The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is undertaking a review to decide whether the NICE clinical guidelines on bipolar disorder (CG38) and antenatal and postnatal mental health (CG45) should be updated.

Within the review proposal consultation document, NICE has concluded that the guidelines should be considered for an update at this time.

The review proposal consultation runs from 2nd June – 15th June 2011 and a decision should be made in July.  Further details can be found on the NICE website:

• Review of Clinical Guideline (CG 38) – Bipolar; the management of bipolar disorder in adults, children and adolescents, in primary and secondary care
• Review of Clinical Guideline (CG 45) – Antenatal and postnatal mental health