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Depression in adults

  • Quality standard
  • Reference number: QS8
  • Published:  29 March 2011
  • Last updated:  29 June 2023
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  1. Implementation support
  2. Audit and service improvement
  3. Guidance into practice

Tools and resources

Tools to help you put the guidance into practice.

Implementation support

  • Implementation resources - Depression in adults: treatment and management

  • Implementation resources - Depression in adults with a chronic physical health problem: recognition and management

  • Implementation resources - Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults

  • How to use quality standards

  • Measuring the use of NICE guidance

Audit and service improvement

  • Quality standard service improvement template (Excel 1.18 MB)

    Published:
    04 March 2025

Guidance into practice

  • About the Into practice guide

  • Practical steps to improving the quality of care and services using NICE guidance

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