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Quality standard [QS178] Published: 05 February 2019

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  • Quality statement 1: Asking people about their sexual history
  • Quality statement 2: Discussing prevention and testing with people who are at risk of sexually transmitted infections
  • Quality statement 3: Condom distribution schemes
  • Quality statement 4: Access to sexual health services
  • Quality statement 5: Repeat testing for sexually transmitted infections
  • Quality statement 6: Partner notification
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Minor changes since publication

June 2022: Changes have been made to align this quality standard with the updated NICE guideline on reducing sexually transmitted infections. Links, measures, definitions and source guidance references have been updated throughout. Additional source guidance references have also been added to statements 1 and 2.


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