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Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic surgery for treating inguinal hernia.
This guideline covers how to encourage employees to be physically active. The aim is to increase the working population’s physical activity levels.
Antimicrobial stewardship: changing risk-related behaviours in the general population (NG63)
This guideline covers making people aware of how to correctly use antimicrobial medicines (including antibiotics) and the dangers associated with their overuse and misuse. It also includes measures to prevent and control infection that can stop people needing antimicrobials or spreading infection to others. It aims to change people’s behaviour to reduce antimicrobial resistance and the spread of resistant microbes.
Coeliac disease: recognition, assessment and management (NG20)
This guideline covers the recognition, assessment and management of coeliac disease in children, young people and adults.
This quality standard covers adults with rehabilitation needs as a result of critical illness that required level 2 or level 3 critical care. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Diabetes (type 1 and type 2) in children and young people: diagnosis and management (NG18)
This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children and young people aged under 18. The guideline recommends how to support children and young people and their families and carers to maintain tight control of blood glucose to reduce the long-term risks associated with diabetes.
Evidence-based recommendations on garadacimab (Andembry) for preventing recurrent attacks of hereditary angioedema in people 12 years and over.
Ipilimumab for previously treated advanced (unresectable or metastatic) melanoma (TA268)
Evidence-based recommendations on ipilimumab (Yervoy) for previously treated advanced melanoma in adults.
Evidence-based recommendations on baricitinib (Olumiant) for treating severe alopecia areata in adults.
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.
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing endometriosis, including where fertility is a priority. It aims to raise awareness of endometriosis symptoms, and to provide clear advice on referral, diagnosis and the range of treatments available.
Tafamidis for treating transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (TA984)
Evidence-based recommendations on tafamidis (Vyndaqel) for treating transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy in adults.
Nemolizumab for treating moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in people 12 years and over (TA1077)
Evidence-based recommendations on nemolizumab (Nemluvio) for treating moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in people 12 years and over.
Evidence-based recommendations on olipudase alfa (Xenpozyme) for treating acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (Niemann–Pick disease) in people with type AB or type B.
This guideline covers assessing, diagnosing and managing physical health problems of people in prison. It aims to improve health and wellbeing in the prison population by promoting more coordinated care and more effective approaches to prescribing, dispensing and supervising medicines.
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in children and young people: diagnosis and management (NG1)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in children and young people (under 18s). It aims to raise awareness of symptoms that need investigating and treating, and to reassure parents and carers that regurgitation is common in infants under 1 year.
Evidence-based recommendations on pembrolizumab (Keytruda) with trastuzumab and chemotherapy for untreated locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma in adults.
Mavacamten for treating symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (TA913)
Evidence-based recommendations on mavacamten (Camzyos) for symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Fever in under 5s: assessment and initial management (NG143)
This guideline covers the assessment and early management of fever with no obvious cause in children aged under 5. It aims to improve clinical assessment and help healthcare professionals diagnose serious illness among young children who present with fever in primary and secondary care.
Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic surgery for people with colorectal cancer.
This quality standard covers preventing, detecting and managing acute kidney injury in adults, young people and children. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS76
- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Raising awareness in people at risk
- Quality statement 2: Identifying acute kidney injury in people admitted to hospital
- Quality statement 3: Response to acute kidney injury warning stage 2 test result
- Quality statement 4: Response to acute kidney injury warning stage 3 test result
- Quality statement 5: Referral for renal replacement therapy
- Quality statement 6: Clinical review after hospital discharge
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This guideline covers identifying and managing menopause, including in people with premature ovarian insufficiency. It aims to improve the consistency of support and information provided to people experiencing menopause.
way of supporting older people with social care needs and multiple long-term conditions in care homes to live as independently as...
This quality standard covers testing, diagnosing and managing hepatitis B in adults, young people and children (from birth). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS65
- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Testing and vaccination for hepatitis B
- Quality statement 2: Referral for specialist care
- Quality statement 3: Referral to and assessment by specialist care for pregnant women who are identified as hepatitis B surface antigen-positive at antenatal screening
- Quality statement 4: Complete course of neonatal hepatitis B vaccination and blood testing at 12 months
- Quality statement 5: Personalised care plan
- Quality statement 6: Monitoring people with chronic hepatitis B infection who do not meet the criteria for antiviral treatment
- Quality statement 7: 6-monthly surveillance testing for hepatocellular carcinoma in adults with chronic hepatitis B infection who have significant liver fibrosis or cirrhosis
Evidence-based recommendations on ruxolitinib (Jakavi) for polycythaemia vera in adults.
Evidence-based recommendations on atezolizumab (Tecentriq) for untreated extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer in adults.
Evidence-based recommendations on teclistamab (Tecvayli) for relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma after 3 or more treatments in adults.
