The updated NICE Guideline Menopause: Identification and Management (NG23) was published in November 2024, building selectively on the conclusions and recommendations of the original guideline published in November 2015.
The BMS welcomes the updated guideline and recognises the important role it plays in raising awareness of menopausal symptoms and the treatment options available.
NICE endorses that the two fundamental principles acknowledged and practiced by all responsible healthcare professionals are individualised care and patient safety.
The partial update of the NG23 guideline does have a number of limitations that the BMS feels need to be taken into consideration when following the guideline. Read the full BMS statement in response to the publication of the updated NICE Menopause guideline (NG23).
Resources
- BMS Tool for Clinicians Menopause: identification and management – from NICE guideline to practice (PDF)
- NICE guideline Menopause: Identification and Management (NG23, published November 2015, updated November 2024)
- NICE Menopause Quality Standard (QS143, published February 2017)
- NICE guideline: Information for the public (published November 2015, updated November 2024)
