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Implementation advice

NICE will produce implementation advice for all clinical and public health guidelines published after October 2005. This advice is targeted at those responsible for planning and implementing the guidance. It:

  • provides practical suggestions on implementing specific pieces of guidance locally
  • considers specific implementation issues
  • includes a review of the policy context and the key drivers
  • identifies the likely implementation barriers and possible ways to overcome these for different audiences.

Implementation advice is developed and tested with the guideline developers, implementers and practitioners through our external reference group.

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Please submit your comments by completing our short questionnaire. If you wish to send us general comments please submit them using the feedback form. General enquiries should be emailed to nice@nice.org.uk.


Implementation advice currently available:


Implementation advice

Ref Title
CG28 Depression in children and young people: Implementation advice
CG31 Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Implementation advice
CG32 Nutrition support in adults: Implementation advice
CG36 Atrial fibrillation: Implementation advice
CG35 Parkinson's disease: Implementation advice
CG37 Postnatal care: Implementation advice
CG38 Bipolar disorder: Implementation advice
CG39 Anaemia management in chronic kidney disease: Implementation advice
CG40 Urinary incontinence: implementation advice
CG40 Urinary incontinence: implementation advice appendix: King's Health questionnaire
CG40 Urinary incontinence: implementation advice appendix: Stress and urge incontinence questionnaire
CG42 Dementia: implementation advice
CG44 Heavy menstrual bleeding: Implementation advice
CG45 Antenatal and postnatal mental health: implementation advice
PH2 Four commonly used methods to increase physical activity: implementation advice
PH1 Brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation: implementation advice
PH3 Prevention of sexually transmitted infections and under 18 conceptions: implementation advice
PH5 Workplace interventions to promote smoking cessation: implementation advice (for PCTs and their providers)
TA95 Arrhythmia - implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) (review): Implementation advice
TA102 Conduct disorder in children - parent-training/education programmes: Implementation advice

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