-development/gid-mt610">Digital platforms for community based self-management of mild to moderate osteoarthritis and joint pain</a>.</li> </ul> <h6>Heath technology evaluation</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-hte10044">Artificial intelligence software to help detect fractures in the emergency department</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-hte10043">Robot-assisted surgery for orthopaedic procedures: early value assessment</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </details> <p>Why:</p> <ul> <li>Musculoskeletal conditions account for one of the highest burdens of disease in England, with impacts on health-related quality of life, employment and productivity.</li> <li>Digital and medical devices offer novel ways of managing the population presenting with these issues.</li> </ul> </div> <div data-g="12 md:4" class="panel"> <div class="text-center"><img style="width: 100px; height: auto;" alt="An icon of a heart, representing women's health" src="/Media/Default/images/icons/womens-health.png" /></div> <h4>Women’s health</h4> <details class="accordion"> <summary class="accordion-toggle">Topics in development</summary> <div class="accordion-inner"> <div class="accordion-inner"> <h6>Guidelines</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-ng10216">Osteoporosis: risk assessment, treatment, and fragility fracture prevention (update)</a>.</li> </ul> <h6><span>Technology appraisal</span></h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-ta10071">Abaloparatide for treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women [ID882]</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </details> <details class="accordion"> <summary class="accordion-toggle">Guidance on women's health</summary> <div class="accordion-inner"> <div class="accordion-inner"> <h6>Women’s and reproductive health guidelines</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/hub/indevelopment/gid-hub10001">A resource that captures all NICE’s guidelines on women’s and reproductive health</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </details> <p>Why:</p> <ul> <li>Women’s health conditions are known to be significantly underdiagnosed.</li> <li>This area has seen large investment and a recent growth in innovation to address some of the most pressing challenges.</li> </ul> </div> <div data-g="12 md:4" class="panel"> <div class="text-center"><img style="width: 100px; height: auto;" alt="An icon of a lung, representing respiratory" src="/Media/Default/images/icons/respiratory.png" /></div> <h4>Respiratory </h4> <details class="accordion"> <summary class="accordion-toggle">Topics in development</summary> <div class="accordion-inner"> <div class="accordion-inner"> <h6>Diagnostics guidance</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-dg10074">Novel home-testing devices for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome</a>.</li> </ul> <h6>Medical technologies</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/awaiting-development/gid-mt608">Virtual Wards for COPD exacerbations</a>.</li> </ul> <h6>Health technology evaluation</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-hte10030">Digital supported self-management technologies for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: early value assessment</a>.</li> </ul> <h6>Guidelines</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-ng10186">Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </details> <p>Why:</p> <ul> <li>Significant growth in service demand for chronic respiratory conditions, coupled with well-documented health inequalities and workforce constraints, may lead to suboptimal outcomes.</li> <li>Technology is increasingly playing a part in delivering effective interventions to patients.</li> </ul> </div> <div data-g="12 md:4" class="panel"> <div class="text-center"><img style="width: 100px; height: auto;" alt="An icon of a brain, representing neurology" src="/Media/Default/images/icons/neurology.png" /></div> <h4>Neurology</h4> <details class="accordion"> <summary class="accordion-toggle">Topics in development</summary> <div class="accordion-inner"> <div class="accordion-inner"> <h6>Medical technologies</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-hte10056">Digitally enabled therapy for chronic tic disorders and Tourette Syndrome</a>.</li> </ul> <h6>Technology appraisal</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-ta11221">Donanemab for treating mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease [ID6222]</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-ta11220">Lecanemab for treating mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease [ID4043]</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-ta11379">Hydromethylthionine mesylate for treating mild cognitive impairment or mild or moderate dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease [ID6343]</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-ta10948">Ganaxolone for treating seizures caused by CDKL5 deficiency disorder in people 2 years and over [ID3988]</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-ta10653">Fenfluramine for treating seizures associated with Lennox–Gastaut syndrome in people 2 years and over [ID1651]</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </details> <p>Why:</p> <ul> <li>Several medicines for conditions such as Alzheimer<span>’</span>s disease and dementia are being developed alongside diagnostic tools that would benefit from NICE assessment.