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This guideline covers optimising care for adults with multimorbidity (multiple long-term conditions) by reducing treatment burden (polypharmacy and multiple appointments) and unplanned care. It aims to improve quality of life by promoting shared decisions based on what is important to each person in terms of treatments, health priorities, lifestyle and goals. The guideline sets out which people are most likely to benefit from an approach to care that takes account of multimorbidity, how they can be identified and what the care involves.
This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing spondyloarthritis in adults aged 16 and over. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of gout. It includes recommendations on diagnosing gout, managing flares, long-term management of gout and referral to specialist services.
This guideline covers the care of pregnant women and pregnant trans and non-binary people and their babies during labour and immediately after birth. It focuses on women and pregnant people who give birth between 37 and 42 weeks of pregnancy (‘term’). The guideline helps women and pregnant people to make informed choices about where to have their baby and about their care in labour. It also aims to reduce variation in aspects of care.
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- Appendix A: Adverse outcomes for different places of birth
- Appendix B: Outcomes for different places of birth – by BMI at booking
- Appendix C: Outcomes for intravenous remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) compared with intramuscular pethidine
first-line management of pain:- Is morphine clinically and cost effective compared with ketamine for first-line...
Question What is the effectiveness of pain management for women who present with chronic pain 3 months after mesh surgery...
This quality standard covers diagnosing, assessing and managing osteoarthritis in adults aged over 16. It includes treatment and support, and referral for joint surgery. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Diagnosis
- Quality statement 2: Assessment at diagnosis
- Quality statement 3: Information and support
- Quality statement 4: Therapeutic exercise
- Quality statement 5: Weight loss
- Quality statement 6: Follow-up
- Quality statement 7: Core treatments before referral for consideration of joint surgery
Question Recognition and early management of pain in children and young people with cerebral palsy:- Does use of...
This guideline covers the circumstances for inducing labour, methods of induction, assessment, monitoring, pain relief and managing complications. It aims to improve advice and care for pregnant women who are thinking about or having induction of labour.
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve awareness and understanding about ME/CFS and when to suspect it, so that people are diagnosed earlier. It includes recommendations on diagnosis, assessment and care planning, safeguarding, access to care and managing ME/CFS and its symptoms.
Recommendation ID NG104/3 Question Pain management: chronic pancreatitis:- Is the long-term use of opioids more clinically effective and
Recommendation ID CG143/1 Question Pain management for patients with an acute painful sickle cell episode:- For patients with an acute
This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing lower limb peripheral arterial disease in adults (aged 18 and over). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Identification and assessment of peripheral arterial disease
- Quality statement 2: Comorbidity assessment
- Quality statement 3: Supervised exercise programmes
- Quality statement 4: Imaging
- Quality statement 5: Angioplasty for intermittent claudication
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Alcohol-use disorders: diagnosis and management of physical complications (CG100)
This guideline covers care for adults and young people (aged 10 years and older) with physical health problems that are completely or partly caused by an alcohol-use disorder. It aims to improve the health of people with alcohol-use disorders by providing recommendations on managing acute alcohol withdrawal and treating alcohol-related conditions.
This guideline covers rehabilitation after stroke for over 16s. It aims to ensure people are assessed for common problems and conditions linked to stroke, and get the care and therapy they need. It includes recommendations on the organisation and delivery of rehabilitation in hospital and the community.
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.
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Birch bark extract for treating epidermolysis bullosa (HST28)
Evidence-based recommendations on birch bark extract (Filsuvez) for treating partial thickness wounds associated with dystrophic and junctional epidermolysis bullosa in people aged 6 months and over.
This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of tension-type headache, migraine (including migraine with aura and menstrual-related migraine), cluster headache and medication overuse headache in young people (aged 12 years and older) and adults. It aims to improve the recognition and management of headaches, with more targeted treatment to improve the quality of life for people with headaches, and to reduce unnecessary investigations.
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in children and young people: diagnosis and management (NG1)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in children and young people (under 18s). It aims to raise awareness of symptoms that need investigating and treating, and to reassure parents and carers that regurgitation is common in infants under 1 year.
COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing the long-term effects of COVID-19 (NG188)
This guideline covers identifying, assessing and managing the long-term effects of COVID-19, often described as ‘long COVID’. It makes recommendations on care in all healthcare settings for adults, children and young people who have new or ongoing symptoms 4 weeks or more after the start of acute COVID-19. It also includes advice on organising services for long COVID.
This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing irritable bowel syndrome in adults. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing stable angina in adults (aged 18 and over). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Diagnostic investigation
- Quality statement 2: First-line treatment
- Quality statement 3: Medical treatment before revascularisation
- Quality statement 4: Multidisciplinary team
- Quality statement 5: Symptoms not responding to treatment
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- About this quality standard
Suspected neurological conditions: recognition and referral (NG127)
This guideline covers the initial assessment of symptoms and signs that might indicate a neurological condition. It helps non-specialist healthcare professionals to identify people who should be offered referral for specialist investigation.
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This guideline covers diagnosing and managing Lyme disease. It aims to raise awareness of when Lyme disease should be suspected and ensure that people have prompt and consistent diagnosis and treatment. It does not cover preventing Lyme disease.
Care and support of people growing older with learning disabilities (NG96)
This guideline covers care and support for adults with learning disabilities as they grow older. It covers identifying changing needs, planning for the future, and delivering services including health, social care and housing. It aims to support people to access the services they need as they get older.
