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This guideline covers diagnosing and managing drug allergy in all age groups. It aims to make it easier for professionals to tell when someone is having an allergic reaction, by specifying the key signs and patterns to look out for. It also makes recommendations on improving people’s understanding of their drug allergies, and ensuring these are recorded properly in their medical records.
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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- 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
Pazopanib for the first-line treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (TA215)
Evidence-based recommendations on pazopanib (Votrient) for previously untreated advanced renal cell carcinoma in adults.
controlled trials compared withstandard care, which should report details of patient selection. Any explanatory notes(if applicable)...
Evidence-based recommendations on erlotinib (Tarceva) for treating EGFR-TK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer in adults.
of the gastrointestinal tract. Studies should include clear details of patient selection. They should report on the diagnostic accuracy...
Cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract: assessment and management in people aged 16 or over (NG36)
This guideline covers assessing and managing cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract in people aged 16 or over. These are cancers of the airways of the head and neck, including the mouth, throat, larynx (voicebox) and sinuses. The guideline aims to reduce variation in practice and improve survival.
Transient loss of consciousness ('blackouts') in over 16s (QS71)
This quality standard covers assessing, diagnosing and referring people (aged 16 and over) who have had a transient loss of consciousness (often called a blackout). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Initial assessment – recording the event, clinical history and physical examination
- Quality statement 2: Initial assessment – 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Quality statement 3: Urgent specialist cardiovascular assessment within 24 hours of the initial assessment
- Quality statement 4: Initial assessment – unnecessary use of electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Quality statement 5: Driving advice
- Quality statement 6: Specialist cardiovascular investigation – ambulatory electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Update information
This quality standard covers assessment and treatment of drug use disorders in adults (aged 18 and over). It includes treating the misuse of opioids, cannabis, stimulants and other drugs in all settings, including inpatient and specialist residential and community-based treatment settings, and prison services. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Needle and syringe programmes
- Quality statement 2: Assessment
- Quality statement 3: Families and carers
- Quality statement 4: Blood-borne viruses
- Quality statement 5: Information and advice
- Quality statement 6: Keyworking – psychosocial interventions
- Quality statement 7: Recovery and reintegration
This guideline covers assessment, treatment, monitoring and inpatient care for children, young people and adults with eating disorders. It aims to improve the care people receive by detailing the most effective treatments for anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa.
This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing depression in children and young people (aged 5 to 18). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Confirming and recording a diagnosis
- Quality statement 2: Information appropriate to age
- Quality statement 3: Suspected severe depression and at high risk of suicide
- Quality statement 4: Suspected severe depression without high risk of suicide
- Quality statement 5: Monitoring progress
- Update information
- About this quality standard
This quality standard covers prevention of type 2 diabetes in adults (aged 18 and over) and care and treatment for adults with type 2 diabetes. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Preventing type 2 diabetes
- Quality statement 2: Structured education programme
- Quality statement 3: Continuous glucose monitoring for adults on multiple daily insulin injections who cannot self-monitor using capillary blood glucose monitoring
- Quality statement 4: Continuous glucose monitoring for adults who use insulin and need help monitoring their blood glucose
- Quality statement 5: Treatment with an SGLT2 inhibitor
- Quality statement 6: 9 key care processes
- Quality statement 7: Assessing the risk of diabetic foot problems on admission to hospital
Evidence-based recommendations on azacitidine (Vidaza) for treating myelodysplastic syndromes, chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia and acute myeloid leukaemia in adults.
This quality standard covers interventions to improve the uptake of HIV testing among people who may have undiagnosed HIV. It focuses on increasing testing to reduce undiagnosed infection in people at increased risk of exposure. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Hospitals in areas of high and extremely high HIV prevalence
- Quality statement 2: General practice in areas of high and extremely high HIV prevalence
- Quality statement 3: HIV indicator conditions
- Quality statement 4: Regular HIV testing
- Quality statement 5: People who may have been exposed to HIV
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Renal replacement therapy and conservative management (NG107)
This guideline covers renal replacement therapy (dialysis and transplantation) and conservative management for people with chronic kidney disease stages 4 and 5. It aims to improve quality of life by making recommendations on planning, starting and switching treatments, and coordinating care.
Trabectedin for the treatment of advanced soft tissue sarcoma (TA185)
Evidence-based recommendations on trabectedin (Yondelis) for treating advanced soft tissue sarcoma in adults.
decision support systems to reduce the suboptimal use of medicines and improve patient outcomes from medicines, compared with usual...
This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of gout. It includes recommendations on diagnosing gout, managing flares, long-term management of gout and referral to specialist services.
