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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.
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 quality standard covers assessing, diagnosing and managing head and neck cancer, including cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract in people aged 16 or over. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
This quality standard covers the organisation and delivery of emergency and acute medical care in the community and in hospital. It covers adults (16 and over) who seek, or are referred for, emergency NHS care for a suspected or confirmed acute medical emergency. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Ezetimibe for treating primary heterozygous-familial and non-familial hypercholesterolaemia (TA385)
Evidence-based recommendations on ezetimibe (Ezetrol) for treating primary (heterozygous-familial and non-familial) hypercholesterolaemia in adults.
This quality standard covers managing medicines safely and effectively in care homes. It includes processes for prescribing, handling and administering medicines for adults, young people, and children living in care homes. It also includes providing care and support relating to medicines. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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This quality standard covers parenteral nutrition (intravenous feeding) for babies born preterm, up to 28 days after their due birth date, and babies born at term, up to 28 days after their birth. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
This quality standard covers reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in people aged 16 and over who are in hospital. It also covers diagnosing and treating VTE in all people aged 18 and over. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Timing of pharmacological venous thromboembolism prophylaxis
- Quality statement 2: Venous thromboembolism risk assessment for people with lower limb immobilisation
- Quality statement 3: Proximal leg vein ultrasound scan for a 'likely' deep vein thrombosis Wells score
- Quality statement 4: Venous thromboembolism anticoagulation review
- Quality statement 5: Follow-up for outpatients with low-risk pulmonary embolism
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Suspected neurological conditions: recognition and referral (QS198)
This quality standard covers assessing and referring children (under 16) and adults (16 and over) who have symptoms or signs associated with neurological conditions. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Headaches and 'red flag' symptoms in children
- Quality statement 2: Head size and shape in children
- Quality statement 3: Suspected dystonia in adults
- Quality statement 4: Hallpike manoeuvre for adults
- Quality statement 5: Functional neurological disorders in adults
- Quality statement 6: Individualised care for adults
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Social, emotional and mental wellbeing in primary and secondary education (NG223)
This guideline covers ways to support social, emotional and mental wellbeing in children and young people in primary and secondary education (key stages 1 to 5), and people 25 years and under with special educational needs or disability in further education colleges. It aims to promote good social, emotional and psychological health to protect children and young people against behavioural and health problems.
This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing stroke in adults (over 16). It includes diagnosis, initial management, acute-phase care, rehabilitation and long-term support for people with stroke. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Prompt admission to specialist acute stroke units
- Quality statement 2: Intensity of stroke rehabilitation
- Quality statement 3: Access to a clinical psychologist
- Quality statement 4: Early supported discharge
- Quality statement 5: Return to work
- Quality statement 6: Regular review of rehabilitation goals
- Quality statement 7: Regular review of health and social care needs
This guideline covers care for people with a family history of breast, ovarian or another related (prostate or pancreatic) cancer. It aims to improve the long-term health of these families by describing strategies to reduce the risk of and promote early detection of breast cancer (including genetic testing and mammography). It also includes advice on treatments (tamoxifen, raloxifene) and surgery (mastectomy).
This quality standard covers recognising and managing faltering growth in babies (aged up to 1 year) and preschool children (aged over 1 year). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
Developmental follow-up of children and young people born preterm (QS169)
This quality standard covers the developmental follow-up of babies, children and young people under 18 years who were born preterm (before 37+0 weeks of pregnancy). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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