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Standards framework for shared-decision-making support tools, including patient decision aids (ECD8)
This document describes the framework for setting out a series of standards to support people using patient decision aids (PDAs) in assessing the usefulness and quality of a PDA. It will also be useful to those developing PDAs in enabling them to undertake a self-assessment of the quality of their tools and processes
In development Reference number: GID-TA11201 Expected publication date: 18 February 2026
Healthcare-associated infections: prevention and control (PH36)
This quality improvement guide was produced by NICE, in partnership with Public Health England (PHE). Its aim is twofold: to reduce the risk of harm from healthcare-associated infections for patients, staff and visitors; and to reduce the costs associated with preventable infection.
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Sections for PH36
- Overview
- Introduction
- Quality improvement statement 1: Board-level leadership to prevent HCAIs
- Quality improvement statement 2: Be a learning organisation
- Quality improvement statement 3: HCAI surveillance
- Quality improvement statement 4: Workforce capacity and capability
- Quality improvement statement 5: Environmental cleanliness
- Quality improvement statement 6: Multi-agency working to reduce HCAIs
In development Reference number: GID-IPG10216 Expected publication date: 25 February 2026
In development Reference number: GID-HST10054 Expected publication date: 20 February 2026
This guideline covers how general dental practice teams can convey advice about oral hygiene and the use of fluoride. It also covers diet, smoking, smokeless tobacco and alcohol intake.
Community pharmacies: promoting health and wellbeing (NG102)
This guideline covers how community pharmacies can help maintain and improve people’s physical and mental health and wellbeing, including people with a long-term condition. It aims to encourage more people to use community pharmacies by integrating them within existing health and care pathways and ensuring they offer standard services and a consistent approach. It requires a collaborative approach from individual pharmacies and their representatives, local authorities and other commissioners.
This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing Lyme disease in people of all ages. It also includes raising public awareness about prevention. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
This guideline covers good practice for developing and updating local formularies in line with statutory requirements. It supports developing formularies that reflect local needs, reduce variation in prescribing, and allow rapid adoption of new medicines and treatments.
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Antimicrobial stewardship: changing risk-related behaviours in the general population (NG63)
This guideline covers making people aware of how to correctly use antimicrobial medicines (including antibiotics) and the dangers associated with their overuse and misuse. It also includes measures to prevent and control infection that can stop people needing antimicrobials or spreading infection to others. It aims to change people’s behaviour to reduce antimicrobial resistance and the spread of resistant microbes.
This quality standard covers increasing the uptake of flu vaccination among people who are eligible. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
In development Reference number: GID-TA11385 Expected publication date: 25 February 2026
In development Reference number: GID-TA11246 Expected publication date: 05 March 2026
Antimicrobial stewardship: systems and processes for effective antimicrobial medicine use (NG15)
This guideline covers the effective use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics) in children, young people and adults. It aims to change prescribing practice to help slow the emergence of antimicrobial resistance and ensure that antimicrobials remain an effective treatment for infection.
This guideline covers improving oral health by developing and implementing a strategy that meets the needs of people in the local community. It aims to promote and protect people’s oral health by improving their diet and oral hygiene, and by encouraging them to visit the dentist regularly.