24/03/2026
Today, we join UKCP and 70 organisations, academics, practitioners, and parliamentarians calling for NICE to urgently update their guideline for treating anxiety.
The NICE anxiety guideline shapes how anxiety treatment is delivered in the NHS, however it hasn't been meaningfully updated in over a decade.
Right now, it recommends only two therapies: CBT and applied relaxation. This severely limits patient choice and does not reflect the full range of effective treatments available. It also fails to address how services can reach people who face additional barriers to care.
People seeking help for anxiety in the NHS deserve access to timely and appropriate care, regardless of their background or circumstances.
We're calling on NICE to act now. You can read the joint letters to NICE here: https://buff.ly/cIFpKE0
