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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.
Smoking: current smokers (bipolar, schizophrenia and other psychoses) (IND27)
This indicator covers the proportion of people with severe mental illness who are recorded as current smokers. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as CCG44
Awaiting development Reference number: GID-QS10148 Expected publication date: TBC
NICE guidance Social care Using NICE guidance in social work: scenarios Mental health services...
This guideline covers using colonoscopy to check for signs of bowel cancer in people aged 18 and over with ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease (types of inflammatory bowel disease) or adenomas (also known as polyps). It aims to prevent cancer and prolong life by offering advice on identifying early bowel cancer in adults most at risk.
This resource is intended to demonstrate how our guidance can be used in the Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment process.
NICE guidance Social care Using NICE guidance in social work: scenarios Mental health services...
NICE guidance Social care Using NICE guidance in social work: scenarios Mental health services...
This guideline covers recognising and responding to abuse and neglect in children and young people aged under 18. It covers physical, sexual and emotional abuse, and neglect. The guideline aims to help anyone whose work brings them into contact with children and young people to spot signs of abuse and neglect and to know how to respond. It also supports practitioners who carry out assessments and provide early help and interventions to children, young people, parents and carers.
Prevalence of mental health problems in young people (up to the age of 25) with cerebral palsy:- What is the prevalence of...
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing multiple sclerosis in people aged 18 and over. It aims to improve the quality of life for people with multiple sclerosis by promoting prompt and effective symptom management and relapse treatment, and comprehensive reviews.
This resource is intended to demonstrate how our guidance can be used in the Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment process.
support of people growing older with learning disabilities (guideline NG96) Mental health problems in people with learning disabilities:...
Bipolar, schizophrenia and other psychoses: care planning (IND143)
This indicator covers the percentage of patients with schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and other psychoses who have a comprehensive care plan documented in the record, in the preceding 12 months, agreed between individuals, their family and/or carers as applicable. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as NM108
Falls: assessment and prevention in older people and in people 50 and over at higher risk (NG249)
This guideline covers assessing risk of falling and interventions to prevent falls in all people aged 65 and over, and people aged 50 to 64 who are at higher risk of falls. It aims to reduce the risk and incidence of falls, and the associated distress, pain, injury, loss of confidence, loss of independence and mortality.
This guideline covers medicines adherence in people aged 18 and over. It recommends how to encourage adherence to medicines by supporting and involving people in decisions about their prescribed medicines. It aims to ensure that a person’s decision to use a medicine is an informed choice.
Bipolar, schizophrenia and other psychoses: cervical screening (50 to 64 years) (IND214)
This indicator covers the percentage of women aged 50 or over and who have not attained the age of 65 with schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and other psychoses whose notes record that a cervical screening test has been performed in the preceding 5 years and 6 months. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as NM196
Bipolar, schizophrenia and other psychoses: cervical screening (25 to 49 years) (IND213)
This indicator covers the percentage of women aged 25 or over and who have not attained the age of 50 with schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and other psychoses whose notes record that a cervical screening test has been performed in the preceding 3 years and 6 months. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as NM195
This guideline covers new buildings and communal outdoor areas. The aim is to ensure there are enough shady areas to protect people from overexposure to the sun.
physical and mental health needs of care leavers: What interventions are effective in promoting and continuing to support physical and...
This quality standard covers preventing further cardiovascular disease after a myocardial infarction (heart attack). It includes assessment and cardiac rehabilitation. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS99
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- Quality statement 1: Assessment of left ventricular function
- Quality statement 2: Referral for cardiac rehabilitation
- Quality statement 3: Communication with primary care
- Quality statement 4: Cardiac rehabilitation – assessment appointment
- Quality statement 5 (developmental): Options for cardiac rehabilitation
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Community engagement: improving health and wellbeing (QS148)
This quality standard covers community engagement approaches to improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities, and initiatives to change behaviours that harm people’s health. This includes building on the strengths and capabilities of communities, helping them to identify their needs and working with them to design and deliver initiatives and improve equity.
and mental health problems in services:- What experience do people with learning disabilities have of services designed to prevent and...
