31 October 2018 - Following improved access and optimisation of the website, the NICE guidance app will no longer be available for download with plans to phase it out by January 2019.

The NICE guidance app was developed in 2012 to support the mobile working needs of healthcare professionals. In an effort to make guidance more accessible, offline capabilities were introduced which allowed users to download recommendations that they could access later without internet.

Following a comprehensive internal review, a decision has been made to retire the app with users encouraged to access the NICE website via their mobiles and tablets instead. A survey NICE carried out among app users found that browsing, searching and navigating NICE guidance were the main reasons for using the app. All of these functions can easily be done on the NICE site. Using the website rather than the app will ensure that the most up to date recommendations are used. Until the app is retired, users are urged to regularly update content on the app to ensure they are getting the most up-to-date information.

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