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Read NICE's patient and public involvement policy.
Read NICE's patient and public involvement policy.
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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This guideline covers the components of a good patient experience. It aims to make sure that all adults using NHS services have the best possible experience of care.
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Agenda and papers of the NICE public board meeting on 21 September 2023
Agenda and papers of the NICE public board meeting on 10 December 2025
Agenda and papers of the NICE public board meeting on 11 December 2024
The NICE public health guidance development process (third edition) (PMG5)
This manual describes how public health guidance is produced, and explains the stages of guidance development, the different activities, roles and responsibilities of different groups of people involved at different stages
Our guidelines make evidence based, best practice recommendations. These help to improve patient safety and reduce the risk of harm across the health system.
Methods for the development of NICE public health guidance (third edition) (PMG4)
This manual describes the methods used by the Centre for Public Health Excellence (CPHE) in NICE to develop and update public health guidance
Obinutuzumab with mycophenolate mofetil for treating lupus nephritis [ID6420]
In development Reference number: GID-TA11478 Expected publication date: 12 February 2026
Physical activity: for NHS staff, patients and carers (QS84)
This quality standard covers encouraging physical activity in people of all ages who are in contact with the NHS, including staff, patients and carers. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS84
- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Advice for adults during NHS Health Checks
- Quality statement 2: Advice for parents or carers as part of the Healthy Child Programme 2-year review
- Quality statement 3: Advice for parents or carers as part of the National Child Measurement Programme
- Quality statement 4: Implementing a physical activity programme for employees in NHS organisations
- Update information
- About this quality standard
In development Reference number: GID-TA11675 Expected publication date: 18 February 2026
In development Reference number: GID-TA11545 Expected publication date: 11 February 2026
Standards framework for shared-decision-making support tools, including patient decision aids (ECD8)
This document describes the framework for setting out a series of standards to support people using patient decision aids (PDAs) in assessing the usefulness and quality of a PDA. It will also be useful to those developing PDAs in enabling them to undertake a self-assessment of the quality of their tools and processes
Dupilumab for treating severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (review of TA648) [ID6480]
In development Reference number: GID-TA11630 Expected publication date: 18 February 2026
Healthcare-associated infections: prevention and control (PH36)
This quality improvement guide was produced by NICE, in partnership with Public Health England (PHE). Its aim is twofold: to reduce the risk of harm from healthcare-associated infections for patients, staff and visitors; and to reduce the costs associated with preventable infection.
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Sections for PH36
- Overview
- Introduction
- Quality improvement statement 1: Board-level leadership to prevent HCAIs
- Quality improvement statement 2: Be a learning organisation
- Quality improvement statement 3: HCAI surveillance
- Quality improvement statement 4: Workforce capacity and capability
- Quality improvement statement 5: Environmental cleanliness
- Quality improvement statement 6: Multi-agency working to reduce HCAIs
This guideline covers how general dental practice teams can convey advice about oral hygiene and the use of fluoride. It also covers diet, smoking, smokeless tobacco and alcohol intake.
In development Reference number: GID-IPG10216 Expected publication date: 25 February 2026
In development Reference number: GID-HST10054 Expected publication date: 20 February 2026
Community pharmacies: promoting health and wellbeing (NG102)
This guideline covers how community pharmacies can help maintain and improve people’s physical and mental health and wellbeing, including people with a long-term condition. It aims to encourage more people to use community pharmacies by integrating them within existing health and care pathways and ensuring they offer standard services and a consistent approach. It requires a collaborative approach from individual pharmacies and their representatives, local authorities and other commissioners.
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 guideline covers good practice for developing and updating local formularies in line with statutory requirements. It supports developing formularies that reflect local needs, reduce variation in prescribing, and allow rapid adoption of new medicines and treatments.
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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.
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.
Antimicrobial stewardship: systems and processes for effective antimicrobial medicine use (NG15)
This guideline covers the effective use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics) in children, young people and adults. It aims to change prescribing practice to help slow the emergence of antimicrobial resistance and ensure that antimicrobials remain an effective treatment for infection.
