Quality standard
Update information
Update information
August 2021: This quality standard updates and replaces the quality standards on venous thromboembolism in adults: reducing the risk in hospital (published June 2010), and venous thromboembolism in adults: diagnosis and management (published March 2013). The topic was identified for update following the annual review of quality standards. The review identified:
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changes in the priority areas for improvement
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new guidance on venous thromboembolic diseases: diagnosis, management and thrombophilia testing (NG158)
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that the quality standards on venous thromboembolism in adults: reducing the risk in hospital (QS3) and venous thromboembolism in adults: diagnosis and management (QS29) should be combined.
Statements are marked as:
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[new 2021] if the statement covers a new area for quality improvement
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[2010 or 2013, updated 2021] if the statement covers an area for quality improvement included in the 2010 or 2013 quality standard and has been updated.
Statement 5 in the 2010 version has been updated and is included in the updated quality standard, marked as [2010, updated 2021].
Statements 2 and 8 in the 2013 version have been updated and are included in the updated quality standard, marked as [2013, updated 2021].
The 2010 quality standard on venous thromboembolism in adults: reducing the risk in hospital and the 2013 quality standard for venous thromboembolism in adults: diagnosis and management are available as PDFs.
Minor changes since publication
August 2023: Changes have been made to align this quality standard with the updated NICE guideline on venous thromboembolic diseases. The rationale for statement 3 has been amended and links, data sources and source guidance references have been updated throughout.