Into practice resources

Tue, 01 Apr 2014 09:24:00 GMT

We've created 2 practical resources showing how you can use evidence to improve care and services.

They offer practical support for people using our guidance and standards in their day-to-day practice, including:

practical steps to improving the quality of care and services using our guidance
principles for putting evidence-based guidance into practice
how guidance and standards can help you.

Using NICE guidance to improve the quality of care and services

This guide sets out the most common steps taken when putting evidence-based guidance into practice. The steps are drawn from published literature as well as our work with:

NHS organisations
local authorities
social care providers
voluntary organisations.

Principles for putting evidence-based guidance into practice

This guide covers the main conditions needed to ensure a positive environment for change and help everyone deliver high-quality care and services.

It covers the following key principles:

commitment to quality improvement
effective leadership
the right culture
working together.

Case studies

How our guidance and standards can help you

NICE guidance provides evidence-based recommendations developed by independent committees, including professionals and lay members, and consulted on by stakeholders.

NICE quality standards set out priority areas for quality improvement. They highlight areas with identified variations in current practice.

Commissioners

assure your organisation that resources are being used wisely
make sure that providers are offering high-quality care
identify ways to save money or redirect resources
target resources at the areas that need them most
meet your statutory requirements
shape the market for health and social care for the benefit of all service users
use a common framework for solving problems and promote integrated care across sector or professional boundaries
tackle health inequalities

Providers and practitioners

understand what good care looks like
design effective local protocols
make professional judgements and prompt discussion with your patient, service user or carer
save money or redirect resources
deliver evidence-based education and training and continue your professional development
provide evidence of good governance, risk management and performance
identify priority areas for quality improvement using NICE quality standards
use NICE guidance and quality standards to support continuous quality improvement
benchmark and share learning with other providers or practitioners
monitor progress or show compliance
tackle health inequalities.

Policy makers

understand what good care and health improvement provision looks like to inform policy development
show areas for improvement
show that evidence underpins your policy
develop policies that raise standards and improve quality while giving best value for money
promote economic and social well-being
shape the market for health and social care for the benefit of all service users
use a common framework for solving problems and promote integrated care across sector or professional boundaries
tackle health inequalities.

Patients, service users and carers

understand what good care or support looks like, so that you can feel confident in the care or support you are receiving
ask questions about your care or support based on what you have a right to expect
understand your choices and take part in decisions about your care
know how to seek support as a carer
play a part in improving your own health and wellbeing and in preventing disease.

Patient advocates

use our guidance to support people using health and social care services to help them understand what good care or support looks like
use our quality standards as a focus for quality improvement when working with others in a user group, patient or community organisation or local HealthWatch
use evidence-based best practice recommendations for solving problems and promoting integrated care across sector or professional boundaries
tackle health inequalities.

implementation

Into practice resources

Using NICE guidance to improve the quality of care and services

Principles for putting evidence-based guidance into practice

Case studies

How our guidance and standards can help you