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Urinary tract infection in under 16s: diagnosis and management (NG224)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing first or recurrent upper or lower urinary tract infection (UTI) in babies, children and young people under 16. It aims to achieve more consistent clinical practice, based on accurate diagnosis and effective management. It does not cover babies, children and young people with urinary catheters in situ, neurogenic bladders, significant pre-existing urinary tract disorders (uropathies), underlying renal disease or immunosuppression, or recurrent UTI in sexually active girls and young women under 16. It also does not cover babies, children and young people in intensive care units.
Setmelanotide for treating obesity caused by LEPR or POMC deficiency (HST21)
Evidence-based recommendations on setmelanotide (Imcivree) for treating obesity caused by LEPR or POMC deficiency in people 6 years and over.
This quality standard covers prevention of falls and assessment after a fall in people who are living in the community, in a residential care setting or staying in hospital and are:
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- Quality statement 1: Asking people about falls
- Quality statement 2: Comprehensive falls assessment
- Quality statement 3: Interventions to reduce the risk of falls
- Quality statement 4: Checks for injury after an inpatient fall
- Quality statement 5: Safe manual handling after an inpatient fall
- Quality statement 6: Medical examination after an inpatient fall
- Quality statement 7: Multifactorial risk assessment for older people presenting for medical attention
Cipaglucosidase alfa with miglustat for treating late-onset Pompe disease (TA912)
Evidence-based recommendations on cipaglucosidase alfa (Pombiliti) with miglustat (Opfolda) for treating late-onset Pompe disease in adults.
Faltering growth: recognition and management of faltering growth in children (NG75)
This guideline covers recognition, assessment and monitoring of faltering growth in infants and children. It includes a definition of growth thresholds for concern and identifying the risk factors for, and possible causes of, faltering growth. It also covers interventions, when to refer, service design, and information and support.
This guideline covers assessment, treatment, monitoring and inpatient care for children, young people and adults with eating disorders. It aims to improve the care people receive by detailing the most effective treatments for anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa.
This quality standard covers recognising, assessing and managing coeliac disease in adults, young people and children. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Serological testing for coeliac disease
- Quality statement 2: Referral to a specialist
- Quality statement 3: Endoscopic intestinal biopsy
- Quality statement 4: Advice about a gluten-free diet
- Quality statement 5: Annual review
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Axicabtagene ciloleucel for treating relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma (TA894)
Evidence-based recommendations on axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta) for relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma in adults.
Evidence-based recommendations on sebelipase alfa (Kanuma) for long-term enzyme replacement therapy in Wolman disease (rapidly progressive lysosomal acid lipase deficiency) in people aged 2 years and under when treatment starts.
Adrenal insufficiency: identification and management (NG243)
This guideline covers identifying and managing adrenal insufficiency (hypoadrenalism) in babies, children, young people and adults. It aims to improve the treatment of primary, secondary and tertiary adrenal insufficiency, and the prevention and management of adrenal crisis.
Evidence-based recommendations on ivacaftor–tezacaftor–elexacaftor (Kaftrio) plus ivacaftor (Kalydeco), tezacaftor–ivacaftor (Symkevi) plus ivacaftor, and lumacaftor–ivacaftor (Orkambi) for treating cystic fibrosis.
This guideline covers changing health-damaging behaviours among people aged 16 and over using interventions such as goals and planning, feedback and monitoring, and social support. It aims to help tackle a range of behaviours including alcohol misuse, poor eating patterns, lack of physical activity, unsafe sexual behaviour and smoking.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in adults: diagnosis and management (CG163)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in people aged 18 and over. It aims to improve the quality of life for people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by helping healthcare professionals to diagnose the condition and provide effective symptom management.
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing epilepsy in children, young people and adults in primary and secondary care, and referral to tertiary services. It aims to improve diagnosis and treatment for different seizure types and epilepsy syndromes, and reduce the risks for people with epilepsy.
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Sections for NG217
- Overview
- 1 Diagnosis and assessment of epilepsy
- 2 Information and support
- 3 Referral to tertiary specialist services
- 4 Principles of treatment, safety, monitoring and withdrawal
- 5 Treating epileptic seizures in children, young people and adults
- 6 Treating childhood-onset epilepsies
- 7 Treating status epilepticus, repeated or cluster seizures, and prolonged seizures
This guideline covers managing stable angina in people aged 18 and over. It outlines the importance of addressing the person’s concerns about stable angina and the roles of medical therapy and revascularisation.
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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Etelcalcetide for treating secondary hyperparathyroidism (TA448)
Evidence-based recommendations on etelcalcetide (Parsabiv) for treating secondary hyperparathyroidism in adults with chronic kidney disease on haemodialysis.
This guideline covers mental health rehabilitation for adults with complex psychosis. It aims to ensure people can have rehabilitation when they need it and promotes a positive approach to long-term recovery. It includes recommendations on organising rehabilitation services, assessment and care planning, delivering programmes and interventions, and meeting people’s physical healthcare needs.
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This guideline covers the routine postnatal care that women and their babies should receive in the first 8 weeks after the birth. It includes the organisation and delivery of postnatal care, identifying and managing common and serious health problems in women and their babies, how to help parents form strong relationships with their babies, and baby feeding. The recommendations on emotional attachment and baby feeding also cover the antenatal period.
