NICE UPDATE November 2022

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Epilepsies in children, young people and adults (previously separate guidelines on epilepsies in
children and young people, and epilepsies in adults)
These new guidelines were published in April 2022 - https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng217
If you would like to write a short report on how these might be implemented within paediatric
physiotherapy services, please contact office@apcp.org.uk

Other guidance in process of being developed:

Head injury: assessment and early management –the final scope for the guidance has been
published: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-ng10164/documents/final-scope-2
It very much looks at the immediate care: pre-hospital interventions, transport directly to a
neuroscience centre, assessment and management in the emergency department and discharge
and follow up, including follow up of people with normal scans for deterioration, people with
asymptomatic small intracranial injuries and people with post-concussion syndrome.
Members were invited to submit comments recently for the draft guidance and it is now in
committee in development.
Expected publication: 23/02/2023

Weight Management – https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-ng10182
Weight Management in adults and children is now in committee stage. Dr Grace O’Malley is on the
committee: a paediatric physiotherapist and clinical researcher specialising in childhood obesity and
exercise science. She is based at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Draft guidance
consultation due 23 December 2022 - 08 February 2023 and publication due 22 June 2023

Rehabilitation for Chronic Neurological Disorders Including Traumatic Brain Injury
This will include children and young people. The final scope document from which the committee
will develop the guidance has been published https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-
ng10181/documents/final-scope and the guidance is being developed in committee. The
consultation will be from 23 December 2022 - 08 February 2023 and the final guidance document is
to be published on 02 August 2023.

Quality standards being developed Dates of consultations and publication to be confirmed.
School based interventions: physical and mental health and wellbeing promotion
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-qs10070
Children and young people with disabilities and severe complex needs: integrated health and
social care support
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/awaiting-development/gid-qs10146
Infant, children and young people's experience of health care
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/awaiting-development/gid-qs10102
Pain management (young people and adults)
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/awaiting-development/gid-qs10093

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