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This quality standard covers care for adults (aged 18 and over) who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition in hospital or in the community. It includes identifying people at risk of malnutrition and providing nutrition support, including dietary changes and artificial nutrition support given through feeding tubes (enteral nutrition) or directly into a vein (parenteral nutrition). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Screening for the risk of malnutrition
- Quality statement 2: Treatment
- Quality statement 3: Documentation and communication of results and nutrition support goals
- Quality statement 4: Self-management of artificial nutrition support
- Quality statement 5: Review
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This guideline covers road-traffic-related air pollution and its links to ill health. It aims to improve air quality and so prevent a range of health conditions and deaths.
Neutropenic sepsis: prevention and management in people with cancer (CG151)
This guideline covers preventing, identifying and managing neutropenic sepsis in children, young people and adults receiving treatment for cancer in the community and in secondary and tertiary care. It aims to reduce the risk of infection in people with neutropenia (low number of white blood cells) who are receiving anticancer treatment and improve management of neutropenic sepsis.
UroShield for preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (HTG620)
Evidence-based recommendations on UroShield for preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
This quality standard covers assessment and treatment of drug use disorders in adults (aged 18 and over). It includes treating the misuse of opioids, cannabis, stimulants and other drugs in all settings, including inpatient and specialist residential and community-based treatment settings, and prison services. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Needle and syringe programmes
- Quality statement 2: Assessment
- Quality statement 3: Families and carers
- Quality statement 4: Blood-borne viruses
- Quality statement 5: Information and advice
- Quality statement 6: Keyworking – psychosocial interventions
- Quality statement 7: Recovery and reintegration
This quality standard covers the additional antenatal care for women who are pregnant with twins or triplets that is offered alongside routine antenatal care. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Determining chorionicity and amnionicity
- Quality statement 2: Labelling the fetuses
- Quality statement 3: Composition of the multidisciplinary core team
- Quality statement 4: Care planning
- Quality statement 5: Monitoring for fetal complications
- Quality statement 6: Involving a consultant from a tertiary level fetal medicine centre
- Quality statement 7: Advice and preparation for preterm birth
This guideline covers the period before, during and after a young person moves from children's to adults' services. It aims to help young people and their carers have a better experience of transition by improving the way it’s planned and carried out. It covers both health and social care.
This quality standard covers the diagnosis and management of cataracts, glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and the prevention of sight loss. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS180
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- Quality statement 1: Referral – chronic open angle glaucoma and related conditions
- Quality statement 2: Referral for cataract surgery
- Quality statement 3: Treatment – late age-related macular degeneration (wet active)
- Quality statement 4: Monitoring late age-related macular degeneration (wet active)
- Quality statement 5: Reassessment – chronic open angle glaucoma or related conditions
- Quality statement 6: Certificate of vision impairment
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Autism spectrum disorder in under 19s: support and management (CG170)
This guideline covers children and young people with autism spectrum disorder (across the full range of intellectual ability) from birth until their 19th birthday. It covers the different ways that health and social care professionals can provide support, treatment and help for children and young people with autism, and their families and carers, from the early years through to their transition into young adult life.
Oseltamivir, amantadine (review) and zanamivir for the prophylaxis of influenza (TA158)
Evidence-based recommendations on oseltamivir (Tamiflu), amantadine (Lysovir or Symmetrel) or zanamivir (Relenza) to prevent influenza (flu).
Making a positive impact: people and communities network case studies
Making a positive impact: NICE people and communities network case studies
This quality standard covers the organisation and delivery of emergency and acute medical care in the community and in hospital. It covers adults (16 and over) who seek, or are referred for, emergency NHS care for a suspected or confirmed acute medical emergency. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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This guideline covers indoor air quality in residential buildings. It aims to raise awareness of the importance of good air quality in people's homes and how to achieve this.
This guideline covers antenatal care for all pregnant women with complex social factors (particularly alcohol or drug misuse, recent migrant or asylum seeker status, difficulty reading or speaking English, aged under 20, domestic abuse). It offers advice on improving access to care, maintaining contact with antenatal carers, and additional information and support for these women.
People's experience using adult social care services (QS182)
This quality standard covers the experience of adults using social care services. It applies to all settings where people use social care services, including people's own homes, residential care and community settings. Its aim is to help people understand what care they can expect and to improve their experience by supporting them to make decisions about their care. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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