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This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing common types of headache in adults and young people (aged 12 and over). It includes tension-type headache, migraine, cluster headache and medication overuse headache. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS42
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- Quality statement 1: Classification of headache type
- Quality statement 2: Preventing medication overuse headache
- Quality statement 3: Imaging
- Quality statement 4: Combined treatment for migraine
- Quality statement 5 (placeholder): Raising public and professional awareness
- Update information
- About this quality standard
This quality standard covers identifying, assessing and managing chronic liver disease in children, young people and adults, and cirrhosis in young people and adults. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Advice on physical activity, diet and alcohol
- Quality statement 2 (developmental): Testing for advanced liver fibrosis
- Quality statement 3 (developmental): Non-invasive testing for cirrhosis
- Quality statement 4: Surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma
- Quality statement 5: Prophylactic intravenous antibiotics for upper gastrointestinal bleeding
- Update information
- About this quality standard
Interim process and methods for developing rapid guidelines on COVID-19 (PMG35)
This guide sets out the process and methods used to develop rapid guidelines on COVID-19
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.
This guideline covers preventing and managing foot problems in children, young people and adults with diabetes. It aims to reduce variation in practice, including antibiotic prescribing for diabetic foot infections.
Bipolar disorder, psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people (QS102)
This quality standard covers recognition, early intervention and long-term management of bipolar disorder, psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people (under 18). It also includes support for parents and carers. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Assessment for a first episode of psychosis
- Quality statement 2: Family intervention
- Quality statement 3: Psychological intervention
- Quality statement 4: Support for carers
- Quality statement 5: Healthy lifestyle advice
- Quality statement 6: Monitoring for side effects of antipsychotic medication
- Quality statement 7 (developmental): Home treatment in crisis
This guideline covers organising and delivering end of life care services, which provide care and support in the final weeks and months of life (or for some conditions, years), and the planning and preparation for this. It aims to ensure that people have access to the care that they want and need in all care settings. It also includes advice on services for carers.
This guideline covers care and treatment for people with, or at risk of, chronic kidney disease (CKD). It aims to prevent or delay the progression, and reduce the risk of complications and cardiovascular disease. It also covers managing anaemia and hyperphosphataemia associated with CKD.
The guidance development timeline
Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management (BTS, NICE, SIGN) (NG245)
This guideline covers diagnosing, monitoring and managing asthma in adults, young people and children. It aims to improve the accuracy of diagnosis, help people to control their asthma and reduce the risk of asthma attacks. It does not cover managing severe asthma or acute asthma attacks.
Suspected sepsis in people aged 16 or over: recognition, assessment and early management (NG253)
This guideline covers the recognition, diagnosis and early management of suspected sepsis in people aged 16 or over who are not and have not recently been pregnant. It includes recommendations on recognition and early assessment, initial treatment, escalating care, finding and controlling the source of infection, early monitoring, information and support, and training and education.
This guideline covers managing stable angina in people aged 18 and over. It outlines the importance of addressing the person’s concerns about stable angina and the roles of medical therapy and revascularisation.
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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This guideline covers good practice for developing, authorising, using and updating patient group directions. It also offers advice on deciding whether a patient group direction is needed.
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Urinary tract infection (recurrent): antimicrobial prescribing (NG112)
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for preventing recurrent urinary tract infections in children, young people and adults who do not have a catheter. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.
Suspected sepsis in under 16s: recognition, diagnosis and early management (NG254)
This guideline covers the recognition, diagnosis and early management of suspected sepsis in under 16s (not pregnant or recently pregnant). It includes recommendations on recognition and early assessment, initial treatment, escalating care, finding and controlling the source of infection, early monitoring, information and support, and training and education.
This guideline covers assessing and managing pelvic fractures, open fractures and severe ankle fractures (known as pilon fractures and intra-articular distal tibia fractures) in pre-hospital settings (including ambulance services), emergency departments and major trauma centres. It aims to reduce deaths and long-term health problems by improving the quality of emergency and urgent care.
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 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.
Learning disability: identifying and managing mental health problems (QS142)
This quality standard covers the prevention, assessment and management of mental health problems in people with learning disabilities in all settings (including health, social care, education, and forensic and criminal justice). It also covers family members, carers and care workers.