Danicopan with ravulizumab or eculizumab for treating paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (TA1010)
Evidence-based recommendations on danicopan (Voydeya) with ravulizumab (Ultomiris) or eculizumab (Soliris) for paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria in adults with residual haemolytic anaemia.
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This guideline covers prescribing of cannabis-based medicinal products for people with intractable nausea and vomiting, chronic pain, spasticity and severe treatment-resistant epilepsy.
Subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm: diagnosis and management (NG228)
This guideline covers diagnosing and treating an aneurysmal (caused by a ruptured aneurysm) subarachnoid haemorrhage and its complications. It provides recommendations to improve diagnosis and ensure that the most effective treatments are offered. It includes guidance on follow-up care and information for people (aged 16 and over) who have had an aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage, their families and carers.
Excess winter deaths and illness and the health risks associated with cold homes (NG6)
This guideline covers reducing the health risks (including preventable deaths) associated with living in a cold home. It aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people vulnerable to the cold. Improving the temperature in homes, by improving energy efficiency, may also help reduce unnecessary fuel consumption.
Ritlecitinib for treating severe alopecia areata in people 12 years and over (TA958)
Evidence-based recommendations on ritlecitinib (Litfulo) for treating severe alopecia areata in people 12 years and over.
Evidence-based recommendations on nivolumab (Opdivo) with platinum- and fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy for untreated HER2-negative advanced gastric, gastro-oesophageal junction or oesophageal adenocarcinoma in adults.
Evidence-based recommendations on tacrolimus (Protopic) and pimecrolimus (Elidel) for people with atopic eczema.
This guideline covers diagnosing and treating fertility problems. It aims to reduce variation in practice and improve the way fertility problems are investigated and managed.
Evidence-based recommendations on voretigene neparvovec (Luxturna) for RPE65-mediated inherited retinal dystrophies in people with vision loss caused by inherited retinal dystrophy from confirmed biallelic RPE65 mutations and who have sufficient viable retinal cells.
Evidence-based recommendations on elranatamab (Elrexfio) for treating relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma after 3 or more treatments in adults.
Ivosidenib with azacitidine for untreated acute myeloid leukaemia with an IDH1 R132 mutation (TA979)
Evidence-based recommendations on ivosidenib (Tibsovo) with azacitidine for untreated acute myeloid leukaemia with an IDH1 R132 mutation.
This quality standard covers referral and assessment for intermediate care and how to deliver the service. It covers bed-based intermediate care, crisis response, home-based intermediate care and reablement. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement. It does not cover rehabilitation for specific conditions.
Evidence-based recommendations on idebenone (Raxone) for treating visual impairment in Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy in people 12 years and over.
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This guideline covers care and management for adults (aged 18 and over) with type 2 diabetes. It focuses on patient education, dietary advice, managing cardiovascular risk, managing blood glucose levels, and identifying and managing long-term complications.
This guideline covers managing and monitoring diabetic retinopathy in people under the care of hospital eye services. This includes non-proliferative and proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic macular oedema.
Cerliponase alfa for treating neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (HST12)
Evidence-based recommendations on cerliponase alfa (Brineura) for treating neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 in children.
Lanadelumab for preventing recurrent attacks of hereditary angioedema (TA606)
Evidence-based recommendations on lanadelumab (Takhzyro) for preventing recurrent attacks of hereditary angioedema in people aged 12 and over.
Cellulitis and erysipelas: antimicrobial prescribing (NG141)
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for adults, young people, children and babies aged 72 hours and over with cellulitis and erysipelas. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.
Darvadstrocel for treating complex perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease (TA556)
Evidence-based recommendations on darvadstrocel (Alofisel) for previously treated complex perianal fistulas in adults with non-active or mildly active luminal Crohn’s disease.
This guideline covers mid-life approaches to delay or prevent the onset of dementia, disability and frailty in later life. The guideline aims to increase the amount of time that people can be independent, healthy and active in later life.
Healthy workplaces: improving employee mental and physical health and wellbeing (QS147)
This quality standard covers the health and wellbeing of all employees, including their mental health. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement. It does not cover managing long-term sickness absence.
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Onasemnogene abeparvovec for treating presymptomatic spinal muscular atrophy (HST24)
Evidence-based recommendations on onasemnogene abeparvovec (Zolgensma) for treating presymptomatic spinal muscular atrophy in babies aged 12 months and under.
This guideline covers complex rehabilitation needs after traumatic injury, including assessment and goal setting, rehabilitation plans and programmes, physical, psychological and cognitive rehabilitation, rehabilitation for specific injuries, coordination of rehabilitation in hospital, at discharge and in the community, and commissioning and organising rehabilitation services.
The complete list of all our published indicators, for measuring outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes, linked by evidence to improved outcomes.
Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic surgery for treating inguinal hernia.
This quality standard covers identifying and managing anxiety disorders in adults, young people and children in primary, secondary and community care. It covers a range of anxiety disorders, including generalised anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for acute sinusitis. It aims to limit antibiotic use and reduce antimicrobial resistance. Acute sinusitis is usually caused by a virus, lasts for about 2 to 3 weeks, and most people get better without antibiotics. Withholding antibiotics rarely leads to complications.
Chronic heart failure in adults: diagnosis and management (NG106)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing chronic heart failure in people aged 18 and over. It aims to improve diagnosis and treatment to increase the length and quality of life for people with heart failure.