Quality standard

Update information

Update information

November 2020: Changes have been made to align this quality standard with the updated NICE guideline on acute coronary syndromes. Statement 3 was amended to reflect that not all people in this group will have early invasive intervention (coronary angiography, with PCI if indicated), in line with the updated recommendations. The source guidance and references were also updated.

Minor changes since publication

January 2017: Definition updated for statement 1 to reflect changes to NICE's guideline on recent-onset chest pain of suspected cardiac origin.