NICE announce audit of secondary prevention guidance

NICE announce audit of secondary prevention guidance Tom Quinn The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has ann-ounced plans to commission the development of an audit tool to support the primary care management of patients who have survived myocardial infarction (MI). The audit will focus on aspects of treatment and support highlighted in the National Service Framework (NSF) for Coronary Heart Disease1 and NICE’s own guideline Prophylaxis for patients who have experienced a myocardial infarction,2 inherited from the Department of Health in 1998 and published in early 2001.