Quality standard
Development sources
Development sources
Further explanation of the methodology used can be found in the quality standards process guide.
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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Psychosis and schizophrenia in adults (2014) NICE guideline CG178
Policy context
It is important that the quality standard is considered alongside current policy documents, including:
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Royal College of Psychiatrists (2014) Report of the National Audit of Schizophrenia (NAS) 2014
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Department of Health (2012) No health without mental health: implementation framework
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The Schizophrenia Commission (2012) The abandoned illness
Definitions and data sources for the quality measures
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Department of Health (2014) Achieving better access to mental health service by 2020
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NHS England (2014) Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) 2014/15 Guidance
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NICE menu: NM16 (2014) The percentage of patients with schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and other psychoses who have a record of BMI in the preceding 15 months
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NICE menu: NM17 (2014) The percentage of patients with schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and other psychoses who have a record of blood pressure in the preceding 15 months
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NICE menu: NM18 (2014) The percentage of patients aged 40 and over with schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and other psychoses who have a record of total cholesterol: HDL ratio in the preceding 15 months
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NICE menu: NM42 (2014) The percentage of patients aged 40 and over with schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and other psychoses who have a record of blood glucose level in the preceding 15 months
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Health and Social Care Information Centre (2013) Mental health minimum data set 2011–12 to 2012–13