Quality standard
This quality standard covers care after emergency treatment for suspected anaphylaxis, including assessment and referral to specialist allergy services. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
It does not cover areas of national policy, such as national training standards.
Last reviewed: 31 July 2024
This quality standard was updated, and the placeholder statement (statement 4) prioritised in 2016 was updated after the publication of guidance to support it. Quality statements 1 and 2 were swapped over and quality statement 1 was updated to ensure measurability and provide further detail in the definitions on training people with anaphylaxis on when and how to use an adrenalin auto-injector.
Next review: This guidance will be reviewed if there is new evidence that is likely to change the recommendations
How to use NICE quality standards and how we develop them
Quality standards help you improve the quality of care you provide or commission. They apply in England and Wales (see the UK government website and Welsh government website). Decisions on how they apply in Scotland and Northern Ireland are made by ministers in the Scottish government and Northern Ireland Executive.
Find out how to use quality standards and how we develop them. We check our quality standards every August to make sure they are up to date.