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• People in England could benefit from new endometrial cancer treatment

  Innovative new drug for treating endometrial cancer in adults recommended by NICE as an option for use within the Cancer Drugs Fund.

• First gene therapy for rare genetic neurodegenerative disorder in children, recommended in NICE draft guidance

  Children with a rare, fatal, genetic disorder will be able to benefit from a new one-off treatment under new NICE guidance.

• Dr Samantha Roberts starts work as NICE CEO today

  Dr Roberts, who is a qualified doctor, has 20 years’ experience in clinical and management posts in healthcare both in the private and public sector.

• NICE publishes new combined methods and processes manual and topic selection manual for its health technology evaluation programmes

  Changes to the way medicines and other health technologies are evaluated by NICE have now been incorporated into NICE’s new combined methods and processes manual and topic selection manual published today (31 January 2022).

• NICE’s flexibility in evaluation of new health tech and fairer patient access

  Changes to the way medicines and other health technologies are evaluated by NICE for use in the NHS were approved by its Board.

• Self-harm is everyone’s business, NICE says in new draft guideline

  All professionals working across the health and social care system have a role to play in supporting people who self-harm and the issue should not just be seen as the responsibility of those with mental health expertise, NICE has said in a new draft guideline.