This guideline covers improving oral health by developing and implementing a strategy that meets the needs of people in the local community. It aims to promote and protect people’s oral health by improving their diet and oral hygiene, and by encouraging them to visit the dentist regularly.
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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Sections for QS157
- Quality statements
- 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
- Update information
- About this quality standard
In development Reference number: GID-TA11201 Expected publication date: 26 February 2026
Awaiting development Reference number: GID-TA10957 Expected publication date: TBC
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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Sections for QS184
- Quality statements
- 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
This guideline covers alcohol problems among people over 10. It aims to prevent and identify such problems as early as possible using a mix of policy and practice.
In development Reference number: GID-TA11385 Expected publication date: 25 February 2026
This quality standard covers care after emergency treatment for suspected anaphylaxis, including assessment and referral to specialist allergy services. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS119
- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Initial education in adrenaline auto-injector use
- Quality statement 2: Referral to specialist allergy services after emergency treatment
- Quality statement 3: Specialist assessment for venom immunotherapy
- Quality statement 4: Ongoing training in adrenaline auto-injector use
- Update information
- About this quality standard
This quality standard covers preventing, identifying and managing latent and active tuberculosis (TB) in children, young people and adults. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement. It does not cover areas of national policy, such as the UK Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunisation programme.
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Sections for QS141
- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Latent tuberculosis testing for people from high-incidence countries
- Quality statement 2: Latent tuberculosis testing for adults with HIV
- Quality statement 3: Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
- Quality statement 4: Assessment
- Quality statement 5: Directly observed therapy
- Quality statement 6: Accommodation
- Update information
In development Reference number: GID-TA11246 Expected publication date: 05 March 2026
This guideline covers contraceptive services for under-25s. It aims to ensure all under-25s are given advice and information on all types of contraception. This includes additional tailored support to meet the particular needs and choices of those who are socially disadvantaged or who may find it difficult to use these services.
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Community pharmacies: promoting health and wellbeing (QS196)
This quality standard covers how community pharmacies can support the health and wellbeing of the local population. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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This guideline covers exercise referral schemes for people aged 19 and older, in particular, those who are inactive or sedentary. The aim is to encourage people to be physically active.
Biographies for all current members of the diagnostics advisory committee.
Biographies for all current members of the diagnostics advisory committee.
This guideline covers assessing and managing faecal incontinence (any involuntary loss of faeces that is a social or hygienic problem) in people aged 18 and over. It aims to ensure that staff are aware that faecal incontinence is a sign or a symptom, not a diagnosis. It aims to improve the physical and mental health and quality of life of people with faecal incontinence.
This guideline covers preventing, identifying and managing latent and active tuberculosis (TB) in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve ways of finding people who have TB in the community and recommends that everyone under 65 with latent TB should be treated. It describes how TB services should be organised, including the role of the TB control board.
In development Reference number: GID-TA11531 Expected publication date: TBC
Awaiting development Reference number: GID-TA11404 Expected publication date: TBC
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate for treating hyperkalaemia (partial review of TA599) [ID6439]
In development Reference number: GID-TA11561 Expected publication date: 11 March 2026
Nusinersen and risdiplam for treating spinal muscular atrophy (review of TA588 and TA755) [ID6195]
In development Reference number: GID-TA11386 Expected publication date: TBC
This guideline covers road-traffic-related air pollution and its links to ill health. It aims to improve air quality and so prevent a range of health conditions and deaths.
This quality standard covers road-traffic-related air pollution and its impact on health. It describes high-quality actions in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS181
- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Strategic plans
- Quality statement 2: Planning applications
- Quality statement 3: Reducing emissions from public sector vehicle fleets
- Quality statement 4: Advice for people with chronic respiratory or cardiovascular conditions
- Update information
- About this quality standard
Brensocatib for treating non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in people 12 years and over [ID6448]
In development Reference number: GID-TA11564 Expected publication date: 08 July 2026