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- Quality statement 1: Annual health check
- Quality statement 2: Assessment by a professional with relevant expertise
- Quality statement 3: Key worker
- Quality statement 4: Tailoring psychological interventions
- Quality statement 5: Annually documenting the reasons for continuing antipsychotic drugs
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This quality standard covers identifying, assessing and treating attachment difficulties in children and young people (under 18). It focuses on children and young people at high risk of going into care, looked after by local authorities in foster homes, in special guardianship, adopted from care, and those in residential settings and other accommodation. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
Empagliflozin for treating chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (TA773)
Evidence-based recommendations on empagliflozin (Jardiance) for treating chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in adults.
Chronic heart failure in adults: diagnosis and management (NG106)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing chronic heart failure in people aged 18 and over. It aims to improve diagnosis and treatment to increase the length and quality of life for people with heart failure.
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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Sections for QS117
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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 diagnosing and managing stable angina in adults (aged 18 and over). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS21
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- Quality statement 1: Diagnostic investigation
- Quality statement 2: First-line treatment
- Quality statement 3: Medical treatment before revascularisation
- Quality statement 4: Multidisciplinary team
- Quality statement 5: Symptoms not responding to treatment
- Update information
- About this quality standard
Evidence-based recommendations on the bisphosphonates alendronic acid, ibandronic acid, risedronate sodium and zoledronic acid for treating osteoporosis.
Pelvic floor dysfunction: prevention and non-surgical management (NG210)
This guideline covers the prevention, assessment and non-surgical management of pelvic floor dysfunction in women aged 12 and over. It aims to raise awareness and help women to reduce their risk of pelvic floor dysfunction. For women who have pelvic floor dysfunction, the guideline recommends interventions based on their specific symptoms.
This quality standard covers care for women of any age (including girls and young women under 18) who request an abortion. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS199
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- Quality statement 1: Access to abortion services
- Quality statement 2: Choice of abortion procedure
- Quality statement 3: Waiting time for an abortion
- Quality statement 4: Early medical abortion
- Quality statement 5: Contraception
- Quality statement 6: Support after an abortion
- Update information
Mental health of adults in contact with the criminal justice system (QS163)
This quality standard covers recognising, assessing and managing mental health problems in adults (aged 18 and over) who are in contact with the criminal justice system (this includes police contact, court and prison custody, street triage, liaison and diversion services, and probation services). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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This quality standard covers the mental wellbeing of older people (aged 65 and over) receiving care in care homes (including residential and nursing accommodation, day care and respite care). It focuses on support for people to improve their mental wellbeing so that they can stay as well and independent as possible. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS50
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- Quality statement 1: Participation in meaningful activity
- Quality statement 2: Personal identity
- Quality statement 3: Recognition of mental health conditions
- Quality statement 4: Recognition of sensory impairment
- Quality statement 5: Recognition of physical problems
- Quality statement 6: Access to healthcare services
- Update information
This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of tension-type headache, migraine (including migraine with aura and menstrual-related migraine), cluster headache and medication overuse headache in young people (aged 12 years and older) and adults. It aims to improve the recognition and management of headaches, with more targeted treatment to improve the quality of life for people with headaches, and to reduce unnecessary investigations.
This guideline covers diagnosing, assessing, and treating community-acquired and hospital-acquired pneumonia, including bacterial pneumonia secondary to COVID-19, in babies over 1 month (corrected gestational age), children, young people and adults. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.
This quality standard covers the management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding in adults and young people (aged 16 and over). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS38
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- Quality statement 1: Risk assessment
- Quality statement 2: Immediate endoscopy for people who are haemodynamically unstable
- Quality statement 3: Endoscopy within 24 hours for people who are haemodynamically stable
- Quality statement 4: Endoscopic treatment for non-variceal bleeding
- Quality statement 5: Treatment of non-variceal bleeding after first or failed endoscopic treatment
- Quality statement 6: Prophylactic antibiotic therapy for variceal bleeding
- Quality statement 7: Band ligation for oesophageal variceal bleeding
This quality standard covers care and support for older people living in their own homes (known as home care or domiciliary care). It covers people aged over 65 using home care services, and may also cover some people under 65 with complex needs. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS123
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- Quality statement 1: Person-centred planning
- Quality statement 2: Plan for missed or late visits
- Quality statement 3: Consistent team of home care workers
- Quality statement 4: Length of home care visits
- Quality statement 5: Reviewing the outcomes of the home care plan
- Quality statement 6: Supervision of home care workers
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Social care for older people with multiple long-term conditions (QS132)
This quality standard covers the planning and delivery of social care and support for older people (aged 65 and over) with multiple long-term conditions. It includes people living in their own homes, in specialist settings or in care homes, both those who receive support with funding for their social care and those who do not. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS132
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- Quality statement 1: Including physical and mental health needs in a care and support needs assessment
- Quality statement 2: Discussing services that could help at a care and support needs assessment
- Quality statement 3: Named care coordinator
- Quality statement 4: Care planning
- Quality statement 5: Review of health and social care plan
- About this quality standard
We have a library of over 200 quality standards and a single menu of indicators, designed to help define and measure quality in health, public health and social care.
