- Recommendation ID
- NG51/2
- Question
A complex service evaluation of implementation of NICE Sepsis guideline:- What effect will the NICE sepsis guideline have on patient care processes and outcomes in the UK over the next 5 years?
- Any explanatory notes
(if applicable) Why this is important:- Implementation of NICE's guideline on sepsis will be a challenge to the NHS. A robust evaluation of how NHS service providers adhere to the recommended care processes needs to be carried out over the next 5 years.
A complex evaluation is needed to understand the effect of guidelines on services and on patient outcomes. Evaluation should include assessment of costs and cost effectiveness, the use of a universal audit tool for sepsis patient care that includes evaluation of pre-hospital and secondary care and monitoring of broad spectrum antibiotic use, development of multi-resistant organisms and incidence of antibiotic-related infection such as C. difficile.
Source guidance details
- Comes from guidance
- Suspected sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management
- Number
- NG51
- Date issued
- July 2016
Other details
| Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? | No |
| Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register? | No |
| Last Reviewed | 31/07/2016 |