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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Faecal incontinence. NICE clinical guideline 49 (2007).
Policy context
It is important that the quality standard is considered alongside current policy documents, including:
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All Party Parliamentary Group (2011) Cost-effective commissioning for continence care.
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Department of Health (2001) National service framework for older people.
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Department of Health (2000) Good practice in continence services.
Definitions and data sources for the quality measures
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All Part Parliamentary Group for Continence Care (2013) Continence care service England 2013 survey report.
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Royal College of Physicians (2012) National audit of continence care (NACC) Pilot audit evaluation report.
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Royal College of Physicians (2010) National Audit of Continence Care, Combined Organisational and Clinical Report
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NICE audit support for faecal incontinence. NICE clinical guideline 49 (2007).