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Pneumonia in adults

  • Quality standard
  • Reference number: QS110
  • Published:  19 January 2016
  • Quality standard
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On this page

  1. Final equality impact assessment published
  2. Consultation comments published
  3. Pneumonia: quality standard consultation
  4. Pneumonia: topic engagement
  5. Pneumonia: specialist committee members
  6. Pneumonia: stakeholder list

History

A list of downloadable documents created during development.

Final equality impact assessment published

  • Equality analysis form 3 (PDF 162 KB)

    Published:
    19 January 2016

Consultation comments published

  • Consultation summary report (PDF 564 KB)

    Published:
    19 January 2016

Pneumonia: quality standard consultation

  • Pneumonia: quality standard consultation information

  • Pneumonia: QS draft guidance for consultation (PDF 282 KB)

    Published:
    07 August 2015
  • Pneumonia: QS briefing paper (PDF 812 KB)

    Published:
    07 August 2015
  • Pneumonia: QS equality analysis 2 (PDF 158 KB)

    Published:
    07 August 2015
  • Pneumonia: stakeholder list (PDF 26 KB)

    Published:
    08 April 2015

Pneumonia: topic engagement

  • Pneumonia: topic engagement information

  • Pneumonia: QS topic overview (PDF 164 KB)

    Published:
    08 April 2015
  • Pneumonia: QS equality analysis 1 (PDF 158 KB)

    Published:
    08 April 2015

Pneumonia: specialist committee members

  • Pneumonia: specialist committee members (PDF 51 KB)

    Published:
    29 July 2015

Pneumonia: stakeholder list

  • Pneumonia: stakeholder list (PDF 26 KB)

    Published:
    08 April 2015
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