NEWS: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) say no to Deep Brain Stimulation.DBS for OCD Not Recommended Earlier today (28th April 2021) NICE published its interventional procedures guidance (IPG693) for the use of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in …
Overview of NICE recommended treatment for OCDOne of the most commonly asked questions we get from those affected by OCD, is what treatment should I be receiving or expect to receive through the NHS? We think this summary from the …
In a letter for The Times, Professor David Veale calls for the re-opening of the Anxiety Disorders Residential Unit (ADRU) and other specialist mental health services closed because of the COVID-19 outbreak. OCD-UK support Professor Veale’s call to open the …
Earlier this week (5th August 2020) NICE published its interventional procedures guidance for the use of Transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. No evidence for TMS What NICE published this week was the recommendation that at this …
In April (2019) we reported on the launch of a brand new NHS treatment clinic in Oxford for people with OCD and anxiety, led by Professor Paul Salkovskis. The Oxford Health Specialist Psychological Intervention Centre (OHSPIC) based at Warneford Hospital …
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care, and whose guidelines are used across the NHS. NICE are developing a new Interventional Procedures Guidance which looking at using …
Update: 24th April: The new Oxford clinic is now open for referrals. For any patient seeking a referral to the new clinic please pass this link on to your referring health professional. – https://www.oxicpt.co.uk/clinic/information-for-referrers Posted 23rd February 2019 Exclusive news …
OCD-UK is a stakeholder in the NICE Guidelines for the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and BDD (CG31). NICE are currently consulting on a proposal to update this guideline and have invited OCD-UK and other stakeholders to offer feedback on five …