</li> <li>Other neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and tics and Tourette’s have seen recent innovation which NICE has already assessed or is planning to assess.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="grid grid--loose"> <div data-g="12 md:7"> <p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/about/what-we-do/prioritising-our-guidance-topics">Learn more about our prioritisation process</a>.</p> <p>We will also be producing guidance on treatments for obesity, sickle cell disease and certain types of cancer.</p> <p>Further details of forthcoming guidance, alongside dates of publication, are available through our <a href="/about/what-we-do/into-practice/resource-planner">resource planner</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="grid grid--loose"> <div data-g="12 md:7"> <h2>Focusing on what matters most</h2> <p>We've developed the forward view to ensure we’re focusing on the areas that matter most to you in the health and care system.</p> <p>Topics are aligned to national priorities. These include:</p> <h3 class="h4">Health and care policy and priorities</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/2023-24-priorities-and-operational-planning-guidance/">NHS priorities and operational planning guidance</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/">NHS long term plan</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/major-conditions-strategy-case-for-change-and-our-strategic-framework/major-conditions-strategy-case-for-change-and-our-strategic-framework--2">Major conditions strategy</a></li> <li><a href="/about/what-we-do/nice-and-health-inequalities">Health inequalities</a>.</li> </ul> <h3 class="h4">Innovation</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/medical-technology-strategy">Medical technology strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://nhsaccelerator.com/">NHS Innovation Accelerator</a>.</li> </ul> <h3 class="h4">Social care</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/build-back-better-our-plan-for-health-and-social-care">Build Back Better: our plan for health and social care</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strengths-based-social-work-practice-framework-and-handbook">Strengths-based social work</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-the-right-support-for-people-with-a-learning-disability-and-autistic-people">Building the right support for people with a learning disability and autistic people</a>.</li> </ul> </div> <div data-g="12 md:5" class="mt--e"> <div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"><iframe width="560" height="315" src=" https://www.youtube.com/embed/nK0mTriTi18?si=uRyMrFg23SNdD5nc;rel=0" title="Preparing to bring a new or improved drug, device or diagnostic technology to the NHS can be a complex and challenging journey. 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" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> <p>Jonathan Benger, Chief Medical Officer, Deputy CEO and Interim Director of the Centre for Guidelines, explains the rationale for prioritisation.</p> </div> </div> <div class="grid grid--loose"> <div data-g="12 sm:7"> <h2>Topics prioritised in 2023 and 2024</h2> <p>We prioritised the following topics, which align with our refreshed principles of relevance, timeliness, and useful and usable guidance.</p> <h3 class="h4">Relevant – focusing on what matters most</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/nice-recommends-life-changing-technology-is-rolled-out-to-people-with-type-1-diabetes">artificial pancreas for type 1 diabetes</a> and automated pin prick tests for type 2 diabetes</li> <li>personalised <a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/two-new-personalised-immunotherapy-treatments-for-aggressive-forms-of-blood-cancer-recommended-for-the-cancer-drugs-fund">immunotherapy treatments</a> for blood cancer</li> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/news/blog/listening-to-the-system-implementing-virtual-wards">virtual wards guidance</a></li> <li><a href="/news/articles/updated-guideline-recommends-more-treatment-choices-for-menopause-symptoms">new guidance on the menopause</a></li> <li><a href="/news/articles/new-treatment-for-cardiovascular-disease-could-benefit-millions">new advice on statins could benefit millions</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="grid grid--loose"> <div data-g="12 sm:7"> <h3 class="h4">Impactful – addressing system pressures and improving productivity</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/news/articles/around-100-000-fewer-colonoscopies-expected-to-take-place-each-year">Home tests we recommended for people with signs of colorectal cancer</a> could lead to fewer colonoscopies annually, and reduce waiting times.</li> <li>Artificial intelligence technologies that can be used to <a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/news/articles/artificial-intelligence-to-speed-up-contouring-in-radiotherapy-treatment-planning">reduce the time spent planning treatment</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="grid grid--loose"> <div data-g="12 sm:7"> <h3 class="h4">Timeliness – helping to get the best care to people fast</h3> <p>We published guidance on 2 medicines within 24 hours of marketing authorisation.