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This quality standard covers sexual health, focusing on preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Asking people about their sexual history
- Quality statement 2: Discussing prevention and testing with people who are at risk of sexually transmitted infections
- Quality statement 3: Condom distribution schemes
- Quality statement 4: Access to sexual health services
- Quality statement 5: Repeat testing for sexually transmitted infections
- Quality statement 6: Partner notification
- Update information
Evidence-based recommendations on procalcitonin testing for diagnosing and monitoring sepsis (ADVIA Centaur BRAHMS PCT assay, BRAHMS PCT Sensitive Kryptor assay, Elecsys BRAHMS PCT assay, LIAISON BRAHMS PCT assay and VIDAS BRAHMS PCT assay).
This guideline covers identifying and managing otitis media with effusion (OME), also known as ‘glue ear’, in children younger than 12 years. It aims to improve hearing and quality of life in children with OME.
This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing gallstones in adults. It also includes managing complications of gallstones, such as an inflamed or infected gallbladder (cholecystitis), blocked and infected bile ducts (cholangitis), and an inflamed pancreas (pancreatitis). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Acute cholecystitis
- Quality statement 2: Urgent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography within 72 hours
- Quality statement 3: Emergency endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography within 24 hours
- Quality statement 4: Advice to prevent symptoms
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Intravascular catheters for reducing the risk of late-onset neonatal infection: What is the effectiveness of antimicrobial-impregnated...
early-onset infection: What is the incidence and severity of adverse effects with antibiotics used to prevent or treat early-onset...
Constipation in children and young people: diagnosis and management (CG99)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing constipation in children and young people up to 18. It provides strategies to support the early identification and timely, effective treatment of constipation which will help improve outcomes for patients. It does not cover constipation caused by a specific condition.
This quality standard covers assessing, diagnosing and managing bronchiolitis in children. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
Strimvelis for treating adenosine deaminase deficiency–severe combined immunodeficiency (HST7)
Evidence-based recommendation on Strimvelis for adenosine deaminase deficiency–severe combined immunodeficiency.
This quality standard covers the recognition, diagnosis and early management of suspected sepsis in people over 16 who are not or have not recently been pregnant. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Assessment in acute settings
- Quality statement 2: Assessment outside acute settings
- Quality statement 3: Urgent assessment and antibiotic treatment for people at high risk
- Quality statement 4: Intravenous fluids
- Quality statement 5: Escalation of care
- Quality statement 6: Information for people whose condition is managed outside acute hospital settings
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interventions in day and residential care for older people that aim to prevent infection and to reduce antimicrobial resistance? Any...
NG195/11 Question Antibiotics for suspected early-onset infection: What is the incidence in England and Wales of resistance to commonly...
This guideline covers interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in people aged 16 and over. It aims to reduce the transmission of all STIs, including HIV, and includes ways to help increase the uptake of STI testing and vaccines for human papillomavirus (HPV) and hepatitis A and B.
factors for and clinical indicators of early-onset infection: What is the risk of early-onset neonatal infection with...
NG195/4 Question Antibiotics for suspected early-onset neonatal infection: What is the optimal duration of treatment (course length) in...