This resource is intended to demonstrate how our guidance can be used in the Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment process.
Bipolar, schizophrenia and other psychoses: 6 physical health checks (IND248)
This indicator covers the percentage of patients with schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and other psychoses who, in the preceding 12 months, received all 6 elements of physical health checks for people with severe mental illness. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as NM232
This guideline covers care and management for adults (aged 18 and over) with type 2 diabetes. It focuses on education, dietary advice, managing cardiovascular risk, managing blood glucose levels, and identifying and managing long-term complications.
Physical activity: encouraging activity in the community (QS183)
This quality standard covers how local strategy, policy and planning and improvements to the built or natural physical environment such as public open spaces, workplaces and schools can encourage and support people of all ages and all abilities to be physically active and move more. 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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Recommendation ID NG27/3 Question Mental health interventions to support discharge from general inpatient hospital settings:- What...
Question Support for people with mental health conditions to stop smoking: How can people with mental health conditions be...
Early value assessment (EVA) guidance on virtual reality technologies for treating agoraphobia or agoraphobic avoidance.
interviews shows high levels of sickness absence and negative impact on mental health and wellbeing due to the emotional pressures of...
This resource is intended to demonstrate how our guidance can be used in the Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment process.
identification tools for common mental health problems:- Develop or adapt reliable and valid tools for the case identification of common...
influence older people's mental wellbeing:- In the UK, which factors or processes in an intervention influence older people's...
support for people with mental health difficulties:- Which interventions are effective in supporting self-management for people with...
Involving families in care planning Developing relationships with parents Mental health services Learning disability settings Services...
suspected common mental health disorder, what is the clinical and cost effectiveness of using a comprehensive assessment (conducted by...
Early value assessment (EVA) guidance on digital health technologies to help manage symptoms of psychosis and prevent relapse in adults and young people.
guidance in social work: scenarios Families and relationships settings Mental health services Learning disability settings Services for...
environment: What are the views of organisations about the benefits of investing in mental wellbeing? Any explanatory notes(if...
This quality standard covers identifying and supporting adults and young people (aged 10 and over) who may have an alcohol-use disorder and caring for people with alcohol-related health problems, as well as support for their families and carers. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Use of validated alcohol questionnaires
- Quality statement 2: Community support networks and self-help groups
- Quality statement 3: Triage assessment in specialist alcohol services
- Quality statement 4: Acute alcohol withdrawal
- Quality statement 5: Interventions to prevent relapse after unplanned withdrawal from alcohol in hospital
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We support the wellbeing of our staff in a number of ways including an employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders and a variety of health and wellbeing activities.
This guideline covers preventing infective endocarditis (IE) in children, young people and adults. It focuses on people at increased risk of infective endocarditis undergoing dental, gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary and respiratory tract procedures.
This quality standard covers assessing and diagnosing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in children and young people. It also covers support during pregnancy to prevent FASD. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Early value assessment (EVA) guidance on guided self-help digital cognitive behavioural therapy for children and young people with mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety or low mood.
This guideline covers targeted interventions to prevent misuse of drugs, including illegal drugs, ‘legal highs’ and prescription-only medicines. It aims to prevent or delay harmful use of drugs in children, young people and adults who are most likely to start using drugs or who are already experimenting or using drugs occasionally.
Contraception: advice for people with bipolar, schizophrenia or other psychoses (IND124)
This indicator covers the percentage of women with schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder or other psychoses under the age of 45 years who have been given information and advice in the previous 12 months about pregnancy, conception or contraception tailored to their pregnancy and contraceptive intentions. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as NM78
Evidence-based recommendations on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for treating catatonia, prolonged or severe manic episodes or schizophrenia in adults.
This guideline covers encouraging people to increase the amount they walk or cycle for travel or recreation purposes.