Meeting DH standards
The Department of Health has set core and developmental standards for NHS organisations in:
The Healthcare Commission will assess how NHS organisations perform against these standards. Implementing NICE guidance will help organisations meet the following standards:
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Core standard
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States that healthcare organisations should: |
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C3
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- protect patients by following NICE interventional procedures guidance
NICE interventional procedures guidance
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C5
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- take into account nationally agreed guidance when planning and delivering treatment and care.
- ensure that they conform to NICE technology appraisals (normally within three months of being published)
NICE clinical guidelines
NICE technology appraisals
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C16
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- make information available to patients and the public on their services
- provide patient’s with suitable and accessible information on care and treatment
- inform patients what to expect during treatment, care and after-care
NICE patient information
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C22/23
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- promote, protect and demonstrably improve the health of the community served, and narrow health inequalities
- have systematic and managed disease prevention and health promotion programmes that meet the requirements of the National Service Frameworks and national plans
NICE public health guidance
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| Development standard |
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D2
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- provide patients with effective treatment and care that conforms to nationally agreed best practice
NICE clinical guidelines
NICE implementation tools
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D13
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- take into account current and emerging policies and knowledge on public health issues in developing their public health programmes, health promotion and prevention services for the public, and the commissioning and providing services
NICE public health guidance
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