Quality standard
Update information
Update information
October 2022: Changes have been made to align this quality standard with the updated NICE guideline on osteoarthritis in over 16s, as follows:
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The title of the quality standard was changed to reflect that the updated NICE guideline on osteoarthritis covers people over 16.
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Statement 2 was removed because it was no longer supported by the updated guideline.
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Statement 3 was amended to reflect the updated guideline's focus on information and support rather than developing and reviewing a self-management plan.
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Statement 6 was amended to reflect the updated guideline's holistic, symptom-led approach to follow-up and patient-initiated follow-up.
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Definitions, links to source guidance, terminology and data sources, have been updated throughout.
Definitions in statements 5 and 7 were also updated to reflect updated recommendations in NICE's guideline on obesity: identification, assessment and management.
The previous version of the quality standard for osteoarthritis in over 16s is available as a pdf.
Minor changes since publication
July 2023: Changes have been made to align this quality standard with the updated NICE guideline on obesity: identification, assessment and management. Source guidance references have been updated for the definitions in statements 5 and 7.