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Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers (NG97)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease). It aims to improve care by making recommendations on training staff and helping carers to support people living with dementia.
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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providing care- What are the views and experiences of people who use adult social care services on assistive technologies? Any...
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.
A quick guide for social workers Strengths and asset-based approaches in social care focus on what individuals and...
This guideline covers planning and delivering multi-agency services for domestic violence and abuse. It aims to help identify, prevent and reduce domestic violence and abuse among women and men in heterosexual or same-sex relationships, and among young people.
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.
NICE's impact on the experience that people with dementia have of care and support services
Autism spectrum disorder in under 19s: support and management (CG170)
This guideline covers children and young people with autism spectrum disorder (across the full range of intellectual ability) from birth until their 19th birthday. It covers the different ways that health and social care professionals can provide support, treatment and help for children and young people with autism, and their families and carers, from the early years through to their transition into young adult life.
This quality standard covers care and support for adults with cerebral palsy (aged 25 and over). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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This quality standard covers preventing, assessing and managing pressure ulcers (bed sores) in adults, young people and children. It includes risk assessment and support to prevent pressure ulcers. It applies to all settings, including hospitals, care homes (with and without nursing care) and people’s own homes.
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Sections for QS89
- Introduction
- List of quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Pressure ulcer risk assessment in hospitals and care homes with nursing
- Quality statement 2: Pressure ulcer risk assessment by community nursing services
- Quality statement 3: Pressure ulcer risk reassessment
- Quality statement 4: Skin assessment
- Quality statement 5: Advice on repositioning
- Quality statement 6: Help with repositioning
The section of the NICEimpact report on social care that looks at people's experience of care and support
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
- Introduction
- List of quality statements
- 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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Care and support of people growing older with learning disabilities (NG96)
This guideline covers care and support for adults with learning disabilities as they grow older. It covers identifying changing needs, planning for the future, and delivering services including health, social care and housing. It aims to support people to access the services they need as they get older.
Social anxiety disorder: recognition, assessment and treatment (CG159)
This guideline covers recognising, assessing and treating social anxiety disorder (also known as ‘social phobia’) in children and young people (from school age to 17 years) and adults (aged 18 years and older). It aims to improve symptoms, educational, occupational and social functioning, and quality of life in people with social anxiety disorder.