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Food allergy

Quality standard [QS118] Published: 24 March 2016

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  • Quality statement 1: Allergy‑focused clinical history
  • Quality statement 2: Diagnosing IgE‑mediated food allergy
  • Quality statement 3: Diagnosing non‑IgE‑mediated food allergy
  • Quality statement 4: Referral to secondary or specialist care
  • Quality statement 5 (placeholder): Diagnosing food allergy in adults
  • Quality statement 6 (placeholder): Nutritional support for food allergy
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Minor changes since publication

September 2018: Changes have been made to align this quality standard with the NICE guideline on food allergy in under 19s. Definitions for statements 1 to 3 were updated and an additional source guidance recommendation was added for statement 3.


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