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This quality standard covers recognising, diagnosing and managing bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease in babies, children, young people and adults. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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This quality standard covers assessment, treatment, monitoring and care for children, young people and adults with an eating disorder. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Early assessment and treatment
- Quality statement 2: Discussion about psychological treatment options
- Quality statement 3: First-line psychological treatment for binge eating disorder
- Quality statement 4: Bulimia-nervosa-focused family therapy
- Quality statement 5: Coordinated care across services
- Quality statement 6: Risk assessment when moving between services
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This quality standard covers care and treatment for adults (aged 18 and over) with type 1 diabetes. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Structured education programmes
- Quality statement 2: Continuous glucose monitoring
- Quality statement 3: Statin therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
- Quality statement 4: 9 key care processes
- Quality statement 5: Assessing the risk of diabetic foot problems on admission to hospital
- Quality statement 6: Support to self-manage diabetes during inpatient admissions
- Quality statement 7 (placeholder): Identification of eating disorders in adults with type 1 diabetes
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 quality standard covers the diagnosis and management of cataracts, glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and the prevention of sight loss. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Referral – chronic open angle glaucoma and related conditions
- Quality statement 2: Referral for cataract surgery
- Quality statement 3: Treatment – late age-related macular degeneration (wet active)
- Quality statement 4: Monitoring late age-related macular degeneration (wet active)
- Quality statement 5: Reassessment – chronic open angle glaucoma or related conditions
- Quality statement 6: Certificate of vision impairment
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This guideline covers how to identify adults at high risk of type 2 diabetes. It aims to remind practitioners that age is no barrier to being at high risk of, or developing, the condition. It also aims to help them provide those at high risk with an effective and appropriate intensive lifestyle-change programme to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes. The recommendations in this guideline can be used alongside the NHS Health Check programme .
Preventing excess winter deaths and illness associated with cold homes (QS117)
This quality standard covers reducing the health risks (including preventable deaths) associated with cold homes. It includes identifying people at risk who are particularly vulnerable to the cold, such as young children, older people, and people with cardiovascular disease or mental health problems. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Year-round planning to identify vulnerable local populations
- Quality statement 2: Identifying people vulnerable to health problems associated with a cold home
- Quality statement 3: Single-point-of-contact health and housing referral service
- Quality statement 4: Asking people about keeping warm at home
- Quality statement 5: Identifying people vulnerable to health problems associated with cold homes on admission
- Quality statement 6: Discharge plan
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This quality standard covers assessing and managing hearing loss in adults (aged 18 and over). It includes people presenting with hearing loss for the first time in adulthood whether it started in adulthood or earlier. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Earwax removal
- Quality statement 2: Sudden onset of hearing loss
- Quality statement 3: Rapid worsening of hearing loss
- Quality statement 4: Audiological assessment
- Quality statement 5: Provision of hearing aids
- Quality statement 6: Follow-up audiology appointment
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This guideline covers systems and processes for using and managing controlled drugs safely in all NHS settings except care homes. It aims to improve working practices to comply with legislation and have robust governance arrangements. It also aims to reduce the safety risks associated with controlled drugs.
This quality standard covers decision making in people aged 16 and over, using health and social care services who may lack capacity to make their own decisions (now or in the future). It aims to support implementation of the aims and principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and relevant Codes of Practice. It is not a substitute for these.
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 the clinical care of adults (aged 18 and over) who are dying, during the last 2 to 3 days of life. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
Clostridioides difficile infection: antimicrobial prescribing (NG199)
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for managing Clostridioides difficile infection in adults, young people and children aged 72 hours and over in community and hospital settings. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance. The recommendations do not cover diagnosis.
End of life care for infants, children and young people (QS160)
This quality standard covers end of life care for infants, children and young people (from birth to 18 years) who have a life-limiting condition. Life-limiting conditions are those that are expected to result in an early death for the person. It also covers support for family members and carers. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Advance care plan
- Quality statement 2: Named medical specialist
- Quality statement 3: Emotional and psychological support
- Quality statement 4: Specialist paediatric palliative care team
- Quality statement 5: Support for grief and loss for parents or carers
- Quality statement 6: Care at home
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