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Pneumonia: diagnosis and management (QS update)

In development [GID-QS10190] Expected publication date: 02 September 2025

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Quality standard consultation

  • Quality standard consultation  
  • Draft quality standard (downloadable version) MSWord 64 KB 13 May 2025  
  • Equality and health inequalities assessment (downloadable version) MSWord 47 KB 13 May 2025  
  • Comments form MSWord 33 KB 13 May 2025  
  • Briefing paper MSWord 252 KB 13 May 2025  

Stakeholder list updated

  • Stakeholder list PDF 42 KB 13 May 2025  

Specialist committee member list updated

  • Specialist committee members MSWord 21 KB 13 May 2025  

Prioritisation meeting

  • prioritisation meeting minutes MSWord 76 KB 24 June 2025  

Declaration of interests

  • Register of interests - Prioritisation QSAC MSWord 125 KB 20 March 2025  
  • Register of interests - Post consultation QSAC MSWord 117 KB 19 June 2025  

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