Quality standard
Development sources
Development sources
Further explanation of the methodology used can be found in the quality standards process guide.
Evidence sources
The document below contains recommendations from NICE guidance that was used by the Quality Standards Advisory Committee to develop the quality standard statements and measures.
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Depression in children and young people (2005) NICE guideline CG28
Policy context
It is important that the quality standard is considered alongside current policy documents, including:
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Department of Health (2012) Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme
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Department of Health (2012) No health without mental health: implementation framework
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Department of Health (2012) Preventing suicide in England
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Department of Health (2011) Delivering better mental health outcomes for people of all ages
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Department of Health (2011) Talking therapies: a 4 year plan of action
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Royal College of Psychiatrists (2011) National audit of psychological therapies for anxiety and depression
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Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department of Health (2010) Keeping children and young people in mind: the Government's full response to the independent review of CAMHS
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Department of Health (2009) Improving access to child and adolescent mental health services
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Department of Health, Department for Children, Schools and Families (2009) Healthy lives, brighter futures: the strategy for children and young people's health
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HM Government (2009) New horizons: a shared vision for mental health
Definitions and data sources for the quality measures
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NHS Information Standards Board (2012) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services secondary uses data set
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World Health Organization (2010) ICD-10 classification of mental and behavioural disorders