NICE Talks

In this episode, we chat to Martin Dockrell, Tobacco Control Programme Lead from Public Health England. We talk about the best interventions to help people quit smoking and find out the truth about e-cigarettes. James and Lorna, from smoking cessation charity FRESH, tell us their stories about giving up smoking.

In this episode, we look at type 2 diabetes prevention. Pav Kalsi, a clinical adviser from diabetes UK debunks some lifestyle tips and explains some of the NICE recommendations for prevention. Di, a patient expert from NICE and Bob talk about their personal experiences and give us advice for the future.

Corinne May-Chahal, professor of applied science and chair of NICE guideline explains the crucial principles that need to be considered when responding to child abuse. What do young people think about this? Emma Harewood describes how we can recognise abuse and neglect and how we are moving forward in the field.

Dr Nicky O’Connor from Public Health England talks about how HIV testing has increased and the number of cases has fallen dramatically. How have we managed this? Ross talks about the present stigma and Sue describes how it feels to be diagnosed with HIV.

Read the NICE HIV testing guidance here: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng60

Listen to Professor Mathew Thomson, a researcher from the People’s History of the NHS research group, Paul Farmer CEO of MIND and Sir David Haslam, Chair of NICE discuss how mental healthcare has changed. What could the future hold?

There are now a greater proportion of people living longer with more health conditions and taking new combinations of medicines. How can we adjust medical practice to deal with this? Professor David Haslam, Chair of NICE, explains why we need to address multimorbidity and how we are moving forward to overcome the challenges. Emily gives her personal experiences of managing multiple conditions and Dr James Larcombe explains how GPs deal with these complex situations on the field.

Full NICE guidance: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng56

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a common inherited condition but most cases remain undiagnosed. The disease causes abnormally high levels of cholesterol in the blood and dramatically increases a person’s risk of heart attack. In this episode, we speak to Steve Humphries, Professor of cardiovascular genetics at UCL and Professor Jane Armitage, a lipid expert from the University of Oxford. Mark Fisher has now traced the condition through several generations of his family and explains how early identification and statins have saved his children's lives.

Read the full guidance on our website here: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg71

Endometriosis is a condition that affects around one in ten women. However, the average time for a women to get a diagnosis is 7.5 years. In this episode, we explore some of the issues that lead to these delays. We speak to Lakshmi, Amy and Helen about their experiences and Dr Caroline Overton, a consultant gynaecologist at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.

To read the full guideline please head to our website: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng73

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in the UK. In this episode, we go cycling with Charles Frost to talk about some of the issues men face when coming to terms with prostate cancer and the importance of getting out in the fresh air. Meg Burgess, from Prostate Cancer UK, explains what the prostate is and how we can begin to assess treatment options.

Approximately 1.25 million people in the UK have an eating disorder, but what are we doing to help? In this month's episode, we hear from Jess Parker who explains what life is really like with an eating disorder and Professor Christopher Fairburn from Oxford's department of psychiatry. Chris talks us through a few of the treatments recommended for those people suffering from eating disorders and how we are moving forward in this area.