This quality standard covers the recognition, diagnosis and early management of suspected sepsis in people over 16 who are not or have not recently been pregnant. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Assessment in acute settings
- Quality statement 2: Assessment outside acute settings
- Quality statement 3: Urgent assessment and antibiotic treatment for people at high risk
- Quality statement 4: Intravenous fluids
- Quality statement 5: Escalation of care
- Quality statement 6: Information for people whose condition is managed outside acute hospital settings
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important to patients? Any explanatory notes(if applicable) There is a lack of information on the long-term impact of cholecystectomy on...
This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing Lyme disease in people of all ages. It also includes raising public awareness about prevention. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
This quality standard covers preventing dementia, and assessment, management and health and social care support for people with dementia. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Raising awareness – health promotion interventions
- Quality statement 2: Diagnosis
- Quality statement 3: Advance care planning
- Quality statement 4: Coordinating care
- Quality statement 5: Activities to promote wellbeing
- Quality statement 6: Managing distress
- Quality statement 7: Supporting carers
Abatacept, adalimumab, etanercept and tocilizumab for treating juvenile idiopathic arthritis (TA373)
Evidence-based recommendations on abatacept (Orencia), adalimumab (Humira), etanercept (Enbrel) and tocilizumab (RoActemra) for treating juvenile idiopathic arthritis in children, young people and adults.
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Evidence-based recommendations on lenalidomide (Revlimid) for treating myelodysplastic syndromes associated with an isolated deletion 5q cytogenetic abnormality in adults.
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Intrabeam radiotherapy system for adjuvant treatment of early breast cancer (TA501)
Evidence-based recommendations on using Intrabeam radiotherapy during breast-conserving surgery in adults.
low-flow pump implantation for refractory ascites should report details of patient selection, the frequency of pump-related...
secondary to CKD, does treatment with vitamin D or vitamin D analogues improve patient-related outcomes? Any explanatory notes(if...
effective at reducing the suboptimal use of medicines and medicines-related patient safety incidents, compared with usual care or other...
gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) or symptoms suggestive of GORD, what patient characteristics, risk factors and predictors...
Evidence-based recommendations on pixantrone (Pixuvri) for treating relapsed or refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma in adults.
cost effective at reducing the suboptimal use of medicines and improving patient-reported outcomes, compared with usual care or other...
arthroscopic radiofrequency chondroplasty of the knee should clearly document patient selection and the types of chondral defects being...
This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) in adults, young people and children. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
This quality standard covers identifying and managing atrial fibrillation (including paroxysmal, persistent and permanent atrial fibrillation, and atrial flutter) in adults (aged 18 and over). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Anticoagulation to reduce stroke risk
- Quality statement 2: Use of aspirin
- Quality statement 3: Discussing options for anticoagulation
- Quality statement 4: Anticoagulation control
- Quality statement 5: Referral for specialised management
- Quality statement 6 (developmental): Self-monitoring of anticoagulation
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Evidence-based recommendations on bevacizumab (Avastin), with other drugs, for treating metastatic colorectal cancer in adults.
Evidence-based recommendations on zolpidem and zopiclone for treating insomnia in adults.
Anaphylaxis: assessment and referral after emergency treatment (CG134)
This guideline covers assessment and referral for anaphylaxis. It aims to improve the quality of care for people with suspected anaphylaxis by detailing the assessments that are needed and recommending referral to specialist allergy services.
Evidence-based recommendations on mifamurtide (Mepact) for treating osteosarcoma in people aged 2 to 30 years.
affect the nursing staff requirement at ward level in the UK? - Patient factors - Patients' nursing needs (sometimes...
This quality standard covers increasing the uptake of flu vaccination among people who are eligible. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
This guideline covers helping adults and young people over 16 who are dependent on opioids to stop using drugs. It aims to reduce illicit drug use and improve people’s physical and mental health, relationships and employment.
Evidence-based recommendations on enzalutamide (Xtandi) for treating metastatic hormone-relapsed prostate cancer in adults who have had treatment with docetaxel-containing chemotherapy.
This guideline covers assessing and managing chronic hepatitis B in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve care for people with hepatitis B by specifying which tests and treatments to use for people of different ages and with different disease severities.
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in adults. It aims to improve the speed at which people are diagnosed and treated to prevent loss of sight.
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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Evidence-based recommendations on certolizumab pegol (Cimzia) and secukinumab (Cosentyx) for treating active psoriatic arthritis in adults.
TNF-alpha inhibitors for ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (TA383)
Evidence-based recommendations on adalimumab (Humira), certolizumab pegol (Cimzia), etanercept (Enbrel), golimumab (Simponi) and infliximab (Remicade, Remsima, Inflectra). These drugs are for people with severe active ankylosing spondylitis or severe non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis who have tried non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), but they have not worked.
Tocilizumab for the treatment of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (TA238)
Evidence-based recommendations on tocilizumab (RoActemra), for treating systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis in people aged 2 and over.