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  1. Multicomponent intervention: For people in long-term care, is a multicomponent non-pharmacological intervention more clinically and cost effective than usual care in preventing the development of delirium?

    recommended interventions to prevent delirium, particularly reorientation, medication review, hydration and sleep hygiene. The primary...

  2. What is the optimal way of discharging people approaching the end of their life from hospitals back to their place of residence?

    problems could be managed well in the community with key equipment or medication and improved social care. The consequences of delayed...

  3. What is the clinical and cost effectiveness for family intervention combined with individual CBT in the treatment of children and young people considered to be at high risk of developing psychosis and their parents or carers?

    episode of psychosis, family intervention as an adjunct to antipsychotic medication substantially and significantly reduces relapse...

  4. Maintenance treatment:- In the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder, what is the relative effect on quality of life of lithium, an antipsychotic (haloperidol, olanzapine, quetiapine or risperidone), or a combination of lithium and an antipsychotic?

    Any explanatory notes(if applicable) Lithium and antipsychotic medication are known to reduce the risk of relapse when used long-term...

  5. Dapagliflozin in triple therapy for treating type 2 diabetes (TA418)

    Evidence-based recommendations on dapagliflozin (Forxiga) given with 2 other drugs for treating type 2 diabetes in adults.

  6. Apixaban for preventing venous thromboembolism after hip or knee replacement surgery (TA245)

    Evidence-based recommendations on apixaban (Eliquis) for preventing venous thromboembolism after hip or knee replacement in adults.

  7. Specialised units for older people:- What is the most clinically and cost effective way to configure services to assess frail older people who present to hospital with a medical emergency?

    services. These are now widespread, and share characteristics such as medication reviews and the use ofcomprehensive geriatric...

  8. Long duration or very frequent manual restraint:- In what circumstances and how often are long-duration or repeated manual restraint used, and what alternatives are there that are safer and more effective?

    may fail. This results in long periods of restraint and further doses of medication. These occurrences are used as justifications for...

  9. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in adults (QS79)

    This quality standard covers managing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (gradual scarring of the lungs) in adults. It includes diagnosis by a multidisciplinary team, managing symptoms and palliative care. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

  10. Transition between inpatient mental health settings and community or care home settings (QS159)

    This quality standard covers transitions for children, young people and adults between mental health hospitals and their own homes, care homes or other community settings. It includes the period before, during and after a person is admitted to, and discharged from, a mental health hospital. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

  11. Chronic kidney disease: assessment and management (NG203)

    This guideline covers care and treatment for people with, or at risk of, chronic kidney disease (CKD). It aims to prevent or delay the progression, and reduce the risk of complications and cardiovascular disease. It also covers managing anaemia and hyperphosphataemia associated with CKD.

  12. End of life care for adults: service delivery (NG142)

    This guideline covers organising and delivering end of life care services, which provide care and support in the final weeks and months of life (or for some conditions, years), and the planning and preparation for this. It aims to ensure that people have access to the care that they want and need in all care settings. It also includes advice on services for carers.

  13. Motor neurone disease: assessment and management (NG42)

    This guideline covers assessing and managing motor neurone disease (MND). It aims to improve care from the time of diagnosis, and covers information and support, organisation of care, managing symptoms and preparing for end of life care.

  14. Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults (NG215)

    This guideline covers general principles for prescribing and managing withdrawal from opioids, benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids, Z-drugs and antidepressants in primary and secondary care.

  15. Agitation and delirium:- What is the best way to control delirium, with or without agitation, in the dying person, without causing undue sedation and without shortening life?

    without causing undue sedation. An inappropriately large dose of sedative medication may also compromise respiration. A perceived risk...