Non-drug technical appraisals

The majority of technical appraisals produced by NICE relate to drugs. Information on these is available on a joint formulary which is available on the Trust’s website. However, some technical appraisals do not relate to drugs and the following provides information on how these are applied in Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.

REF NO / TITLE / IMPLEMENTATION IN THIS TRUST
CLINICAL SUPPORT AND FAMILY SERVICES DIRECTORATE
CLINICAL RADIOLOGY
136 / Structural neuroimaging in first episode psychosis / Compliant with guidance.
49 / Guidance on the use of ultrasound locating devices for placing central venous catheters / Compliant with guidance.
GYNAECOLOGY
78 / Fluid-filled thermal balloon and microwave endometrial ablation techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding / Service developed under Trust’s new procedures process. Compliant with guidance.
MEDICAL DIRECTORATE
CARDIOLOGY
324 / Dual‑chamber pacemakers for symptomatic bradycardia due to sick sinus syndrome without atrioventricular block / Compliant with guidance.
314 / Implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronisation therapy for arrhythmias and heart failure / Compliant with guidance.
152 / Drug-eluting stents for the treatment of coronary artery disease / Service developed under Trust’s new procedures process. Compliant with guidance.
88 / Dual-chamber pacemakers for the treatment of symptomatic bradycardia / Compliant with guidance.
73 / Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy for the diagnosis and management of angina and myocardial infarction / Service developed under Trust’s new procedures process. Compliant with guidance.
71 / Guidance on the use of coronary artery stents / Compliant with guidance.
RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
139 / Continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea/
hypopnoea syndrome / Compliant with guidance.
MUSCULO-SKELETAL DIRECTORATE
ORTHODONTICS
1 / Guidance on the removal of wisdom teeth / Compliant with guidance
TRAUMA AND ORTHOPAEDICS
304 / Total hip replacement and resurfacing arthroplasty for end-stage arthritis of the hip / Compliant with guidance
279 / Percutaneous vertebroplasty and percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty for treating osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures / Compliant with guidance
SURICAL DIRECTORATE
COLORECTAL SURGERY
105 / Laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of colorectal cancer / Service developed under Trust’s new procedures process. Compliant with guidance.
GENERAL SURGERY
167 / Endovascular stent-grafts for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms / Service developed under Trust’s new procedures process. Compliant with guidance.
128 / Stapled haemorroidopexy for the treatment of haemorrhoids / Service developed under Trust’s new procedures process. Compliant with guidance.
83 / Laparoscopic Surgery for Inguinal Hernia Repair / Compliant with guidance.
NON-APPLICABLE TO SALISBURY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
508 / Autologous chondrocyte implantation using chondrosphere for treating symptomatic articular cartilage defects of the knee
501 / Intrabeam radiotherapy system for adjuvant treatment of early breast cancer
477 / Autologous chondrocyte implantation for treating symptomatic articular cartilage defects of the knee
467 / Holoclar for treating limbal stem cell deficiency after eye burns
166 / Cochlear implants for children and adults with severe to profound deafness
165 / Machine perfusion systems and cold static storage of kidneys from deceased donors
159 / Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain of neuropathic or ischaemic origin
89 / The use of autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) for the treatment of cartilage defects in knee joints
74 / Pre-hospital initiation of fluid replacement therapy in trauma
69 / Guidance on the use of liquid-based cytology for cervical screening
68 / Guidance on the use of photodynamic therapy for age-related macular degeneration
59 / Guidance on the use of electroconvulsive therapy
48 / Guidance on home compared with hospital haemodialysis for patients with end-stage renal failure

Gill Sheppard

Clinical Governance Administrator

April 2018

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