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Published guidance on this topic (12)
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- In development guidance (2)
Quality standards
Set out priority areas for quality improvement in health and social care.
Published quality standards on this topic (6)
- New quality standards in the last 6 months (2)
- Updated quality standards in the last 6 months (0)
- In development quality standards (1)
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NICE guidelines (12)
Review the evidence across broad health and social care topics.
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Interventional procedures guidance (2)
Assessments of whether procedures are safe enough and work well enough for wider use in the NHS.
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In consultation (1)
Guidance and quality standards open for consultation.
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In development (3)
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In development (3)NICE Pathways
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Developmental follow-up of children and young people born preterm
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Diet
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Donor breast milk banks
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Maternal and child nutrition
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Neonatal jaundice
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Physical activity
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Postnatal care
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Safe midwifery staffing for maternity settings
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Smoking
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Smoking cessation in secondary care
NICE guidelines
Review the evidence across broad health and social care topics.
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Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance (CG192)
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Developmental follow-up of children and young people born preterm (NG72)
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Donor milk banks: service operation (CG93)
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Jaundice in newborn babies under 28 days (CG98)
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Maternal and child nutrition (PH11)
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Postnatal care up to 8 weeks after birth (CG37)
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Safe midwifery staffing for maternity settings (NG4)
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Smoking: acute, maternity and mental health services (PH48)
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Smoking: stopping in pregnancy and after childbirth (PH26)
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Weight management before, during and after pregnancy (PH27)
Quality standards
Set out priority areas for quality improvement in health and social care.
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Antenatal and postnatal mental health (QS115)
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Developmental follow-up of children and young people born preterm (QS169)
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Hypertension in pregnancy (QS35)
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Jaundice in newborn babies under 28 days (QS57)
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Neonatal specialist care (QS4)
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Postnatal care (QS37)
Interventional procedures guidance
Assessments of whether procedures are safe enough and work well enough for wider use in the NHS.
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Division of ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) for breastfeeding (IPG149)
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Thoracoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in neonates (IPG379)
In development
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Maternal health
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Postnatal care up to 8 weeks after birth (update)
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Specialist neonatal respiratory care for babies born preterm
New guidance and advice
Guidance and advice added since May 2018
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Shared learning
Examples of how our guidance and standards have been put into practice in the NHS, local authorities, voluntary sector and a range of other organisations.
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No ifs, No butts; Clatterbridge’s Journey to a smoke free trust (using NICE guidance as a road map and a partnership approach as the vehicle)
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Innovative ways to support smokers requiring nicotine management in a mental health organisation
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Management of Hypertension in Pregnancy