NICE Guidance - February 2024
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have published new or updated guidance for the month of February 2024. This month there is one guideline thats impacts upon primary care.
The Tuberculosis guideline has been updated. It covers preventing, identifying and managing latent and active tuberculosis (TB) in children, young people and adults. This update has removed family history of TB in the past 5 years from the list of criteria for BCG vaccination in neonates in low-incidence areas in line with national recommendations. It is also noted that antibiotic recommendations are being reviewed following the MHRA drug safety update regarding fluoroquinolone antibiotics.
Action: Clinicians should be aware of this month's new guidance and implement any necessary changes to practice.
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