Search results
Showing 511 to 525 of 1433 results for primary care
This quality standard covers diagnosing, monitoring and managing asthma in children, young people and adults. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
View quality statements for QS25Show all sections
Sections for QS25
- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Objective tests to support diagnosis
- Quality statement 2: Documented personalised action plan
- Quality statement 3: Monitoring asthma control
- Quality statement 4: Follow-up by general practice after emergency care
- Quality statement 5 (developmental): Suspected severe asthma
- Update information
- About this quality standard
This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing gallstones in adults. It also includes managing complications of gallstones, such as an inflamed or infected gallbladder (cholecystitis), blocked and infected bile ducts (cholangitis), and an inflamed pancreas (pancreatitis). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
View quality statements for QS104Show all sections
Sections for QS104
- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Acute cholecystitis
- Quality statement 2: Urgent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography within 72 hours
- Quality statement 3: Emergency endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography within 24 hours
- Quality statement 4: Advice to prevent symptoms
- About this quality standard
Diabetes: lipid-lowering therapies for primary prevention of CVD (40 years and over) (IND275)
This indicator covers the percentage of patients with diabetes aged 40 years and over, with no history of cardiovascular disease and without moderate or severe frailty, who are currently treated with a lipid-lowering therapy (excluding patients with type 2 diabetes and a cardiovascular disease risk score of less than 10% recorded in the preceding 3 years). It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes
Diabetes: lipid-lowering therapies for primary prevention of CVD (T2DM and 10% risk) (IND274)
This indicator covers the percentage of patients with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and a recorded cardiovascular disease risk assessment score of 10% or more (without moderate or severe frailty), who are currently treated with a lipid-lowering therapy. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for adults with leg ulcer infection. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.
This guideline covers the assessment for and management of blood transfusions in adults, young people and children over 1 year old. It covers the general principles of blood transfusion, but does not make recommendations relating to specific conditions.
This guideline covers how to communicate the risks and benefits of natural sunlight exposure (specifically, the ultraviolet rays UVA and UVB) to help people understand why they may need to modify their behaviour to reduce their risk of skin cancer and vitamin D deficiency.
Harmful sexual behaviour among children and young people (NG55)
This guideline covers children and young people who display harmful sexual behaviour, including those on remand or serving community or custodial sentences. It aims to ensure these problems don’t escalate and possibly lead to them being charged with a sexual offence. It also aims to ensure no-one is unnecessarily referred to specialist services.
Urinary tract infection (catheter-associated): antimicrobial prescribing (NG113)
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for catheter-associated urinary tract infection in children, young people and adults. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on microINR for anticoagulation therapy .
Study NICE and LSE's Executive MSc Healthcare Decision-Making
Study NICE and LSE's Executive MSc Healthcare Decision-Making
This quality standard covers assessment, early management and rehabilitation following head injury in adults, young people and children. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
View quality statements for QS74Show all sections
Sections for QS74
- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: CT head scans
- Quality statement 2: CT head scans for people taking anticoagulants
- Quality statement 3: CT cervical spine scans
- Quality statement 4: Provisional radiology reports
- Quality statement 5: Access to neuroscience units
- Quality statement 6: Inpatient rehabilitation for people with traumatic brain injury
- Quality statement 7: Community rehabilitation services for people with traumatic brain injury
Find out more about the NICE technology appraisal advisory committee B members and their registered interests
How to register with us as a diagnostic technologies stakeholder.
How to register with us as a diagnostic technologies stakeholder.