Hyperparathyroidism (primary): diagnosis, assessment and initial management (NG132)
This guideline covers diagnosing, assessing and managing primary hyperparathyroidism. It aims to improve recognition and treatment of this condition, reducing long-term complications and improving quality of life.
This guideline covers decision-making in people 16 years and over who may lack capacity now or in the future. It aims to help health and social care practitioners support people to make their own decisions where they have the capacity to do so. It also helps practitioners to keep people who lack capacity at the centre of the decision-making process.
This quality standard covers the safe and effective use of medicines. It covers people of all ages who are taking medicines, including those who are not getting the full benefit from their medicines. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS120
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- Quality statement 1: Shared decision-making
- Quality statement 2: Patient involvement in reporting medicines-related patient safety incidents
- Quality statement 3: Learning from medicines-related patient safety incidents
- Quality statement 4: Medicines reconciliation in acute settings
- Quality statement 5: Medicines reconciliation in primary care
- Quality statement 6: Structured medication review
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Meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal disease: recognition, diagnosis and management (NG240)
This guideline covers recognising, diagnosing and managing bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease in babies, children, young people and adults. It aims to reduce death and disability by helping healthcare professionals recognise meningitis and treat it quickly and effectively.
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing Lyme disease. It aims to raise awareness of when Lyme disease should be suspected and ensure that people have prompt and consistent diagnosis and treatment. It does not cover preventing Lyme disease.
This quality standard covers interventions to maintain and improve the mental wellbeing and independence of people aged 65 or older, and how to identify those at risk of a decline. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement. It does not cover the mental wellbeing and independence of people who live in a care home or attend one on a day-only basis.
This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing lower urinary tract symptoms in men (aged 18 and over). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS45
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- Quality statement 1: Initial assessment – physical examination
- Quality statement 2: Initial assessment – urinary frequency and volume chart
- Quality statement 3: Initial assessment – advice on lifestyle interventions
- Quality statement 4: Conservative management – temporary containment products
- Quality statement 5: Conservative management – urethral milking
- Quality statement 6: Medication review
- Quality statement 7: Specialist assessment – flow rate and post-void residual volume
Evidence-based recommendations on ivabradine (Procoralan) for treating chronic heart failure in adults.
Cerebral palsy in under 25s: assessment and management (NG62)
This guideline covers diagnosing, assessing and managing cerebral palsy in children and young people from birth up to their 25th birthday. It aims to make sure they get the care and treatment they need for the developmental and clinical comorbidities associated with cerebral palsy, so that they can be as active and independent as possible.
This guideline covers the period before, during and after a young person moves from children's to adults' services. It aims to help young people and their carers have a better experience of transition by improving the way it’s planned and carried out. It covers both health and social care.
This quality standard covers assessing and managing motor neurone disease, including care, support and planning after diagnosis. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS126
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- Quality statement 1: Information and support at diagnosis
- Quality statement 2: Respiratory assessment and non-invasive ventilation
- Quality statement 3: Provision of equipment and adaptions based on multidisciplinary team assessment
- Quality statement 4: Continuity of care
- Quality statement 5: Planning for end of life care
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This quality standard covers services for domestic violence and abuse in adults and young people (aged 16 and over). It includes identifying and supporting people experiencing domestic violence or abuse, as well as support for those who carry it out. It also covers children and young people (under 16) who are affected by domestic violence or abuse that is not carried out against them. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS116
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- Quality statement 1: Asking about domestic violence and abuse
- Quality statement 2: Response to domestic violence and abuse
- Quality statement 3: Referral to specialist support services for people experiencing domestic violence or abuse
- Quality statement 4: Referral to specialist services for people perpetrating domestic violence or abuse
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This quality standard covers assessing, diagnosing and managing bronchiolitis in children. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
Harmful sexual behaviour among children and young people (NG55)
This guideline covers children and young people who display harmful sexual behaviour, including those on remand or serving community or custodial sentences. It aims to ensure these problems don’t escalate and possibly lead to them being charged with a sexual offence. It also aims to ensure no-one is unnecessarily referred to specialist services.