Quality standard
Development sources
Further explanation of the methodology used can be found in the quality standards process guide.
Evidence sources
The documents below contain recommendations from NICE guidance or other NICE‑accredited recommendations that were used by the Quality Standards Advisory Committee to develop the quality standard statements and measures.
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Unintentional injuries in the home: interventions for under 15s (2010) NICE guideline PH30
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Unintentional injuries: prevention strategies for under 15s (2010) NICE guideline PH29
Policy context
It is important that the quality standard is considered alongside current policy documents, including:
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Department of Health (2014) Commissioning of public health services for children
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Local Government Association (2014) Healthy homes, healthy lives
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Public Health England (2014) Reducing unintentional injuries among children and young people
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Public Health England (2014) Reducing unintentional injuries in and around the home among children under five years
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Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2014) Why children die: death in infants, children and young people in the UK
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Shelter (2014) Home improvement: tackling poor electrical safety in the private rented sector
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Department of Health (2013) Annual report of the Chief Medical Officer 2012: Our children deserve better: prevention pays
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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (2013) Delivering accident prevention at local level in the new public health system