Quality standard
Development sources
Development sources
Further explanation of the methodology used can be found in the quality standards Process guide on the NICE website.
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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Heavy menstrual bleeding. NICE clinical guideline 44 (2007).
Policy context
It is important that the quality standard is considered alongside current policy documents, including:
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Patient-reported outcome measurement group, Oxford (2010) A structured review of patient-reported outcome measures for people undergoing procedures for benign gynaecological conditions of the uterus.
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Department of Health (2010) Elective care commissioning pathways. Supplementary information to be read in conjunction with the pathway.
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Department of Health (2008) Elective care commissioning pathway – heavy menstrual bleeding 2008.
Definitions and data sources for the quality measures
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Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. National heavy menstrual bleeding audit.
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National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (2007) Heavy menstrual bleeding. NICE clinical guideline 44.
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National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health (2007) Heavy menstrual bleeding.