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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.
This guideline covers keeping adults in care homes safe from abuse and neglect. It includes potential indicators of abuse and neglect by individuals or organisations, and covers the safeguarding process from when a concern is first identified through to section 42 safeguarding enquiries. There are recommendations on policy, training, and care home culture, to improve care home staff awareness of safeguarding and ensure people can report concerns when needed.
(GPPAQ) both commonly used in primary care? How do primary care practitioners view GPPAQ and, if they do not use it, why...
Spondyloarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management (NG65)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing spondyloarthritis that is suspected or confirmed in adults who are 16 years or older. It aims to raise awareness of the features of spondyloarthritis and provide clear advice on what action to take when people with signs and symptoms first present in healthcare settings. It also provides advice on the range of treatments available.
Do primary care practitioners use NICE guidance when encouraging people to be physically active?
Recommendation ID PH44/6 Question Do primary care practitioners use NICE guidance when encouraging people to be physically active?
This guideline covers diagnosing and treating health-related fertility problems. It aims to reduce variation in practice and improve how fertility problems are investigated and managed.
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Sections for NG257
- Overview
- Principles of care
- Initial advice to people concerned about delays in conception
- Advice about factors that can affect fertility
- Defining infertility and initial assessment
- Investigation of fertility problems and management strategies
- Management of male factor fertility problems
- Management of female factor fertility problems
Recommendation ID NG147/4 Question What information and support do people with diverticulosis, diverticular disease or acute...
This guideline covers managing COVID-19 in babies, children, young people and adults in community and hospital settings. It includes recommendations on communication, assessment, therapeutics for COVID-19, non-invasive respiratory support, preventing and managing acute complications, and identifying and managing co-infections.
Cardiovascular disease: risk assessment and reduction, including lipid modification (NG238)
This guideline covers identifying and assessing risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults without established CVD. It covers lifestyle changes and lipid-lowering treatment (including statins) for primary and secondary prevention of CVD, and includes guidance for people who also have diabetes or chronic kidney disease.
Urinary incontinence in neurological disease: assessment and management (CG148)
This guideline covers assessing and managing urinary incontinence in children, young people and adults with neurological disease. It aims to improve care by recommending specific treatments based on what symptoms and neurological conditions people have.
This quality standard covers the investigation and recognition of suspected cancer, and referral to specialist cancer services for adults, young people and children. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS124
- List of quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Direct access to diagnostic tests
- Quality statement 2: Urgent direct access endoscopy for oesophageal or stomach cancer
- Quality statement 3: Testing for blood in faeces
- Quality statement 4: Encouraging attendance at cancer services
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- About this quality standard
This guideline covers the clinical care of adults (18 years and over) who are dying during the last 2 to 3 days of life. It aims to improve end of life care for people in their last days of life by communicating respectfully and involving them, and the people important to them, in decisions and by maintaining their comfort and dignity. The guideline covers how to manage common symptoms without causing unacceptable side effects and maintain hydration in the last days of life.
This guideline covers the planning and delivery of person-centred care for older people living in their own homes (known as home care or domiciliary care). It aims to promote older people's independence and to ensure safe and consistently high quality home care services.
Hyperparathyroidism (primary): diagnosis, assessment and initial management (NG132)
This guideline covers diagnosing, assessing and managing primary hyperparathyroidism. It aims to improve recognition and treatment of this condition, reducing long-term complications and improving quality of life.
This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer in secondary care, including information on the best way to diagnose and identify different stages of the disease, and how to manage adverse effects of treatment. It also includes recommendations on follow-up in primary care for people diagnosed with prostate cancer.