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This guideline covers preventing and treating surgical site infections in adults, young people and children who are having a surgical procedure involving a cut through the skin. It focuses on methods used before, during and after surgery to minimise the risk of infection.
This quality standard covers the routine antenatal care that women and their babies should receive during pregnancy. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Access to antenatal care
- Quality statement 2: Risk assessment
- Quality statement 3: Continuity of carer
- Quality statement 4: Vaccination
- Quality statement 5: Referral for stop-smoking support and treatment
- Quality statement 6: Healthy eating in pregnancy
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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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Sections for QS160
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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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planned caesarean birth compared to planned vaginal birth: What are the benefits and risks (short term and long term) of...
consequences of planning birth in different settings: What are the long‑term consequences for women and babies of planning...
Question Decision-to-birth interval (category 2 urgency): A prospective study to determine whether the decision-to-birth...
This quality standard covers the induction of labour in hospital outpatient or inpatient settings. It includes advice and care for pregnant women who are considering or having induction of labour. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS60
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- Quality statement 1: Women's involvement in decisions about induction of labour
- Quality statement 2: Safety and support for women having labour induced as outpatients
- Quality statement 3: Pain relief
- Quality statement 4: Membrane sweeping for prolonged pregnancy
- Update information
- About this quality standard
Constipation in children and young people: diagnosis and management (CG99)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing constipation in children and young people up to 18. It provides strategies to support the early identification and timely, effective treatment of constipation which will help improve outcomes for patients. It does not cover constipation caused by a specific condition.
for reunification with birth parents: What is the effectiveness of mental health support for promoting reunification with...
Recommendation ID NG192/04 Question Maternal request for caesarean birth: What support or psychological interventions would be...
cerclage compared with prophylactic vaginal progesterone for preventing preterm birth:- What is the clinical effectiveness of...
Does progesterone reduce the risk of preterm birth in women who have risk factors for preterm birth, but do not have a...
of preterm birth in women who have a short cervix (cervical length of 25 mm or less), but do not have other risk factors for preterm...
Evidence-based recommendations on Episcissors-60 for mediolateral episiotomy.
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previous caesarean birth: How should labour be induced in women with intrauterine fetal death who have had a previous caesarean...