Physical activity

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• Dementia, disability and frailty in later life: mid-life approaches to delay or prevent onset

• Diet

• Maternal and child nutrition

• Obesity

• Obesity: working with local communities

• Physical activity

• Postnatal care

• Walking and cycling

NICE guidelines

Review the evidence across broad health and social care topics. 

• Cardiovascular disease prevention (PH25)

  Id:

  PH25

  Published date:

  June 2010

• Dementia, disability and frailty in later life – mid-life approaches to delay or prevent onset (NG16)

  Id:

  NG16

  Published date:

  October 2015

• Maternal and child nutrition (PH11)

  Id:

  PH11

  Published date:

  March 2008

• Obesity prevention (CG43)

  Id:

  CG43

  Published date:

  December 2006

• Physical activity and the environment (NG90)

  New

  Yes

  Id:

  NG90

  Published date:

  March 2018

• Physical activity for children and young people (PH17)

  Id:

  PH17

  Published date:

  January 2009

• Physical activity in the workplace (PH13)

  Id:

  PH13

  Published date:

  May 2008

• Physical activity: brief advice for adults in primary care (PH44)

  Id:

  PH44

  Published date:

  May 2013

• Physical activity: exercise referral schemes (PH54)

  Id:

  PH54

  Published date:

  September 2014

• Physical activity: walking and cycling (PH41)

  Id:

  PH41

  Published date:

  November 2012

• Preventing excess weight gain (NG7)

  Id:

  NG7

  Published date:

  March 2015

• Weight management before, during and after pregnancy (PH27)

  Id:

  PH27

  Published date:

  July 2010

Quality standards

Set out priority areas for quality improvement in health and social care. 

• Physical activity: for NHS staff, patients and carers (QS84)

  Id:

  QS84

  Published date:

  March 2015

• Promoting health and preventing premature mortality in black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups (QS167)

  New

  Yes

  Id:

  QS167

  Published date:

  May 2018

Medtech innovation briefings

Review the evidence and likely costs of medical devices and technologies.

• Ekso exoskeleton for rehabilitation in people with neurological weakness or paralysis (MIB93)

  Id:

  MIB93

  Published date:

  January 2017

In development

• Physical activity: encouraging activity within the general population

  In consultation

  Yes

  New

  Yes

  Programme:

  Quality standard

  Expected publication date:

  June 2019

  Consultation ends:

  11 September 2018

New guidance and advice

Guidance and advice added since February 2018

• Physical activity and the environment (NG90)

  New

  Yes

  Id:

  NG90

  Programme:

  NICE guideline

  Published date:

  March 2018

• Physical activity: encouraging activity within the general population

  In consultation

  Yes

  New

  Yes

  Programme:

  Quality standard

  Expected publication date:

  June 2019

  Status:

  In development

  Consultation ends:

  11 September 2018

• Promoting health and preventing premature mortality in black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups (QS167)

  New

  Yes

  Id:

  QS167

  Programme:

  Quality standard

  Published date:

  May 2018

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