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta956">Etrasimod for treating moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in people aged 16 and over</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta927">Glofitamab for treating relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after 2 or more systemic treatments</a>.</li> </ul> </div> <div data-g="12 sm:7"> <h2>Topic suites</h2> <p>We have also mapped our portfolio of existing guidelines into topic suites. These are topics:</p> <ul> <li>that are national system priorities</li> <li>where the evidence is changing at pace or contains uncertainty</li> <li>that have a significant cost or other resource impact on the system</li> <li>that have an impact on health inequalities.</li> </ul> <p>Our current topic suites are:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/cancer">cancer</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/hub/indevelopment/gid-hub10002">cardiometabolic disease prevention and treatment</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/hub/indevelopment/gid-hub10005">mental health</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/hub/indevelopment/gid-hub10001">women’s and reproductive health</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="full-bleed full-bleed--light mt--e mb--e pb--e" style="background-color: #f7f4f1;"> <div class="container"> <div class="grid"> <div data-g="12 md:7"> <h2>What's next? Emerging areas and innovations in health and care</h2> <p>Our horizon scanning function looks at emerging trends in health and care, new technologies, and policies.</p> <p>In the next 2 to 5 years, we expect the emerging areas to include evaluating new innovations in currently underserved clinical areas. We will also evaluate new delivery models aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of existing treatment options.</p> <p>These areas include:</p> <ul> <li><strong>New pharmacological treatments emerging for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)</strong>. These address the lack of current options in this significant and growing area of need.</li> <li><strong>Continued emergence of new Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs)</strong>. Particular growth is expected in the number of RNA-therapies potentially coming to market in the medium term.</li> <li>Increased focus on the <strong>prudent use of antibiotics</strong>. This includes rapid diagnostic tests for use in the community to support clinical decision making, alongside accompanying innovation in technologies and decision support systems.</li> <li>Adoption of foundational technical advances to enhance the <strong>performance of existing health technologies</strong>. Examples include the addition of AI-based capabilities to medical devices, or the application of improved battery technology to implantable devices.</li> <li>Changing <strong>treatment approaches</strong> and more <strong>personalised medicine</strong>. This is driven by the availability of high-throughput sequencing and increased analytical capacity, including the use of AI and machine learning bringing together genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and epigenomics.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </main> <!-- layout --> <script async="" src="https://cdn.nice.org.uk/niceorg/js/app.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <!--[if lt IE 9]> <script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/respond.js/1.4.2/respond.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <![endif]--> <script src="https://cdn.nice.org.uk/V2/Scripts/twitter.bootstrap.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="https://cdn.nice.org.uk/V2/Scripts/NICE.bootstrap.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="/Modules/Orchard.Resources/scripts/history.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="//cdn.nice.org.uk/V3/Scripts/nice/NICE.EventTracking.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="/Themes/NICE.Bootstrap/scripts/niceorg/NICE.TopScroll.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="/Themes/NICE.Bootstrap/scripts/foot.combined-v1.10.9325.0.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script> var global_nav_config = { service: "", header: { skipLinkId: "content-start", search: { url: "/search", autocomplete: "/autocomplete?ajax=ajax", query: "", onSearching: window.globalNavSearchingHandler || null }, auth: { environment: "live" }, cookie: false }, footer: true }; </script> <script src="https://cdn.nice.org.uk/global-nav/global-nav.min.js" defer></script> <script src="//cdn.nice.org.uk/cookie-banner/cookie-banner.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ajaxSend(function (event, jqxhr, settings) { if (settings.url.indexOf("?") >= 0) { settings.url = settings.url + "&ajax=ajax"; } else { settings.url = settings.url + "?ajax=ajax"; } }) if ('ontouchstart' in document.documentElement) { $('body').addClass('touch-screen-device'); } else { $('body').addClass('non-touch-screen-device'); } </script> <div id="global-nav-footer"></div> </body> </html>