New NICE Guidelines

Introduction
On 20th August 2021, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) published new guidelines on Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome and obesity hypoventilation syndrome in over 16s. This can be found on the NICE website. You can also find the supporting evidence, tools and resources as well as all the stakeholder comments that we received during consultation and the responses to these comments. The comments were invaluable in helping us to develop and refine the guideline. We have also produced an equality impact assessment to support the guideline.

The recommendations from this guideline have been included in the NICE Pathway on Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome and obesity hypoventilation syndrome in over 16s, which brings together everything we have said on Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome and obesity hypoventilation syndrome in over 16s in an interactive flowchart. There is brief information about the guideline for people using services, carers and the public at ‘Information for the public’.

The BMJ article: Summary of NICE Guidance

The BMJ  – Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome and obesity hyperventilation syndrome in over 16s: summary of NICE guidance

• Sharangini Rajesh, senior research fellow,
• David Wonderling, head of health economics,
• Anita K Simonds, clinical lead and honorary consultant in respiratory & sleep medicine on behalf of the Guideline Committee

https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj.n2360

NICE Guidelines on OSAHS OHS and OSAHS-COPD Overlap Syndrome – Workshop session 1 Recognising possible sleep-disordered breathing in your patients.

NICE Guidelines on OSAHS OHS and OSAHS-COPD Overlap Syndrome – Workshop session 3 Non CPAP therapies for OSAHS.

NICE Guidelines on OSAHS OHS and OSAHS-COPD Overlap Syndrome – Workshop session 4 Treating OHS and OSAHS-COPD Overlap Syndrome.