Quality standard
Development sources
Development sources
Further explanation of the methodology used can be found in the quality standards process guide.
Evidence sources
The documents below contain recommendations from NICE guidance or other NICE‑accredited recommendations that were used by the Quality Standards Advisory Committee to develop the quality standard statements and measures.
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Obesity: working with local communities. NICE guideline PH42 (2012)
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Type 2 diabetes prevention: population and community-level interventions. NICE guideline PH35 (2011)
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Obesity prevention. NICE guideline CG43 (2006) (public health recommendations only)
Policy context
It is important that the quality standard is considered alongside current policy documents, including:
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Department of Health. 2010 to 2015 government policy: children's health (2015)
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Department of Health. Living well for longer: progress 1 year on (2015)
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School Food Plan. The plan (2013)
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Department of Health. Healthy Lives, Healthy People: a call to action on obesity in England (2011)
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Department of Health. Sedentary behaviour and obesity: review of the current scientific evidence (2010)
Definitions and data sources for the quality measures
NHS Digital. Child Measurement Programme – England, 2013 to 2014 (2014)