Neurostimulation of lumbar muscles for refractory non-specific chronic low back pain (HTG641)
Evidence-based recommendations on neurostimulation of lumbar muscles for refractory non-specific chronic low back pain in adults. This involves implanting a pulse generator under the skin of the upper buttock or lower back, which the person can use to manage their pain.
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This guideline covers assessing and managing heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia). It aims to help healthcare professionals investigate the cause of heavy periods that are affecting a woman’s quality of life and to offer the right treatments, taking into account the woman’s priorities and preferences.
This quality standard covers assessing and managing heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia), including suspected or confirmed fibroids and adenomyosis. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for refractory neuropathic pain (HTG308)
Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for refractory neuropathic pain. This involves inserting electrode needles underneath the skin connected to a stimulator device.
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Recommendation ID NG104/4 Question Pain management: small duct disease:- What is the most clinically effective and cost-effective...
This guideline covers care and support for people with advanced (stage 4) breast cancer. It aims to help them and their healthcare professionals make shared decisions about tests and treatments to improve outcomes and quality of life.
Evidence-based recommendations on givosiran (Givlaari) for treating acute hepatic porphyria in adults and young people aged 12 and over.
This guideline covers assessing and managing faecal incontinence (any involuntary loss of faeces that is a social or hygienic problem) in people aged 18 and over. It aims to ensure that staff are aware that faecal incontinence is a sign or a symptom, not a diagnosis. It aims to improve the physical and mental health and quality of life of people with faecal incontinence.
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for acute prostatitis. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.
Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain of neuropathic or ischaemic origin (TA159)
Evidence-based recommendations on spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain of neuropathic or ischaemic origin in adults.
Safe staffing for nursing in adult inpatient wards in acute hospitals (SG1)
This guideline covers organisational and managerial approaches to safe nurse staffing of inpatient wards for people aged 18 and over in acute hospitals. It aims to ensure that patients receive the nursing care they need, regardless of the ward to which they are allocated, the time of the day, or the day of the week.
This guideline covers prescribing of cannabis-based medicinal products for people with intractable nausea and vomiting, chronic pain, spasticity and severe treatment-resistant epilepsy.
vaginal mesh exposure or extrusion. It can cause pain, vaginal discharge or bleeding, vaginal infections, or pain or...
This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing hypertension (high blood pressure) and pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, labour and birth. It also covers advice for women with hypertension who may become pregnant and postnatal care for women who have had hypertension or pre-eclampsia. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Pre-pregnancy advice for women with treated hypertension
- Quality statement 2: Antenatal assessment of pre-eclampsia risk
- Quality statement 3: Antenatal blood pressure targets
- Quality statement 4: Assessing women with severe hypertension in pregnancy
- Quality statement 5: Admission to hospital for women with pre-eclampsia
- Quality statement 6: Timing of birth for women with pre-eclampsia
- Quality statement 7: Transfer of information about ongoing management
This quality standard covers the prevention, diagnosis and management of delirium in adults (aged 18 and over) in hospital or long-term care settings (such as residential care or nursing homes). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Assessing recent changes that may indicate delirium
- Quality statement 2: Interventions to prevent delirium
- Quality statement 3: Use of antipsychotic medication for people who are distressed
- Quality statement 4: Information and support
- Quality statement 5: Communication of diagnosis to GPs
- Update information
- About this quality standard
Sedation in under 19s: using sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures (CG112)
This guideline covers the assessment, preparation, training and monitoring needed when using sedation in people aged under 19. It aims to help healthcare professionals decide when sedation is the most clinically and cost effective option for reducing pain and anxiety during operations for children and young people.
Recommendation ID NG85/4 Question Pain management:- A randomised trial should be undertaken comparing early endoscopic ultrasound-guided
vaginal mesh exposure or extrusion. It can cause pain, vaginal discharge or bleeding, vaginal infections, or pain or...
This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing acute coronary syndromes in adults (aged 18 and over). Acute coronary syndromes are medical emergencies that include myocardial infarction (heart attack) and unstable angina (unexpected, severe chest pain). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction
- Quality statement 2: Risk assessment for adults with NSTEMI or unstable angina
- Quality statement 3: Coronary angiography and PCI within 72 hours for NSTEMI or unstable angina
- Quality statement 4: Coronary angiography and PCI for adults with NSTEMI or unstable angina who are clinically unstable
- Quality statement 5: Level of consciousness and eligibility for coronary angiography and primary PCI
- Quality statement 6: Primary PCI for acute STEMI
- Update information
Percutaneous cementoplasty for palliative treatment of bony malignancies (HTG117)
Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous cementoplasty for palliative treatment of bony malignancies. This involves injecting a special cement into the bone in order to stabilise it, reduce pain, or both.
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This guideline covers the routine antenatal care that women and their babies should receive. It aims to ensure that pregnant women are offered regular check-ups, information and support.
This quality standard covers the diagnosis and initial management of ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage in women in their first trimester (up to 13 completed weeks of pregnancy). It includes assessment and diagnosis for women with suspected early pregnancy loss. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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This quality standard covers clinical assessment, prioritising and managing healthcare for adults aged 18 years and over with 2 or more long-term health conditions (multimorbidity). At least 1 of these conditions must be a physical health condition. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
Relugolix–estradiol–norethisterone for treating symptoms of endometriosis (TA1057)
Evidence-based recommendations on relugolix–estradiol–norethisterone (Ryeqo) for treating symptoms of endometriosis in adults of reproductive age.
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