Quality standard
Update information
Update information
May 2023: Changes have been made to align this quality standard with the updated NICE guideline on head injury. Statement 2 on CT head scans for people taking anticoagulants has been removed because the recommendations in this area have changed. Links, terminology, definitions, data sources and source guidance sections have also been updated throughout.
Minor changes since publication
April 2021: Source guidance for statement 6 was updated following the withdrawal of SIGN guideline 110 on early management of patients with a head injury in 2019.