This quality standard covers diagnosing, assessing and managing osteoarthritis in adults aged over 16. It includes treatment and support, and referral for joint surgery. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS87
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- Quality statement 1: Diagnosis
- Quality statement 2: Assessment at diagnosis
- Quality statement 3: Information and support
- Quality statement 4: Therapeutic exercise
- Quality statement 5: Weight loss
- Quality statement 6: Follow-up
- Quality statement 7: Core treatments before referral for consideration of joint surgery
Evidence-based recommendations on olaparib (Lynparza) for maintenance treatment of BRCA mutation-positive advanced ovarian, fallopian tube or peritoneal cancer after response to first-line platinum-based chemotherapy in adults.
Zanubrutinib for treating Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia (TA833)
Evidence-based recommendations on zanubrutinib (Brukinsa) for treating Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia in adults.
Setmelanotide for treating obesity and hyperphagia in Bardet-Biedl syndrome (HST31)
Evidence-based recommendations on setmelanotide (Imcivree) for treating obesity and hyperphagia in Bardet-Biedl syndrome in people 6 years and over, only if they are between 6 and 17 years when treatment starts.
This guideline covers how to create the right conditions for mental wellbeing at work. It aims to promote a supportive and inclusive work environment, including training and support for managers and helping people who have or are at risk of poor mental health.
Zanubrutinib for treating marginal zone lymphoma after anti-CD20-based treatment (TA1001)
Evidence-based recommendations on zanubrutinib (Brukinsa) for marginal zone lymphoma after anti-CD20-based treatment in adults.
Evidence-based recommendations on brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) for untreated stage 3 or 4 CD30-positive Hodgkin lymphoma in adults.
This guideline covers diagnosis and management of thyroid cancer in people aged 16 and over. It aims to reduce variation in practice and increase the quality of care and survival for people with thyroid cancer.
Specialist neonatal respiratory care for babies born preterm (NG124)
This guideline covers specific aspects of respiratory support (for example, oxygen supplementation, assisted ventilation, treatment of some respiratory disorders, and aspects of monitoring) for preterm babies in hospital.
Evidence-based recommendations on leniolisib (Joenja) for treating activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta syndrome in people 12 years and over.
Percutaneous transluminal renal sympathetic denervation for resistant hypertension (HTG662)
Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous transluminal renal sympathetic denervation for resistant hypertension. This involves inserting a device through the skin (percutaneous) into an artery in the thigh and then into the renal arteries (transluminal). It sends radio or sound waves to destroy the nerves in the renal arteries (sympathetic denervation). The aim is to lower blood pressure.
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Evidence-based recommendations on rimegepant (Vydura) for the acute treatment of migraine in adults.
Evidence-based recommendations on nusinersen (Spinraza) for treating spinal muscular atrophy in children and adults.
This guideline covers recognising, assessing and treating bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic depression) in children, young people and adults. The recommendations apply to bipolar I, bipolar II, mixed affective and rapid cycling disorders. It aims to improve access to treatment and quality of life in people with bipolar disorder.
Evidence-based recommendations on transvaginal laser therapy for urogenital atrophy. This involves using a laser in the vagina to increase its strength and elasticity, to improve symptoms of urogenital atrophy.
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Stroke and transient ischaemic attack in over 16s: diagnosis and initial management (NG128)
This guideline covers interventions in the acute stage of a stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA). It offers the best clinical advice on the diagnosis and acute management of stroke and TIA in the 48 hours after onset of symptoms.
Evidence-based recommendations on exagamglogene autotemcel (Casgevy) for transfusion-dependent beta-thalassaemia in people 12 years and over.
Evidence-based recommendations on talquetamab (Talvey) for treating relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma after 3 or more treatments in adults.
Evidence-based recommendations on ribociclib (Kisqali) with an aromatase inhibitor for the adjuvant treatment of hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, early breast cancer at high risk of recurrence in adults.
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Tenofovir disoproxil for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (TA173)
Evidence-based recommendations on tenofovir disoproxil for treating chronic hepatitis B.
Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation for right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction (HTG297)
Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation for right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction. This involves implanting a replacement valve with a wire mesh tube called a stent.
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This quality standard covers admissions into, and discharge from, inpatient hospital settings for adults (aged 18 years and over) with social care needs. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS136
- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Information sharing on admission
- Quality statement 2: Comprehensive geriatric assessment
- Quality statement 3: Coordinated discharge
- Quality statement 4: Discharge plans
- Quality statement 5: Involving carers in discharge planning
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People's experience using adult social care services (QS182)
This quality standard covers the experience of adults using social care services. It applies to all settings where people use social care services, including people's own homes, residential care and community settings. Its aim is to help people understand what care they can expect and to improve their experience by supporting them to make decisions about their care. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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