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Quality standards
Set out priority areas for quality improvement in health and social care.
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Blog on this topic
The perinatal mental health (PMH) matrix: Improving the quality of care for women
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Reviewing the impact of our guidance
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NICEimpact mental health
How our evidence-based guidance contributes to improvements in the care of people with mental health conditions.
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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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Safe prescribing of high-risk drugs
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Using NICE Quality Standards for antenatal and postnatal mental health to improve the quality of NHS services working with women during the perinatal period
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Improving the physical health of people with serious mental illness: A quality improvement approach